Reinsurance Glossary

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Note: While every effort has been made to ensure the reinsurance glossary contains accurate and up-to-date reinsurance and insurance definitions, this glossary should be used only as an educational resource, not as an authority.

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• Use record reinsurance and third-party capital to drive growth, Aon urges insurers
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  Broking giant Aon has today urged its insurer clients to leverage the record levels of reinsurance and third-party or insurance-linked securities …
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• EQT To Acquire Majority Stake In McGill And Partners From Warburg Pincus For $2 Billion
  September 4, 2026
  EQT has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in specialty insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners from …
• Japan's MS&AD looks to enter Europe's reinsurance broker market – Nikkei Asia
  September 4, 2026
  TOKYO — MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings is considering expanding into the European reinsurance brokerage business, John Fitzgerald, …