4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (289+ words) 10th September 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Credit rating agency AM Best has upgraded Singapore Re’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) and affirmed its Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent). The outlook of the Long-Term…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (260+ words) 8th September 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage), a specialty insurance and reinsurance business, has announced the appointment of Yves Charbonneau as Chief Risk Officer. Charbonneau succeeds Krista Robinson, who is departing following five years at the company to…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) 8th September 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Global life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has successfully executed its first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong, marking its entry into a new market for its Savings & Retirement business in Asia. The transaction involved the reinsurance…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1474+ words) 7th September 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Following Marco Capital’s agreement to acquire Pro Global, we spoke with Marco Capital Group CEO Simon Minshall and PoloWorks CEO Paul Andrews about the combination of Pro Global and PoloWorks. The executives highlighted the strong complementarities…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (283+ words) 7th September 2026 - Author: Saumya Jain - At the 68th annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re, an industry giant has emphasised that growing natural catastrophe risk remains a significant driver of reinsurance demand. Insured natural catastrophe losses continue to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (283+ words) 3rd September 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Marsh, an insurance and reinsurance broker and risk advisor, has announced the appointment of Andrew Hare as Chief Executive Officer of Japan, Marsh Re, effective January 1, 2027, subject to regulatory approval. He succeeds Jeremy Fox, who will…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) 2nd September 2026 - Author: Saumya Jain - Zurich-domiciled reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re), part of global insurance group MS&AD, has appointed Julien Mollinier as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Global Speciality Lines. Simultaneously, the firm has promoted Joscelin Burrer as Head of Financial…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) 2nd September 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Despite expectations that reinsurance pricing will soften further in 2027 amid ample capacity from both traditional reinsurers and alternative capital providers, S&P maintains a stable outlook for the global reinsurance sector, with “strong fundamentals” expected to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) 2nd September 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - AXA XL Reinsurance, part of AXA XL, has announced the appointment of Augustin Gas as Head of Asia, Reinsurance, effective 1 September 2025. In his new role, Gas will be responsible for managing AXA XL’s regional reinsurance business…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) 2nd September 2026 - Author: Luke Gallin - Today’s risk landscape is more connected and faster moving, and as the environment continues to evolve, what’s important across the re/insurance value chain is charging an adequate rate, according to Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer…...