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A series of interviews with prominent reinsurance industry executives, discussing the state of the global reinsurance market, opportunities for growth in reinsurance, disruptive factors and the influence of technology on risk transfer and reinsurance.
Expanding strategic partnerships and maintaining a balanced portfolio: AXA XL Re’s CUO on 2026
16th December 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Jonathan Gale, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at AXA XL Re, shared his insights on market dynamics, challenges, and opportunities for 2026. Gale oversees underwriting strategy and risk selection across all major classes, ensuring that the company remains a valued partner to strategic clients and brokers, ... Read the full article
Retaining credibility of re/insurance industry a key challenge: VIG Re’s Stephan Wirz
15th December 2025
At year-end 2025, Stephan Wirz, Chief Business Officer and Member of the Board of Management at leading European reinsurer VIG Re, said the biggest challenge the re/insurance market faces is “to retain the credibility of our industry” and demonstrate to investors that “it can deliver risk-appropriate returns over time.” In a ... Read the full article
LatAm reinsurance market faces competitive shift, says SCOR’s Alfredo Lomeli
26th November 2025
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Alfredo Lomeli, Chief Underwriting Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean at SCOR, a global reinsurer, highlighted the evolving dynamics of the region’s reinsurance sector as it heads into the 2026 renewals. "The reinsurance market is currently undergoing a discernible transition toward a softer ... Read the full article
Clean data key to a successful AI-driven reinsurance industry: Ben Rose, Supercede
25th November 2025
Ben Rose, Co-Founder and President of Supercede, the independent reinsurance platform, said he does not reasonably foresee a successful AI-driven reinsurance industry as things stand, but if the industry reaches a point where it has “clean data flying around”, this will represent a major step change. In a recent interview with ... Read the full article
Jean Edwards Consulting CEO Edward Nnadi on two decades of zero client churn
24th November 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Edward Nnadi, CEO of Jean Edwards Consulting, reflected on how the firm has advanced from a specialist software outfit into a respected InsurTech partner over the past twenty years. The company, which began as a niche software and consulting house focused on reinsurance operations, has ... Read the full article
2026 to be a defining year for reinsurance M&A: DXC Technology’s Mahon
17th November 2025
James Mahon, Reinsurance Pre-Sales Lead at DXC Technology, said that softening rates, abundant capital, and strategic repositioning are setting the stage for 2026 to be a defining year for reinsurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In an interview with Reinsurance News, Mahon stated that the industry is bracing for a new surge ... Read the full article
AI is transformative for the reinsurance industry: Swiss Re’s Nikhil da Victoria Lobo
13th November 2025
Around the 25th Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market prepares for the key January 1st renewals, Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C Reinsurance for Western & Southern Europe and Middle East & Africa at reinsurer Swiss Re, highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are reshaping the reinsurance ... Read the full article
There’s an opportunity to bring fresh parametric capacity to Asia: Qin, Descartes
6th November 2025
Descartes Underwriting, the specialist in corporate parametric solutions, sees a growing opportunity to bring fresh, sustainable parametric capacity to Asia, particularly within frequency layers where insurers are facing higher retentions, according to Ben Qin, Head of Asia Pacific. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), ... Read the full article
AXA XL Reinsurance CEO Renaud Guidée on closing Asia’s protection gap: SIRC 2025
6th November 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Renaud Guidée, Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL Reinsurance, discussed the priorities shaping client conversations and market strategy at this year’s Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC). Guidée said his interactions with clients will centre on “looking at adequately priced risk” and noted clients look for ... Read the full article
Bridging the gap between re/insurers’ actuarial models & underwriting operations: Katz, Optalitix
22nd October 2025
In an interview with Reinsurance News, Dani Katz, Co-founder and Director of software provider Optalitix, said reinsurers are at a pivotal point — with abundant capital, complex risks, and an urgent need for faster, data-driven pricing — noting that he sees the greatest opportunity in helping carriers bridge the gap ... Read the full article
Commitment to long-term stability will ensure enduring success: QBE Re’s Killourhy
21st October 2025
Executives at QBE Re noted that while they have seen some market softening, it remains manageable where rates are adequate, with some pricing pressures expected in property at 1.1, the casualty market to remain broadly stable, and a focus on discipline and long-term partnerships in specialty lines. In an interview with ... Read the full article
A return to the challenges of two to three years ago ‘out of the question’, says MAPFRE RE’s Meyerhoff
21st October 2025
Mark Meyerhoff, Chief Regional Officer, EMEA at Spanish reinsurer MAPFRE RE, has said that as brokers push for earnings protection and frequency covers, he considers “a return to the situation of two or three years ago to be out of the question.” In an interview with Reinsurance News around the Baden-Baden ... Read the full article
Diversification key for reinsurer growth in current market conditions: Gallagher Re’s Egan
21st October 2025
Around the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, Dave Egan, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re’s Head of International Property Practice Group , highlighted that in order to maintain relevance and foster growth, reinsurers need to expand their offerings beyond traditional catastrophe coverage. In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Egan described a market full ... Read the full article
NewRe highlights key risk drivers in the European casualty market: Urban & Braune
20th October 2025
While broad shifts across the European casualty market are not expected, certain segments are experiencing the effects of key risk factors. Iris Urban, Chief Underwriting Officer P&C at NewRe, noted that developments such as claims inflation are driving loss costs, which need to be reflected in pricing, wording, and structures ... Read the full article
Rise of secondary perils key but reinsurance market ‘looks healthy’ ahead of 1.1, says AXA XL Reinsurance’s Romagne
20th October 2025
As the reinsurance industry meets in Baden-Baden, the rise of secondary perils are expected to be a key focus and with elevated loss activity there will be a lot of focus on catastrophe covers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, according to Bertrand Romagne, CEO, International, AXA XL Reinsurance. We spoke ... Read the full article
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