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Swiss Re expects discipline on risk balance

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:08:16 GMT

Reinsurers are unlikely to shift ground on the share of high-frequency natural catastrophe risks they are willing to pick up, according to Swiss Re executive Urs Baertschi...

Chemical, nuclear attack danger ‘on the rise’

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:08:03 GMT

The threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism is increasing and would cause major uninsured losses, a report warns...

Tariff headwinds to rock cargo cover

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:07:55 GMT

Tariff impacts could reshape the cargo insurance market, an annual marine industry conference has heard...

UK customer satisfaction grows

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:07:27 GMT

British consumers’ perception of insurers has improved, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute...

Price drops a cause for concern: Lloyd’s

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:40:47 GMT

Lloyd’s has warned premiums in some lines are dropping at a “concerning rate” after first-half underwriting profit crashed 51.6% to €1.5 billion ($3.09 billion)...

Moody’s, Fitch cut reinsurance outlooks

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:39:05 GMT

Ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch have lowered their global reinsurance sector outlooks as pricing eases in property following gains in recent years...

Reinsurance capital rises amid strong profits

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:38:53 GMT

Global reinsurance dedicated capital totalled $US805 billion ($1.23 trillion) at the half-year mark, up 4.8% from the end of December, a Gallagher Re report says...

Descartes recruits Allianz exec for CFO role

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:38:38 GMT

Parametric cover specialist Descartes Underwriting has made Sebastien Bardy its CFO...

Shifting casualty market demands ‘advanced solutions’

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 02:22:41 GMT

Casualty insurers face a “new era” of risk, with complex mass litigation and long-tail threats shaping as significant drivers of loss, according to Aon and Moody’s...

Sompo to buy Aspen for $5 billion

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:35:43 GMT

Tokyo-based Sompo will acquire specialty insurer and reinsurer Aspen for $US3.5 billion ($5.4 billion), adding diversification and global scale...

Cat bonds drive ILS market to ‘dynamic’ year

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:35:32 GMT

Catastrophe bond issuance exceeded $US21 billion ($32.1 billion) in the year to June as the broader insurance-linked securities market had its most “active and dynamic” period, Aon says...

UK weighs ransomware payments ban

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:35:12 GMT

The British government has proposed a ban on ransomware payments by public sector bodies, a broader payment prevention regime, and a new incident reporting regime...

Aon identifies best ways to ride the cycle

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:34:59 GMT

Aon has outlined ways for insurers to achieve top performance across market cycles after identifying traits shown by the most successful companies...

Modeller flags $100 billion hurricane risk

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:17:16 GMT

A major hurricane in a large US city could cause a $US100 billion ($155 billion) insured loss, and such an event is likely due to increased coastal exposures, according to risk modeller Karen Clark & Co...

Rising reinsurance capital bolsters resilience

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:17:05 GMT

The reinsurance market is well positioned to absorb reasonable losses, with dedicated capital projected to increase this year in a continuation of recent trends, AM Best says...

Strong capacity lifts aviation market

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:16:41 GMT

The outlook for aviation insurance remains positive, a Marsh mid-year update says...

AIG recruits digital chief

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:16:18 GMT

AIG says Scott Hallworth will join as chief digital officer next Monday...

Lower disaster claims lift Swiss Re profit

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:38:17 GMT

Swiss Re has attributed a 24% increase in first-half profit to healthy underwriting margins and a solid investment result...

British car premiums fall as claim costs surge

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:38:09 GMT

UK motor premiums dropped by £60 ($125) on average over the past year despite record costs for car claims, according to the Association of British Insurers...

Russian quake signalled by earlier events

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:38:00 GMT

The Kamchatka earthquake, the sixth-largest recorded by modern seismographs over the past century, followed a foreshock 10 days earlier, Risk Frontiers says in a report on whether the event was foreseeable...