27 July 2026
Global insurers enjoyed more strong premium growth and improved profitability last year, but the gains are cyclical and risk disguising longer-term structural weaknesses, according to Bain & Company...
27 July 2026
An above-average number of catastrophe events occurred in the first half of this year, but global losses were down on previous years, an Aon report shows...
27 July 2026
Marsh increased profit by 4.5% to $US1.67 billion ($2.38 billion) in the second quarter, which president and CEO John Doyle says is a solid result in a dynamic environment...
27 July 2026
Munich Re’s net profit hit €2.2 billion ($3.59 billion) in the second quarter, helped by “very low” major loss costs in property and casualty reinsurance...
27 July 2026
Chubb says global diversification contributed to a strong half-year result, as it reported a 20% increase in profit to $US5.17 billion ($7.4 billion) for the six months to June 30...
20 July 2026
The cyber insurance market needs rate increases to preserve profitability, according to S&P...
20 July 2026
The European Commission has approved Zurich’s acquisition of Beazley...
20 July 2026
An international survey of insurance investors has revealed that while appetite for private credit is growing, it is tempered by restraint...
20 July 2026
Global natural catastrophe insured losses of $US46 billion ($65 billion) in the first half of the year were 28% below the 10-year average, a Gallagher Re report shows...
13 July 2026
The global insurance sector remains financially resilient despite growing geopolitical tension, macroeconomic uncertainty and cyber threats, according to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors...
13 July 2026
Allianz Partners says German MD Carsten Staat will become regional director for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa from August 1...
13 July 2026
Everest Group head of US retail insurance Craig Hanrahan will become global distribution and chief commercial officer on August 1...
13 July 2026
Perils has lowered its insured loss estimate for Windstorm Goretti, which struck southwest England, northern France and Belgium in January...
06 July 2026
Aon estimates global reinsurer capital reached a new high of $US790 billion ($1.14 trillion) at the end of the first quarter as inflows supported catastrophe bonds and sidecars...
06 July 2026
The UK’s Flood Re will cut low-income households’ premiums and introduce mitigation performance certificates as the scheme marks its 10th anniversary and looks to accelerate resilience action before its planned conclusion...
06 July 2026
A court has rejected a legal challenge against surcharges imposed by insurers across California following the Los Angeles wildfires in January last year...
06 July 2026
Britain’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer has introduced an online tool to help policyholders assess and manage risk across their property portfolios...
06 July 2026
Economic losses from the powerful earthquake sequence that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 are expected to exceed $US10 billion ($14.4 billion), but uncertainty remains over the proportion that will be insured, Verisk says...
29 June 2026
A shipping industry shaped by escalating security risks along key corridors, disruption of trade routes, ongoing uncertainty and higher premiums demands a strategic emphasis on resilience over cost efficiency, a new report warns...
29 June 2026
Matthias Meyenhofer has been promoted to head a new Swiss Re group broker management practice...