Arch Capital’s Q1’26 underwriting income rises by 75%
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported underwriting revenue increased 74.6% year-over-year to $728 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared with $417 million in the first quarter of 2025. This was driven by strong growth in underwriting performance in the Insurance and Reinsurance segment. The reinsurance/insurance company’s group-wide combined ratio improved…
Marsh Risk launches AI-powered suite of analytics for faster, smarter risk management
Marsh Risk, the insurance brokerage arm of Marsh, announced the launch of Risk Companion, a new set of artificial intelligence-driven analytics tools designed to help clients more effectively manage their unique risks. The platform leverages a proprietary artificial intelligence engine to integrate Marsh’s global risk data sets with advanced actuarial models and deep subject matter…
RenaissanceRe returns to underwriting profit in Q1’26 amid ‘deliberate portfolio construction’
Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe)’s underwriting profit in the first quarter of 2026 was US$588.8 million, a significant improvement from the US$770.6 million loss in the previous year, and gross written premiums (GPW) fell approximately 17% year-on-year to US$3.5 billion. RenRe is off to a strong start in 2026, with solid contributions from all…
Danish Supreme Court ruling leads to Tryg recognising one-off impact in workers’ comp case
Tryg, a Nordic insurance company operating in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, has commented on the Danish Supreme Court’s ruling on workers’ compensation in Denmark, which has implications for the wider insurance industry as well as Danish state and municipal authorities. Tryg, together with the Danish Insurance Association, said the Danish government should bear responsibility for…
S&P affirms ICIEC ratings of AA- Reinsurance News
Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer credit and financial strength rating of ‘AA-‘ for Islamic Investment and Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurance company and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group. The outlook for these ratings is stable, with ICIEC retaining its position as the…
Novatae Risk appoints J. Clay Kadlic as VP of Strategic Partnerships
Novatae Risk Group (Novatae), the wholesale insurance arm of World Insurance Associates (World), has named J. Clay Kadlic vice president (VP) of strategic partnerships. The company provides wholesale insurance solutions, working with retail brokers to place specialized risks and connect them to the carrier market. Novatae Risk Group said Kadlic will oversee the development and…
Cincinnati generates $274m Q1’26 net income
Cincinnati Financial Corporation, a major U.S. insurance company, announced financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with a net profit of $274 million, compared with a net loss of $90 million in the first quarter of 2025. The insurer explained that this follows the recognition of an $82 million decrease in the fair value…
Re/insurance industry veteran Dan Malloy joins Banyan Risk as Executive Managing Director
Dan Malloy, a veteran insurance and reinsurance executive and former CEO of United Risk, SiriusPoint and Third Point Re, joins specialist MGA Banyan Risk on 1 May 2026 as executive managing director. Malloy brings four decades of industry experience, including senior management and leadership roles at various brokers, insurers and reinsurers, and joins Banyan Risk…
VIG’s 2025 result rises by 32% to €1.2bn
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) reported a solid financial position for the full year 2025, with pre-tax results increasing by 31.7% to €1.16 billion, compared with €881.8 million for the full year 2024. The insurer’s “strong” growth in FY25 was driven by a 7.1% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to €16.3 billion, as well as…
Protective targets specialty P&C insurance expansion with Obsidian acquisition
Protective Life Insurance Company, a major subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, plans to acquire property, casualty and specialty insurance platform Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates from private equity firm Genstar Capital. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or the first quarter of 2027, will establish a new business…