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Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Fabienne Masoner as casualty FAC broker for Asia Pacific. Marsoner joins Gallagher Re from Marsh, where she most recently served as assistant vice president of international casualty brokerage While at Marsh, she gained extensive experience managing general responsibility and life sciences positions, with a particular…
Acrisure London Wholesale (ALW), the London-based wholesale arm of Acrisure, has entered the aviation insurance sector and has established a dedicated team of experts. The development comes shortly after the company launched its construction division, underscoring its ongoing commitment to building expertise in targeted high-value sectors. Effective March 16, Jonny Rowling has served as Senior…
International specialist reinsurer Compre has entered into a new in-the-money adverse development insurance (ADC) deal with a European reinsurer. The agreement covers a diversified portfolio of liabilities across Europe, with net reserves of approximately £250 million. The portfolio includes automotive, engineering and liability businesses and covers hypothetical reinsurance underwriting years from 2018 to 2024. This…
Berkshire Hathaway has entered into a comprehensive strategic partnership with Tokio Marine Holdings (TMHD), under which its reinsurance business National Indemnity Corporation (NICO) will acquire a 2.5% stake in the Japanese insurance company. It is reported that the new transaction includes the following three key elements: strategic equity investment in TMHD, cooperation in reinsurance, and…
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe reported a net profit of $2.1 billion in FY25 (FY25), a significant increase from $1.44 billion in FY24, with underwriting profit of $364 million in non-life insurance and net distributed underwriting profit of $184 million in life and health insurance. The reinsurer’s gross written premiums (GWP) fell slightly to $9.16 billion in…
LIMRA, a research and consulting organization that supports the insurance and financial services industry, reports that new annualized premiums for U.S. individual life insurance will climb to more than $17.5 billion in 2025, setting a new industry high. According to LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey, total new premiums increased 10% from the previous year,…
Global insurance company QBE has announced the appointment of Reuben Lee as Head of Asia Trading Responsibility, effective March 19, 2026. In this newly created role, Lee will provide strategic guidance for portfolio underwriting in Asia, with a focus on growth and risk management in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance space. He is based…
International General Insurance Holdings Inc. (IGI), a specialty commercial insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Thomas A. Collett to its Board of Directors and to its Compensation Committee, effective March 19, 2026. In addition, David D. Anthony, who has served as a director of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member…
Insurtech Intelligence AI has partnered with property and casualty insurance platform Guidewire to deliver high-resolution property risk data directly to insurance companies. The partnership will also enable insurers to reconstruct cost data directly within Guidewire InsuranceSuite workflows. Intelligent AI was originally launched through Lloyd’s Laboratory and is considered the Guidewire Insurtech Vanguard, providing “best-in-class” COPE…
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb, recently announced as the lead underwriter of US International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) US$20 billion Gulf marine reinsurance program, has now outlined the structure and scope of the facility. On March 9, DFC and the US Treasury Department announced plans to deploy marine reinsurance (including war risk) in the…