Month: January 2026

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurance company AXA Group, has announced the appointment of Samantha Hazlewood as Head of AXA Group Partnerships and Strategic Account Management at AXA XL, effective February 1, 2026. In her new role, Hazlewood will oversee relationships with AXA’s most strategic clients globally, promoting partnerships across the…

As the reinsurance market faces increased pressure in 2026, Capgemini’s Luca Russignan says the gap between performers and mere experimenters is widening, as the double-edged nature of AI rewards true trailblazers who are redesigning processes around the technology rather than simply adopting it. In a New Year’s discussion with Reinsurance News, Russignan, global head of…

Trawick International Limited, a member of Trawick Holdings, a privately owned specialist insurance group offering travel and niche insurance products globally, has confirmed the launch of a Lloyds registered brokerage within the group. The brokerage was established in partnership with sister company Greenlight Insurance Services Ltd, with both companies operating under the Trawick Holdings umbrella….

Water risk intelligence company Fathom has launched FathomDEM+, a global terrain dataset designed to provide a single, unified and independent baseline view of global terrain to enhance risk analysis. The program is designed to support the next generation of Fathom global flood maps, starting with the Fathom Updated Global Flood Map. It also serves as…

Rachel Turk, head of market performance at Lloyd’s of London, classifies the current reinsurance market as one that is softening but not weak, noting that it is on a knife’s edge and could reverse after a major loss event. Speaking at Fitch Ratings’ 2026 Insurance Insights event in London on January 22, Turk stressed that…

Insurer RLI lowered 2026 catastrophe reinsurance limits by $150 million at renewal time in January, citing lower exposure and continued weak conditions in what it described as a “buyer’s market” for real estate. RLI Corp. renewed about two-thirds of its annual reinsurance spending on Jan. 1, with catastrophe program rates reduced by 15% to 20%…

Edward Sheppard will serve as Chief Brokerage Officer, leading the CP&I portfolio and accelerating AI12’s global specialty growth strategy. Previously, AI12 had been authorized by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to become a regulated entity within the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). In his new role, Sheppard will be responsible for leading the expansion…

Independent reinsurance broker Price Forbes Re has announced the appointment of Alexander Ehrlich as Senior Vice President, Life & Health Reinsurance, and Younkyung Cho as Vice President, Actuary, Business Development. Both Ehrlich and Cho will report to Isaac Sanday, global head of life and health at Price Forbes Re. In their new roles, Ehrlich and…

MS Transverse, a hybrid frontloader that works with MGAs and project administrators across the United States, recently announced that Tom McGrath has joined the company as senior vice president and director of project underwriting. McGrath will be responsible for directing project underwriting activities for MS Transverse’s MGA portfolio and project partners. Reporting to Chief Program…

Renaud Guidée, CEO of property and casualty reinsurer AXA Yesterday, Guidée discussed current market dynamics and more on the AM Best panel after the rating agency revised its outlook for the global reinsurance industry to stable from positive. The session, moderated by AM Best Senior Associate Editor John Weber, included panelists including Guidée and Aeolus…