Helios posts material growth in NAV for 2025 driven by strong operating profits
Helios Underwriting, a listed company that provides instant access to Lloyd’s of London’s syndicated portfolio, has announced results for the year to 31 December 2025, disclosing a net asset value (NAV) total return of 12.3% as it streamlines its business to support the 2026 underwriting financial year. Helios’ pre-tax profits for 2025 were £20.5m, down…
There’s more to do, but legacy continues to evolve beyond a solution of last resort: Creed, RiverStone International
Andrew Creed, group president and group chief financial officer (CFO) of RiverStone International, said the traditional market continues to evolve and while it is clearly no longer the solution of last resort, more needs to be done to continue to build market acceptance and resilience in order to seize opportunities. Reinsurance News met Creed at…
Bishop Street Underwriters appoints John Inwood as CUO, UK
RedBird Capital Partners portfolio company Bishop Street Underwriters has promoted John Inwood to chief underwriting officer (CUO) in the United Kingdom (UK), subject to regulatory approval. In his new role, Inwood will oversee Bishop Street’s UK underwriting strategy, including Avid Insurance and Landmark Underwriting operations. Most recently, he spent five years as chief underwriting officer…
Willis and Global Parametrics confirm payouts under parametric policy for Vietnam coffee farmers
WTW-owned Willis and CelestePro-owned parametric risk transfer provider Global Parametrics have revealed that payout for an “innovative” parametric policy has been allocated to coffee farmers in Vietnam’s central highlands who have suffered losses due to high rainfall in the 2025/26 coffee growing season. Willis explained that in late 2025, it provided Bao Minh Insurance Company…
Northern Re appoints Tarek Frahi as Head of Data Science
Northern Re, a structured reinsurer specializing in high-frequency, low-severity property and casualty risk portfolios, has confirmed the appointment of Tarek Frahi as head of data science. Frahi joins Northern Re with a background in quantitative finance, asset management and reinsurance. In his new role, he will oversee the further development of the company’s data science…
Credit and political risk insurance broker BPL launches dedicated reinsurance division
Independent credit and political risk insurance broker BPL has launched BPL Re, a dedicated reinsurance division that will provide expertise and tailored solutions to carrier relationships in the credit, political risk and guarantee specialist areas. BPL Re will be led by Alistair McVeigh, who has over 25 years’ experience in credit, political risk, surety insurance…
Generali’s Q1’26 operating results grows 8.1%
Global insurance company Generali reported operating results for the first quarter of 2026 of 2.2 billion euros, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year, driven by strong performance in all business areas, especially life insurance, which increased by 9.9% to 1.1 billion euros, and property and casualty (P&C) which increased by 1.2% to 1.04 billion euros. In…
Maistry to succeed Cossette as Chief Executive for L&H, APAC MEA
Munich Re has appointed Gavin Maistry as CEO of Life & Health (L&H) Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APAC MEA), succeeding Daniel Cossette, who will retire in the second half of 2026 after 19 years with the company. Maistry currently serves as global chief actuary for Munich Reinsurance company L&H. Prior to that, he…
MS Transverse’s Paulsson to serve as Chairman, Fitzgerald to take over as CEO
Dave Paulsson, co-founder of MS Transverse, a hybrid front-end carrier and a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, will transition from the role of chief executive officer (CEO) to chairman of the board of directors. He will be succeeded by current President John Fitzgerald, who will take over as CEO on July 15, 2026. Paulson…
RT Specialty promotes Will Jacob to President, RT Connector
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage arm of Ryan Specialty, announced the promotion of Will Jacob to president of RT Connector in Chicago. Jacob has been with Ryan Specialty for nearly ten years, most recently as Chief Underwriting Officer for RT Connector, and joined the Digital Platforms team in its early stages. Under his leadership, the…
