International
Hurricane Melissa bill could top $7 billion
10 November 2025
Private market insured losses from Hurricane Melissa could reach $US3 billion ($4.6 billion) to $US5 billion ($7.7 billion) after Jamaica was slammed by the “generational” storm, Moody’s RMS Event Response says...
AI threats in focus at Singapore reinsurance event
10 November 2025
Singapore is developing supervisory guidelines for artificial intelligence risk management, an international reinsurance conference was told last week...
Green transition reshapes energy risks: Swiss Re
10 November 2025
Growing investment in green energy presents opportunities and complex challenges for insurers and reinsurers, Swiss Re says...
Competition, costs eating into premium growth: Deloitte
10 November 2025
Global premium growth is expected to slow next year, while insurers face challenges from weather-related losses, rising legal risks and broker consolidation, a Deloitte report says...
IAIS warns on global protection gaps
10 November 2025
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has called for action to address gaps in natural catastrophe insurance coverage, warning of increased financial risks if the issue is not addressed...
Zurich sets GWP record
10 November 2025
Zurich says its property and casualty unit delivered record results in the nine months to September as gross written premium grew 8% to a new high of $US38.9 billion ($59.9 billion)...
AIG hails Q3 insurance income jump
10 November 2025
AIG has reported general insurance underwriting income of $US793 million ($1.2 billion) for the third quarter, up 81% on a year earlier...
Thinking robots ‘require human handlers’
03 November 2025
Agentic AI that can “think” and act independently is already changing customer service in insurance by enabling real-time decision-making alongside human agents, analytics group GlobalData says...
Aon on target as Q3 revenue climbs
03 November 2025
Aon is confident of meeting its full-year targets after revenue jumped 7% in the third quarter to $US4 billion ($6.12 billion)...
Zurich opens AI ‘moonshot factory’
03 November 2025
Zurich has set up a research unit to examine the potential of AI and find ways it can enable scalable solutions to insurance challenges...
Liberty Mutual Re names casualty underwriting chief
03 November 2025
Andrew Aldwinckle has been appointed international casualty chief underwriting officer at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance...
Insurers cautious on investment amid global volatility
27 October 2025
Concerns over the global economy have reduced insurers’ investment risk appetite, according to an annual survey by asset manager BlackRock...
Insolvencies tipped to grow as trade troubles mount
27 October 2025
Trade credit insurer Allianz Trade expects business insolvency numbers to rise this year and next, with the worst impacts in Asia...
Marsh sales growth ‘solid and expected’
27 October 2025
Marsh McLennan says underlying revenue rose to $US6.35 billion ($9.78 billion) in the September quarter – the third straight period of 4% growth...
Chubb hails ‘simply outstanding quarter’
27 October 2025
Chubb’s core operating income rose 29% to a record $US3 billion ($4.62 billion) in the third quarter, driven by underwriting and investment income...
Third-quarter cat losses fall to 19-year low
20 October 2025
Insurers worldwide paid out $US12 billion ($18.53 billion) for natural catastrophe losses in the third quarter – the smallest sum since Q3 2006, according to Aon...
Emerging economies resilience fund raises $500 million
20 October 2025
A fund designed to close natural catastrophe protection gaps through disaster resilience investments in emerging markets has raised an initial $US340 million ($523 million)...
Global heating tops fears amid ‘deepening polycrisis’
20 October 2025
Social fragmentation is compounding the world’s vulnerability to risk amid a “deepening sense of polycrisis”, an annual Axa survey finds...
Small businesses blind to ‘existential’ danger of hacks
20 October 2025
SMEs still underestimate the potential impacts of hack attacks, amid a wider cyber protection gap, Munich Re says...
Willis warns boards over cyber cost misconceptions
20 October 2025
Willis has urged companies to improve their cyber-readiness after a study revealed consistent overconfidence and misunderstanding of key risks among corporate boards...