Reinsurance News

S&P affirms Echo Re at 'A' as group status rises within DEVK

S&P affirms Echo Re at 'A' as group status rises within DEVK

Echo Re's 'A' rating is confirmed as S&P upgrades its view of the Swiss reinsurer's strategic role inside parent DEVK Insurance Group

Mark Rosanes Jun 26, 2026
Hannover Re takes US$250m stake in Lemonade's customer acquisition

Hannover Re takes US$250m stake in Lemonade's customer acquisition

Hannover Re's Irish unit will fund up to 80% of Lemonade's monthly marketing spend, repaid through premiums from the customers it generates

SCOR hit with US$488 million arbitration award in Covéa retrocession dispute

SCOR hit with US$488 million arbitration award in Covéa retrocession dispute

Arbitration tribunal rules against the French reinsurer in a four-year dispute over life and health treaties with fellow French group Covéa

Guy Carpenter merges UK and London Europe teams as broker rivalry intensifies

Guy Carpenter merges UK and London Europe teams as broker rivalry intensifies

The reinsurance broker consolidates UK and London Europe operations under one leadership structure, months after losing roughly 80 staff to a rival broker

Property-cat rates fall up to 25% as reinsurance capital hits record high

Property-cat rates fall up to 25% as reinsurance capital hits record high

Reinsurance capital hit US$785 billion at year-end 2025, driving the steepest property-cat rate declines in over a decade across every major renewal

MS Amlin adds US$50m to disaster fund as blended finance structures gain scale

MS Amlin adds US$50m to disaster fund as blended finance structures gain scale

With Hannover Re doubling its own commitment and the fund already protecting 36 million people, the NDF is moving well beyond pilot status

Echo Re hire signals India expansion push

Echo Re hire signals India expansion push

The appointment comes as global reinsurers are stepping up their presence in India's fast-growing insurance market

Swiss Re warns extreme heat is reshaping Switzerland's catastrophe risk

Swiss Re warns extreme heat is reshaping Switzerland's catastrophe risk

The country faces mounting pressure from longer, hotter heat waves that are amplifying risk across its infrastructure, agriculture, and insurance sector

Munich Re exits sidecars and cuts retro as reinsurance capital floods market

Munich Re exits sidecars and cuts retro as reinsurance capital floods market

The reinsurer has shed its two sidecar vehicles, declined to renew a cat bond, and slashed its retrocession cover in a single strategic move

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