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Chubb appoints Chris Colahan to lead Commercial Property & Casualty in Asia Pacific
15th December 2025
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Chris Colahan as Head of Commercial Property & Casualty, Asia Pacific, taking effect on 9 February 2026. In this position, Colahan will oversee the strategy and performance of Chubb’s Commercial Property & Casualty business across the Asia Pacific region, with full responsibility ... Read the full article
Howden completes c.US$3bn debt repricing and upsize to support growth funding
15th December 2025
Howden Group, the global insurance intermediary, has completed a c.US$3bn equivalent refinancing and increase of its USD and EUR Term Loan B facilities, with the transaction closing on 11 December. The US$1.6bn USD Term Loan B facility was refinanced, resulting in a 75 basis point reduction in the margin to 275 ... Read the full article
Evercore ISI reports rising social inflation driving elevated casualty losses
15th December 2025
Evercore ISI, an independent research and investment advisory firm, reports that casualty reserves remain under pressure across the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance market. Companies including CB, Berkshire, EG, SIGI, and CINF continue to experience volatility in liability lines, with long-tail liability losses offset only partially by short-tail releases. To better ... Read the full article
Enterprise Risk Associates secures $150m investment from Macquarie Capital
15th December 2025
Enterprise Risk Associates, a US-based insurance brokerage platform that focuses on acquiring and partnering with independent insurance agencies, has announced an investment from Macquarie Capital Principal Finance, the financing and principal investment division of Macquarie Capital. The funding arrangement provides up to $150 million to support ERA’s acquisition-driven growth across multiple ... Read the full article
US P&C industry reports $35bn nine-month underwriting gain: AM Best
12th December 2025
According to a report from the credit rating agency AM Best, the US property and casualty (P&C) industry posted a net underwriting gain of $35 billion for the first nine months of 2025, a substantial increase from the $3.7 billion gain recorded in the same period of 2024. The results are ... Read the full article
DUAL Europe appoints new Managing Directors for Transactional Liability Business
12th December 2025
DUAL Europe, part of Howden, has announced the immediate appointments of Amaury Berhault and Jaume Benajiba as Managing Directors of its Transactional Liability business in Europe. Berhault and Benajiba each bring over 17 years of expertise in transactional liability underwriting. They join DUAL from Acquinex, where they were Co-Heads of Southern ... Read the full article
Direct Commercial names Steve Knights as London Market New Business Underwriter
12th December 2025
Direct Commercial Limited (DCL), a specialist insurance provider, has appointed Steve Knights as London Market New Business Underwriter, effective 9 December 2025. Based at the company’s Lime Street office in London, he will join the New Business team. Knight brings significant experience from his previous role at Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe ... Read the full article
Citizens proposes rate reductions for many policyholders
11th December 2025
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Florida’s state-backed insurer created to provide coverage when private options are unavailable, announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors has approved proposed 2026 rates that would lower average premiums for personal lines customers for the first time since 2015, reflecting how recent legislative changes have strengthened ... Read the full article
Zurich broadens Builders Risk coverage with new data centre solution
11th December 2025
Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has announced the launch of Data Center Project Guard, a new offering that both broadens and customises Zurich's Builders Risk coverage. This product, described as a first-of-its-kind, aims to address coverage gaps and unique loss drivers for data centers, a segment experiencing ... Read the full article
First Connect surpasses $500 Million in GWP
11th December 2025
First Connect Insurance Services, a digital platform for independent agents to provide access to top carriers, has surpassed $500 million in gross written premium (GWP) in 2025. This significant milestone comes one year after Centana Growth Partners acquired a majority stake in the company, underscoring a year of meaningful expansion, product ... Read the full article
Continental Re relocates Group Holding Company to Botswana
11th December 2025
Continental Reinsurance Holdings, an African reinsurance group with a presence across more than 50 countries, has officially moved its Group Holding Company from Mauritius to the Republic of Botswana. The move comes after fulfilling all regulatory, statutory, and logistical obligations and marks an important milestone in the Group’s expansion plans, emphasising ... Read the full article
Fitch flags Mexico as 2026 outlier in otherwise steady LATAM insurance landscape
10th December 2025
Fitch Ratings, the credit rating agency, presents a broadly steady view of Latin America’s insurance sector for 2026, with most markets falling under a 'neutral' outlook, reflecting Fitch’s expectation of stable performance across the region. Mexico stands as the notable exception, with Fitch assigning a 'deteriorating' view due to tax reforms ... Read the full article
Ortec Finance warns insurers of mounting climate-driven financial pressures
10th December 2025
Ortec Finance, recognised for its technology and risk-management expertise within the financial sector, has issued new findings that underscore how rapidly climate pressures are reshaping the insurance industry’s financial outlook. The company’s research concludes that insurers will need a fundamental shift in their investment strategy if they intend to protect their ... Read the full article
Generali Switzerland appoints new Chief Insurance Officers and updates executive leadership
10th December 2025
Generali Switzerland, part of the global Generali Group and a provider of insurance and financial services in Switzerland, has reorganised its Insurance division by separating Life and Non-Life operations as of 1 July 2025. Ralph Schmid will continue as Chief Insurance Officer for Life, refocusing entirely on the life business after ... Read the full article
November Ivans Index reveals workers’ comp renewal rates decrease, major commercial lines up
9th December 2025
Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the November 2025 results of the Ivans Index, showing that average premium renewal rates increased year over year for Commercial Auto, Business Owner's Policy (BOP), General Liability, Commercial Property, and Umbrella. On the other hand, Workers’ Compensation experienced a decrease in premium renewal ... Read the full article
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