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A New House of Windsor
Wilton Re and Sun Life are launching Windsor Life Re, a $900m US and Bermuda reinsurer that will take on a $1.7bn in-force block from Wilton Re and grow to around $10bn of assets at scale.
2
Prismic Takes $5bn from Prudential
Prismic Life will reinsure about $5bn of reserves on Prudential’s Japanese US dollar whole life policies, taking the pair’s transactions past $22bn.
3
Fortitude Builds a Front Door
Fortitude Re has bought nearly all of Dayforward’s assets to form Fortitude Life, gaining a way to originate annuities directly while leaving Dayforward’s legacy liabilities behind.
4
Brokers: The Engine Room
IRLA chairman Kevin Gill says broker legacy teams have overtaken accounting firms as a main source of deals, with reserve build-ups, underwriting shifts and M&A bringing legacy into client conversations far earlier.
5
Avatar Closes Its Book
Avatar, the Lloyd’s-backed US property MGA that started binding in August 2025, has entered run-off just over a year later and will no longer write or renew business.
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STOP PRESS: Pacific Life Re Takes $3bn US Longevity
Pacific Life Re has agreed a $3bn longevity reinsurance deal with American National on pension risk transfer liabilities, marking the US debut of its Savings & Retirement business.
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