Reinsurance News
Swiss Re and SAS partner to strengthen insurers resilience through AI-driven risk intelligence
29th July 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re and SAS, a global leader in data and AI, have entered into a partnership designed to help insurers strengthen resilience through AI-driven risk intelligence and advanced actuarial decisioning. The partnership between the two firms reportedly reflects a "broader industry shift" toward insurance operations that combine AI and ... Read the full article
Kumamoto quake losses likely to remain below 2016 levels: Howden Re Japan
29th July 2026
Howden Re Japan CEO Kentaro Tada suggested that while the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on 28 July was destructive, with early reports indicating dozens of fatalities, hundreds of injuries, and localised structural damage, insured losses are likely to remain well below those from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake ... Read the full article
The Hanover posts record net income of $192m as CEO confirms retirement
29th July 2026
The Hanover Insurance Group, the US-based property and casualty insurer headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, reported net income of $191.6 million in the second quarter of 2026, up from $157 million a year earlier, as the combined ratio improved to 91.2% from 92.5% in the same period of 2025. Operating income rose ... Read the full article
Rokstone Agriculture expands livestock offering with new $20m AXA XL capacity agreement
29th July 2026
Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced that its Agriculture division has entered into a new capacity agreement with AXA XL, introducing an excess livestock risks facility with limits of up to USD $20 million. The company said the facility strengthens its livestock proposition by providing additional ... Read the full article
Lemonade’s revenue jumps 79% to $294m in Q2’26
29th July 2026
Lemonade, the AI-driven insurer, has reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $294.4 million, an increase of $130.3 million, or 79%, compared with Q2 2025. The company said the revenue growth was primarily driven by higher gross earned premium and an improved premium retention rate following the reduction in quota share cession ... Read the full article
Verisk acquires McKenzie Intelligence Services to enhance catastrophe event insights
29th July 2026
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has acquired McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial intelligence and event response company specialising in global real-time catastrophe and conflict event analysis. MIS offers both pre-event alerting and post-event exposure damage and quantification for catastrophic events, providing insurers, reinsurers, ... Read the full article
European insurers set for resilient earnings despite slower growth, says S&P
29th July 2026
European insurers are expected to deliver solid profitability through the remainder of 2026 despite subdued growth, according to S&P Global Ratings, the credit ratings, market intelligence and financial research firm. The agency said investment income is gradually improving, although returns remain constrained as insurers continue replacing lower-yielding bonds purchased before 2022. "We ... Read the full article
Sustainability increasingly embedded in Lloyd’s insurers investment strategy: NEAM
29th July 2026
New England Asset Management Limited’s (NEAM) recent survey found that sustainability is continuing to move beyond compliance and into Lloyd’s insurers’ core investment, risk, and governance frameworks. NEAM has released its annual Lloyd’s Investment Survey, revealing that environmental, social and governance considerations remain embedded in investment decision-making across the Lloyd’s of ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions delivers revenue of $711m in Q2’26
29th July 2026
Global broking group Aon's reinsurance arm generated revenue of $711 million in the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 3%, or 5% on an organic basis compared with the prior year's $688 million, driven by growth in treaty placements. Aon attributes the growth in treaty placements within Reinsurance Solutions to ... Read the full article
PPL launches new market intelligence offering supported by AXA XL
29th July 2026
PPL has launched Service Benchmarks, a new market intelligence offering that tracks service delivery performance against a market benchmark, with development supported by a group of early-adopter market firms, including AXA XL. "In a market where brokers increasingly expect rapid responses and transparency, service performance has become a key differentiator for ... Read the full article
Reinsurance market to benefit from newly launched EXPAS explosion risk intelligence platform
29th July 2026
EXPAS, a provider of explosion risk intelligence for industrial operators and the insurance and reinsurance industries, has introduced a new approach to identifying and measuring operational explosion risk across high-hazard sites and assets. According to the firm, this approach creates a new category of operational risk intelligence, translating engineering evidence and ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital’s net income rises to $251m for Q2’26
29th July 2026
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has reported an increase of $35 million, or 16%, in net income for the second quarter of 2026 to $251 million, compared to $216 million in Q2’25. For the first half of 2026, net income rose by $96 million, or 24%, to ... Read the full article
Lancashire posts rise in profit and 90.8% combined ratio for H1’26
29th July 2026
Lancashire Holdings Limited, the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, delivered profit after tax of $141.7 million in the first half of 2026, an increase of 30% year-on-year, as the undiscounted combined ratio strengthened to 90.8% from 97.8% a year earlier. During the six month period, gross premiums written (GPW) decreased to $1.315 ... Read the full article
Conduit Re flags softer reinsurance pricing as H1’26 results strengthen
29th July 2026
Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re has reported reinsurance revenue of $455.9 million for the first half of 2026, up 5.2% from $433.3 million in the prior-year period, driven by renewals, selective growth opportunities, changes in business mix, and the earn-out of premiums from prior underwriting years. The Property segment contributed $241.4 million ... Read the full article
Arch delivers net income of $1bn in Q2’26 as cat losses rise
29th July 2026
Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company, Arch Capital Group Ltd., generated net income of $1 billion in the second quarter of 2026, down roughly $200 million year-on-year, as catastrophe losses across the business increased to $201 million. Although net income fell year-on-year, Arch delivered a strong second quarter, with after-tax operating income ... Read the full article
Getting your daily reinsurance news from Reinsurance News is a simple way to receive only the reinsurance industry news that matters, delivered directly to your email inbox.
