With the Fides conference recommencing after a four-year hiatus, the sector faces mounting pressure from investors, regulators and public opinion amid rising catastrophe losses and an increased focus on sustainability 

Nicola Fraccalvieri re-joins global broker from Guy Carpenter, where he was head of continental Europe facultative

Import tax on reinsurance transactions will be applied retrospectively to treaty and facultative contracts

Chief executive of Swiss Re’s Americas reinsurance business to step down at the end of the month

Poor underwriting has continued in the class and voluntary pullback is expected, Lloyd’s chief of markets says

Broker hires Lockton Re executive Richard Broad to support reinsurance expansion across the region

Specialty carrier books 93.3% combined ratio in the first six months of the year, as quant syndicate Ki drives premium growth

Reinsurers’ focus is now on achieving rates that at least match inflation on a risk-adjusted basis, broker's UK chief executive Ian Kerton says

Consistent approach to systemic events needed to help insurers develop their own niches and areas of expertise, CyberCube says

Industry experiencing a ‘re-baselining’ amid reduced commitment from alternative capital, German reinsurer’s North American chief says

As insurers becoming more comfortable with cyber risk they are increasingly thinking about retaining more of their book, Guy Carpenter’s co-head of cyber says

Bermuda-based carrier’s facultative and hybrid business set for growth as global client initiative boosts distribution