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MENA reinsurance market maintains strong capacity despite heightened challenges, says AM Best
5th September 2025
AM Best, a credit rating agency and provider of insurance market intelligence, reports that reinsurers operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing a complex and demanding environment. According to AM Best, these market participants must navigate rising natural catastrophe activity, fluctuating oil prices, increasing geopolitical tension, elevated ... Read the full article
Reinsurance shields Australian insurers from billions in losses: Actuaries Institute
4th September 2025
Australian general insurers spent around AUD2.5 billion on reinsurance last financial year, a strategy that prevented the need for up to AUD70 billion in capital to cover natural disasters and other major claims, according to research from the Actuaries Institute, the professional body representing actuaries in Australia. The Institute’s Dialogue Paper, ... Read the full article
S&P reports MGA growth creates both opportunities and threats for reinsurers
4th September 2025
Reinsurers’ growing reliance on managing general agents (MGAs) represents both opportunity and risk, S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings and financial analysis, stated ahead of RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo. According to S&P, MGAs enable reinsurers to access specialist risks and distribution channels, but they also create vulnerabilities that ... Read the full article
Increased demand drives LatAm reinsurance growth despite challenging conditions: AM Best
3rd September 2025
Despite the challenging conditions in Latin America in 2025, reinsurance markets in the region continue to expand, driven by increased demand and greater dynamism, according to a recent AM Best report published ahead RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo. One of the challenges is that disinflation is slowing and economic growth is ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re introduces AcrisureIQ for portfolio and reinsurance optimisation
3rd September 2025
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance division of Acrisure, has announced the release of AcrisureIQ Pro, a new tool aimed at helping clients analyse and adjust their portfolios and reinsurance programmes. AcrisureIQ PRO becomes part of AcrisureIQ, the firm's proprietary analytics platform built to convert data into practical insights. The AcrisureIQ platform consists of ... Read the full article
ADNOC and RIQ announce $500m AI-powered reinsurance collaboration
3rd September 2025
RIQ, an AI-native reinsurance platform and subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has partnered with ADNOC, a diversified energy and petrochemicals group wholly owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, to collaborate on a long-term reinsurance strategy targeting USD 500 million in risk transfer over the next decade. RIQ, the ... Read the full article
Confidence in the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation remains strong: ORIMA Research
2nd September 2025
Insurer confidence in the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) remains high, according to the latest 2024/25 Insurer Customer Survey, conducted independently by ORIMA Research. Among its key findings, the survey - which captured feedback from 75 insurer customers - revealed high levels of satisfaction across both the Terrorism and Cyclone Reinsurance ... Read the full article
Howden launches reinsurance operations in Iberia, led by Santos and Pombo
1st September 2025
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory business of global broker Howden Group, has announced two senior hires to establish its Iberian operations—an important advancement in the company’s international growth strategy. David Santos has been named Managing Director of Howden Re Iberia, with Antonio Pombo appointed as Director. Both will ... Read the full article
Japanese insurers to favour Bermudian reinsurers: AM Best
1st September 2025
A recent report by credit rating agency AM Best, indicates a growing trend of Japanese insurers ceding business directly to Bermudian reinsurers or through existing Bermudian-based affiliates, depending on which option is more cost-effective. According to the report, the implementation of a new capital framework based on the International Capital Standard ... Read the full article
Policybazaar for Business launches reinsurance operations in select international markets
1st September 2025
Policybazaar for Business, the B2B arm of Policybazaar.com, has begun offering reinsurance services in Sri Lanka, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE. This marks one of the first instances of an India-based intermediary bringing a technology-focused reinsurance model to these regions, aiming to address operational and capacity gaps in the insurance markets ... Read the full article
Relative benchmarking and predictive AI can reveal true outperformers in Lloyd’s market, says ICMR
1st September 2025
Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR), an independent analytics and research firm founded by former leaders of Lloyd’s internal research and performance team, has released new findings showing how relative benchmarking, enhanced by predictive AI, can transform the way underwriting performance is assessed in the Lloyd’s market. Working with syndicates, managing agents ... Read the full article
Northern Re launches structured reinsurance solutions portfolio
1st September 2025
Northern Re, a reinsurance firm focused on long-tail casualty business, has announced the launch of its structured solutions product suite and enhanced whole account quota share capabilities. The products have been created to address complex cedent needs - those seeking capital relief, earnings stability, and multi-year continuity - beyond traditional quota ... Read the full article
Healthy underwriting results & robust investment income support Asian reinsurers’ earnings: AM Best
29th August 2025
Asian reinsurers are actively expanding to mature overseas markets to diversify their portfolios and improve cycle management, a move seen by credit rating agency AM Best as credit positive. According to a recent AM Best report, many reinsurers in Singapore and across South and Southeast Asia reported strong earnings in 2024, ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades Ascot Group to BBB+ and assigns ‘A’ to Ascot Bermuda
29th August 2025
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Ascot Group Limited, a Bermuda-based specialty re/insurance company, raising its long-term issuer credit rating to BBB+ from BBB. At the same time, S&P assigned an A long-term financial strength rating to Ascot’s main operating entity, Ascot Bermuda Limited. The outlook for both ratings is stable. According to ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Urs Baertschi calls for stronger collaboration to manage rising nat cat losses
28th August 2025
Urs Baertschi, CEO of Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, recently shared his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the insurance industry in 2025. Reflecting on his personal aversion to roller coasters, Baertschi compared the highs and lows of amusement rides to the unpredictability of the current risk landscape, ... Read the full article
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