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News | Archive: 2025

Part Two Advanced facultative reinsurance: a new approach to risk management

December 05 2025 By Blessing advanced facultative reinsurance, facultative reinsurance solutions, parametric facultative insurance, blessing chiguye

My previous article, Facultative reinsurance: the need for more advanced solutions, looked at the shortcomings of the traditional approach of facultative reinsurance. It also examined the current pressures redefining the reinsurance industry and how a customisable, diversified approach is now needed if insurers are going to be protected from systemic risks. This article unpacks the various types of advanced facultative reinsurance solutions and t...

Part One Facultative reinsurance: the need for more advanced solutions

November 28 2025 By Blessing Chiguye facultative reinsurance, blessing chiguye

Traditionally, facultative reinsurance has adopted a single-risk approach. However this has become limiting, as market conditions have changed and presented underwriters with new, unprecedented challenges. These factors, combined with escalating volatility, are driving the need for more sophisticated reinsurance solutions. To understand the need for advanced solutions, we first have to acknowledge the complex risk landscape in which our industry ...

Securing African brokers' futures on the global reinsurance stage

September 15 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions africa, skills, reinsurance

African reinsurance brokers are not limited to operating on the continent. Given their deep knowledge of emerging markets, African brokers are in a unique position to compete in the global reinsurance space. However, this requires brokers to build strong, exportable skills and develop robust cross-border talent pipelines. Exportable skills are those that are in high demand by reinsurers and their clients. They focus on core and future-forward com...

Securing African brokers' futures on the global reinsurance stage

August 12 2025 By Cameron Cupido african reinsurance, global reinsurance, broker skills, catastrophe modelling, insurtech, compliance standards, cross-border placements, broker networks, remote reinsurance support, talent development, global partnerships, industry advocacy., cameron cupido

Shelley Lotz appointed Finance Manager at Reinsurance Solutions

August 01 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions

Reinsurance Solutions has appointed Shelley Lotz as Finance Manager for Reinsurance Solutions Intermediary Solutions. She will be responsible for overseeing the entire finance function of the business. She is a highly skilled finance professional with more than 18 years' experience in financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and group consolidation across multiple jurisdictions. Shelley has extensive experience in managing financial reporting...

What Southern Africa's strengthening cyclones mean for local re/insurance

June 10 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions climate change, natural disasters, risk modelling, south indian ocean, africa weather, catastrophe modelling, climate risk

The nature of cyclones in the South Indian Ocean is changing. Storms are becoming more intense and are moving further south within the region, potentially impacting areas outside of the historical Indian Ocean cyclone belt. The result is that countries in future cyclones' southerly paths may not be adequately prepared for these natural disasters and insurers, not correctly positioned to cover the losses. There are seven tropical cyclones basins a...

Daisy Piemontese appointed broker at Reinsurance Solutions

June 05 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions

Reinsurance Solutions has appointed Daisy Piemontese to the position of broker in its Mauritius office. Piemontese will be responsible for the day-to-day broking of existing business, as well as driving new business opportunities across key markets in Southern Africa. She joins the team from Global Alliance Seguros where she was a senior non-life underwriter. "We are confident that Daisy will be a valuable asset to our team and to our clients' b...

African maritime insurance more critical than ever as piracy surges

April 24 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions marine insurance, maritime, piracy

Maritime piracy in East Indian Ocean waters has returned after a decade of relative calm in this area, with Somali pirates launching renewed attacks on vessels routing past the Horn of Africa. This has once again highlighted the importance of marine re/insurance to assist ship and cargo owners, as well as African companies, in mitigating the financial risks associated with international shipping. This increase in piracy comes off the back of the ...

Southern African reinsurance trend forecast for 2025

February 27 2025 By Reinsurance Solutions

The year has got off to a busy start for Southern African reinsurers. Cyclones in December and January caused fatalities, casualties and extensive damage in Mozambique and Madagascar; political violence in Mozambique left hundreds dead; and severe flooding affected South Africa and Botswana. While political violence and terrorism remain constant perils on the continent, climate-related risk is expected to increase in the year ahead. Increased dem...