‘Inevitable slide’: Lloyd’s warns on pricing challenges
01 December 2025
Lloyd’s has urged market participants to focus on profit margins amid concerns about casualty rate adequacy, property pricing declines and cyber demand...
International
Watchdog eyes insurer responses after deadly apartment blaze
01 December 2025
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator has set up a taskforce to ensure adequate resources are deployed to handle inquiries and claims after last week’s devastating apartment complex fire...
Record property claims show need for resilience: ABI
01 December 2025
UK insurers paid out a record £4.6 billion ($9.28 billion) on property claims in the first nine months of the year, the industry peak body says...
British SMEs exposed as cyber cover deemed ‘unnecessary’
01 December 2025
A “substantial proportion” of British small businesses lack cyber insurance, mostly because they do not consider themselves likely targets for hackers, according to research group GlobalData...
AIG to pay Neal $4 million after job move collapses
24 November 2025
AIG will pay John Neal $US2.7 million ($4.2 million) following a reversal of plans for him to become president from next month...
Swiss Re forecasts premium growth spurt
24 November 2025
Global premium will grow by 2.3% in the next two years as the world economy enters an expansionary phase, Swiss Re Institute says...
US dodges hurricanes amid active season
24 November 2025
The Atlantic hurricane season brought above-normal activity but was benign for the US as only one tropical storm crossed the continental coastline, experts at Colorado State University say...
UK industry on offensive as fraud costs climb
24 November 2025
The Association of British Insurers says there will be “no let-up” in efforts to combat insurance fraud after it identified more than £1.16 billion ($2.35 billion) of false claims last year...
Marsh moves Asian leader to British CEO role
24 November 2025
Marsh has appointed James Addington-Smith as UK CEO, beginning early next year...
Aon plots course for insurers to back green power
24 November 2025
Aon has developed a seven-step “actionable pathway” for (re)insurers to increase their involvement in sustainable energy...
John Neal ‘no longer’ joining AIG
17 November 2025
Former Lloyd’s and QBE CEO John Neal won’t become AIG president next month, the insurer said on Friday after announcing the appointment earlier this year...
Swiss Re on track for $7 billion profit this year
17 November 2025
Swiss Re reported a profit of $US1.4 billion ($2.14 billion) in the third quarter and reaffirmed its guidance that full-year income will be above $US4.4 billion ($6.74 billion)...
Allianz ups earnings guidance
17 November 2025
Allianz says its full-year operating profit may be as high as €17.5 billion...
Lloyd’s council vacancies filled after election
17 November 2025
Lloyd’s has filled two vacancies on its council following elections described as “extremely competitive”...
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)...