Capital redeployment the ‘key theme’ for reinsurers
07 September 2026
Gallagher Re says funds deployment is a challenge for reinsurers as capital continues to grow faster than revenue...
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Serial scammer faked illnesses, car crashes
07 September 2026
A British man who fraudulently claimed more than £300,000 ($563,000) from three insurers has been jailed for more than four years...
‘Standout’ European storms tipped to cost $3.5b
07 September 2026
The insured cost of storms that battered Europe in July has been estimated at €2.186 billion ($3.535 billion) by catastrophe data group Perils...
Reinsurers to take ‘significant’ share of Nepal losses
31 August 2026
Nepal’s low insurance penetration is expected to limit underwriting losses from last week’s devastating floods, despite the scale of the humanitarian and economic impacts, while the non-life market relies heavily on reinsurance for catastrophe risks, AM Best says...
Record numbers take ILS to ‘foundational’ status
31 August 2026
Insurance-linked securities have become “foundational reinsurance capital”, with issuance reaching a record $US144.5 billion ($201.6 billion), Aon says...
Cyber claims grow more complex and costly
31 August 2026
Privacy breaches, extortion, prolonged business interruption and litigation are increasingly figuring in cyber incidents, driving lengthier and more complex losses, Marsh says...
Cashed-up collectors leave luxury goods exposed
31 August 2026
Well-heeled young Americans like buying luxury items but less than half insure them, a survey by Chubb has found...
Next phase of cycle ‘less forgiving’ as growth slows
24 August 2026
Growth will become harder to sustain for insurers and technology, talent, capital deployment and portfolio management will be crucial “rather than favourable market conditions alone”, Aon says...
Fraudster faked vet records to make dog death claims
24 August 2026
A UK pet owner has been convicted of fraud after claiming more than £31,000 ($59,000) from insurers by repeatedly faking dogs’ deaths...
Homeware giant to offer building contents cover
24 August 2026
Ikea will offer Urban Jungle home cover to UK customers under a new embedded insurance agreement...
Marine insurers group lines up next leader
24 August 2026
The International Union of Marine Insurance will make Sean Dalton its next president...
Insurer margins feel heat as climate crisis grows
17 August 2026
European wildfires have exposed mounting pressure on insurers as climate risks intensify, GlobalData says...
Fire the rising risk as first-half nat cat losses fall below trend
17 August 2026
Natural catastrophe hazards are changing, with wildfire now the fastest-growing peril globally, according to the Swiss Re Institute...
Allianz flags ‘extraordinary’ AI infrastructure boom
17 August 2026
The global data centre insurance market is expected to more than double in value to $US24 billion ($34 billion) by 2030 as investment in artificial intelligence drives one of the largest infrastructure investment cycles in decades, Allianz Commercial says...
Talanx ‘extremely upbeat’ after H1 gains
17 August 2026
Talanx says first-half net income rose 9% to €1.5 billion ($2.4 billion), supported by profit growth from all divisions and an improved investment result...
Kumamoto quake to put ‘limited strain’ on insurers
10 August 2026
The earthquake that hit Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on July 28 will cause the country’s property and casualty insurers limited losses, according to Moody’s...
Allianz ‘on track’ as operating profit climbs
10 August 2026
Allianz’s first-half operating profit rose 8.6% to €9.4 billion ($15.4 billion), accounting for 54% of the full-year outlook...
Munich Re reports half-year gains
10 August 2026
Munich Re has made a first-half net profit of €3.9 billion ($6.38 billion), up 23.5% on a year earlier...
Swiss Re confident of hitting target after H1 result
10 August 2026
Swiss Re has reported a second-quarter net income of $US1.3 billion ($1.83 billion), taking its first-half profit to $US2.83 billion ($4 billion)...
Axa XL adds intel, cyber consultancy to risk division
10 August 2026
Axa XL is expanding its risk prevention capabilities with a deal to buy remaining shares in corporate intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy S-RM...