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London market holds firm as reinsurance discipline shapes 2025 outlook: Berenberg
30th May 2025
Berenberg, a private bank and financial institution in Europe, has released new analysis highlighting a clear trend across the London insurance market: stronger pricing discipline is holding, driven by structural changes in the global reinsurance space. The shift follows a period of elevated natural catastrophe losses, which prompted a reassessment of ... Read the full article
Adam Payne appointed Deputy Head of Digital Underwriting at Atrium
29th May 2025
Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has promoted Adam Payne to the role of Deputy Head of Digital Underwriting. In this position, he will work in close partnership with Simon Lewis, Head of Digital Underwriting, to enhance Atrium’s digital infrastructure and improve efficiency for brokers and clients alike. Payne will take the ... Read the full article
Asian Re achieves strong growth and credit rating upgrade in 2024: AM Best
29th May 2025
Asian Reinsurance Corporation (Asian Re), a Thailand-based reinsurer providing risk transfer solutions across Asia in Thailand, has shown notable progress in its financial and operational performance during 2024. The company achieved a combined ratio of 84.9%, representing a significant improvement of 15.3% compared to the previous year. Net profit more than doubled, ... Read the full article
S&P lowers USAA rating, citing bank weakness and insurance gains
29th May 2025
S&P Global Ratings, a provider of independent credit assessments and financial analysis, has downgraded the credit ratings of United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and its core insurance subsidiaries from ‘AA+’ to ‘AA’. The ratings firm, known for its evaluations of companies’ creditworthiness and financial stability, assigned a stable outlook to the ... Read the full article
Insurance Europe leaders present five priorities to boost EU competitiveness and climate resilience
28th May 2025
Insurance Europe, the organisation representing the European insurance and reinsurance sector, has outlined key priorities ahead of the 15th International Conference. According to a statement from Insurance Europe’s leadership — Frédéric de Courtois, President; Alexander Sarrigeorgiou, Vice-President; and Thea Utoft Høj Jensen, Director General — the European insurance industry plays ... Read the full article
Jon Colello elected Chair of Reinsurance Association of America Board
27th May 2025
Jon Colello, President of PartnerRe Ltd., has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)—a national trade association representing property and casualty reinsurers operating in the United States—during the organisation’s 57th Annual Meeting held on April 25, 2025. Joining Colello in leadership roles are ... Read the full article
Attractive returns amid property cat reinsurance rate pressure: Peel Hunt
27th May 2025
Property catastrophe reinsurance post Q1 2025 results indicate that while there is ongoing rate pressure, market discipline and strong cedent demand are helping to maintain a healthy balance for the property catastrophe reinsurance market, according to a recent Peel Hunt analyst report. The report highlights that rate adequacy and returns on ... Read the full article
Ping An introduces AI-powered “EagleX” to strengthen climate risk management worldwide
27th May 2025
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., an integrated financial services providers with a presence in insurance, banking, and asset management, has launched the international edition of its risk mitigation platform, "EagleX," through its subsidiary Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance (P&C). This advanced platform offers global users detailed disaster ... Read the full article
Competitive pension buyout costs decline in April 2025, Milliman reports
23rd May 2025
Milliman, Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm, has released its latest Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI), revealing a meaningful reduction in the estimated cost of transferring retiree pension liabilities to insurers. According to Milliman’s April 2025 analysis, the cost of executing a pension risk transfer (PRT) through a competitive bidding process ... Read the full article
Property cat rates expected to fall ~10% at June 1 but market dynamics still favourable: KBW
22nd May 2025
KBW, an investment bank focused on insurance and reinsurance markets, has provided a detailed outlook on the upcoming June 1, 2025, reinsurance renewals, along with projections for the January 1, 2026 renewal season. According to KBW’s recent discussions with top industry executives during their Bermuda tour, property catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance rates ... Read the full article
GFIA urges IAIS to address the growing global pension protection gap
22nd May 2025
On 22 May 2025, the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA), which represents the interests of insurers and reinsurers worldwide, called on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), the global standard-setting body for insurance regulation and supervision, to prioritise tackling the expanding global pension protection gap. In a letter addressed ... Read the full article
Descartes Underwriting strengthens leadership with key senior hires to support growth
22nd May 2025
Descartes Underwriting, a provider of corporate parametric insurance solutions specialising in climate, cyber, and emerging risks, has revealed two important senior appointments aimed at strengthening its operations and claims functions. These new roles are designed to enhance service for brokers and clients by boosting efficiency and quality during a phase of ... Read the full article
Exporters brace for impact as Allianz Trade survey reveals deep fallout from US tariff moves
22nd May 2025
Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and part of the Allianz Group, has released new findings from its 2025 Global Survey that show just how sharply the ongoing US trade war is hitting international exporters. The survey, which gathered insights from 4,500 companies in nine major economies before and ... Read the full article
TransRe calls for urgent and substantial D&O price increases amid unprofitable market conditions
21st May 2025
Reinsurer TransRe is urging immediate and material increases in US Public Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance pricing, warning that the current market remains unsustainable. In a recent market update, TransRe states that the D&O sector is once again operating at a loss, despite prior correctional pricing measures. TransRe argues that rationales often ... Read the full article
US cyber insurance market remains profitable amid slower growth in 2024: Fitch
21st May 2025
Fitch Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research, reports that the US cyber insurance market continued to deliver strong underwriting profits in 2024, even as the pace of premium growth began to slow. According to Fitch Ratings, property and casualty insurers saw their third consecutive year of profitable results ... Read the full article
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