APAC cedents are looking for holistic solutions beyond pure volatility cover: Tony Gallagher, Marsh Re
As insurers across Asia Pacific grapple with a continual frequency of catastrophe events driven by secondary perils, Marsh Re’s clients in the region are seeking holistic solutions centred around strong partnerships and the need to generate returns for shareholders, according to Tony Gallagher, CEO of the Asia Pacific Region, Marsh Re. Reinsurance News met with…
Gallagher expands Texas employee benefits business through Mund Group acquisition
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has announced its acquisition of Mund Group, Ltd., a Texas-based agency specialising in employee benefits, with the financial details of the deal not disclosed. Headquartered in New Braunfels, Mund Group advises businesses on employee benefits and provides consulting services covering health and…
Verdant Rock secures dual-agency coverage with Morningstar DBRS credit rating
Verdant Rock Limited, a Bermuda Monetary Authority-regulated Class 3B insurance company, has received an A (low) Financial Strength Rating and an A (low) Issuer Rating from global credit rating agency, Morningstar DBRS. The rating complements the BBB+ Long-Term Insurer Financial Strength Rating with a Stable Outlook from Fitch Ratings, assigned on June 12, 2026, establishing…
Everspan to sell its redundant admitted shell company to Falvey Insurance
Everspan Group, a specialty property and casualty insurance platform, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Providence Washington Insurance Company (PWIC) to Rhode Island-based Falvey Insurance Group. The transaction is expected to increase Everspan’s tangible book value by roughly $11 million. The divestment of the admitted shell company is part of the company’s broader…
Neptune revenue hit record $59.6m in Q3’26
Florida-based flood insurance group, Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc., the parent of Neptune Flood, reported a 34.3%, or $15.2 million year-on-year increase in revenue to a record $59.6 million for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $44.4 million in the comparable prior year quarter. Revenues were driven by continued growth of the renewal portfolio, increased…
FM to provide 10% premium offset against eligible policies for the second year running
FM, a commercial property insurer focused on property protection, engineering and loss prevention, will provide eligible clients with an estimated $855 million through its resilience credit program, marking the second consecutive year that the firm is providing a 10% premium offset. Up from 5% in 2024 and prior years, the 10% premium offset to eligible…
FM offers 10% premium offset against eligible policies for the second year running
FM, a commercial property insurer focused on property protection, engineering and loss prevention, will provide eligible clients with an estimated $855 million through its resilience credit program, marking the second consecutive year that the firm is providing a 10% premium offset. Up from 5% in 2024 and prior years, the 10% premium offset to eligible…
Universal’s Q3’26 revenues rise 9.6% to $439m
Universal Insurance Holdings recorded a 9.6% hike in total revenues to $439 million for the third quarter of 2026, up from $400 million in Q3’25, as total revenues for the first nine months of the year increased by 5.3% to $1.26 billion from $1.19 billion in 2025. The increase in both periods primarily stems from…
Five insurers approved under carbon insurance framework developed by Isometric and Marsh
Isometric, the certifier for the industrial economy, has launched a new insurance framework, co-developed with Marsh, that helps reforestation projects improve their economics by enabling developers to use insurance to reduce their buffer pool contributions. Buffer pools are reserves of carbon removal certificates that projects contribute to as a safeguard against reversals caused by events…
Munich Re raises 2026 profit guidance to €6.6bn on strong preliminary Q3 results
Global reinsurer Munich Re has reported a preliminary net profit of approximately €1.7 billion for Q3 2026, driven by a “very pleasing” operating performance across all business segments, below-average major-loss expenditure in P&C reinsurance, and a strong investment result in reinsurance. The firm described the results as another quarter of strong financial performance, with its…
