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Retrocession
DE Shaw Bermuda lands Lancashire’s specialty reinsurance head Gray
Tom Gray spent the best part of a decade at Lancashire.
Fiona Robertson
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15 January 2026
Reinsurance
Cat bonds pressuring retro market: Gallagher Re’s Wakefield
There have been few retro exits despite softening amid cat bond competition.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 January 2026
Reinsurance
Allianz to launch Syndicate 1890 with Oaktree Capital on 1 January
Oaktree will fund the syndicate and act as investment manager for its assets.
Rebecca Perkins
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08 December 2025
Commercial Lines
Societal, tech threats rise on G20 business leaders’ risk agendas: WEF report
Fears relating to an economic downturn continue to dominate concerns.
Rebecca Perkins
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03 December 2025
Legacy
Juniper Re promotes Katz to head of ILS casualty and legacy
Mory Katz joined the broker earlier this year.
Rebecca Perkins
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15 October 2025
Talent
Hughes departs head of assumed retro & international cat role at PartnerRe
The carrier will continue to write assumed retro in Bermuda.
Jai Singh
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14 October 2025
Brokers
Marsh McLennan to rebrand as Marsh
Guy Carpenter will rebrand as Marsh Re, as a new central tech/operations unit is created.
Adam McNestrie
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14 October 2025
Reinsurance
Bamboo expands Greenshoots Re sidecar
The vehicle will now cover an E&S program jointly launched with Accredited.
Rebecca Perkins
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30 September 2025
ILS investors
HSCM closes $110mn fund to acquire life ILS portfolio
The Bermuda firm said HS Sawmill reflected its continued focus on life insurance.
Rebecca Perkins
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25 September 2025
Catastrophe losses
China evacuates nearly two million as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears
Equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, Ragasa is the world's strongest storm this year.
Rebecca Perkins
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24 September 2025
Capital markets
SBAI releases ILS guide for institutional investors
The resource was developed by leading ILS managers and investors.
Rebecca Perkins
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23 September 2025
Brokers
Vesttoo’s bankruptcy creditors launch lawsuit against Aon and CCB
The lawsuit is the latest development in the multi-billion dollar reinsurance scandal.
Rebecca Perkins
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14 August 2025
Catastrophe losses
H1 insured nat-cat bill hits $80bn: Swiss Re
California wildfires account for $40bn of the insured loss tally in H1.
Rebecca Perkins
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06 August 2025
Commercial Lines
Aon urges clients to ‘take advantage’ of market conditions
The broker has noted that double-digit reductions are increasingly available in property.
Rebecca Perkins
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30 July 2025
Catastrophe losses
Major earthquake off Russia triggers Pacific tsunami alerts
Millions are evacuating after one of the strongest earthquakes in modern history.
Rebecca Perkins
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30 July 2025
Retrocession
Meyer to join Gallagher Re after leaving Aon’s retro team
The broker has nearly 20 years of experience in the reinsurance and retro markets.
Fiona Robertson
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22 July 2025
Catastrophe losses
IAG’s FY 2025 nat-cat bill under budget at A$1.1bn
The Australian carrier’s nat cat losses are A$200mn lower than its annual allowance.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 July 2025
Catastrophe losses
ICA pegs H1 extreme-weather losses at A$1.8bn
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been the costliest event, with A$1.36bn in losses.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 July 2025
Reinsurance
Axa merges group ceded re function under Van Hecke
The new unit – Ceded Re – will operate under the leadership of Guy Van Hecke.
Rebecca Perkins
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25 June 2025
Brokers
Willis Re looks to GC for Fletcher-led retro team as build-out ramps up
The Bermuda-based team is led by John Fletcher.
Samuel Casey
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10 June 2025
Renewals
Mercury General targets $2bn reinsurance renewal, up by around 50%
The targeted uplift comes after Mercury ceded nearly $1.3bn of wildfire losses to reinsurers in Q1.
Liz Bury
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19 May 2025
Retrocession
Conduit Re will ‘invite’ third-party investors as it expands ILS over time
The reinsurer has already dipped into the cat bond market with its Stabilitas Re retro deals.
Rebecca Perkins
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14 May 2025
Reinsurance
Oak Re makes host of hires with GC’s Morse named London MD
The headcount at the start-up now stands at around 40.
Rebecca Perkins
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13 May 2025
Catastrophe losses
Ark posts 94% Q1 CoR, $75mn LA wildfire net loss
Ark's combined ratio included 25 points of catastrophe losses in Q1.
Rebecca Perkins
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07 May 2025
ILS managers
Momentum could return to private ILS amid market shifts: Leadenhall CEO
The CEO said private ILS funds can generate additional returns of 10%-20%.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 May 2025
Catastrophe losses
Excluding wildfire risks will hinder ILS market growth: Aon’s Pennay
Richard Pennay also addressed the dip in cyber ILS activity.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 May 2025
Property treaty
USAA in market to upsize property cat programme by almost $1bn at 1.7
Fully placed, this would equate to $275mn on the per-occurrence tower and $675mn on agg.
Rebecca Perkins
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17 April 2025
ILS managers
GAM appoints Swiss Re co-investment manager of ILS funds
The asset manager has hired Rom Aviv as head of ILS.
Rebecca Perkins
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07 April 2025
Catastrophe losses
ICA pegs 2025 extreme-weather insured losses at A$1.2bn
Losses stemmed from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and North Queensland flooding.
Rebecca Perkins
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02 April 2025
Lloyd’s
London Bridge 2 pipeline strong as committed capital hits $2.7bn: Keese
Recent transactions on the platform include cat bonds from Flood Re and Brit.
Rebecca Perkins
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28 March 2025
Reinsurance
Bermuda postcard: LA wildfires cast shadow over mid-year renewals
Island appetite remains stable, but early 2025 loss activity has injected fresh uncertainty.
Rebecca Perkins
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13 March 2025
London market
LA wildfire losses on Prism risk pool climb to over $400mn
The London D&F market will shoulder most of the losses.
Rebecca Perkins
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05 March 2025
London market
Aon’s Paire joins Lockton Re to lead capital advisory practice
Eric Paire was head of capital advisory at Aon for nearly seven years.
Rebecca Perkins
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05 March 2025
Reinsurance
LA wildfires won’t be ignored at mid-year renewals: Scor’s Léger
The reinsurer pegged the market loss at $40bn.
Rebecca Perkins
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05 March 2025
Reinsurance
Scor’s Q4 P&C CoR deteriorates 7.5 points to 83.1%
The carrier pegged its LA wildfire losses at EUR140mn.
Rebecca Perkins
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05 March 2025
Catastrophe losses
Munich Re estimates CA wildfire claims outlay at $1.3bn
Hurricane Milton accounted for 60% of the firm’s Q4 large loss tally.
Jai Singh
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26 February 2025
Reinsurance
EUR1.2bn LA wildfire loss won’t impact 2025 EUR6bn target: Munich Re
The carrier expects the market loss to land at $35bn-40bn.
Rebecca Perkins
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26 February 2025
Catastrophe losses
LA wildfire insured loss estimates creep to $40bn+
A higher loss quantum will put a greater burden on retro programmes.
Rachel Dalton
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19 February 2025
Catastrophe losses
Farmers pegs California wildfire net losses at $600mn
The estimate is net of its per-occurrence reinsurance program and gross of tax.
Rebecca Perkins
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19 February 2025
Catastrophe losses
Allstate’s $2bn wildfire bill cut by $900mn in reinsurance recoveries
The carrier disclosed it will book $1.1bn in net losses from the California fires.
Rebecca Perkins
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06 February 2025
Bermuda
Underwriting choices contributed to ‘unacceptable’ reserve charge: Everest
CEO Jim Williamson said social inflation was a “growing barrier” to a vibrant economy.
Rebecca Perkins
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28 January 2025
Catastrophe losses
Munich Re pegs insured nat cat loss bill at $140bn in 2024
Hurricane Milton resulted in the largest insured loss of the year at $25bn.
Rebecca Perkins
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09 January 2025
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