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Compre completes retrospective structured ADC transaction with Lloyd’s syndicate

Compre Group Holdings Limited (Compre), the Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group, has reached an agreement on a retrospective structured adverse development cover (ADC) transaction with a Lloyd’s syndicate. The transaction covers the syndicate’s 2023 and prior Years of Account on a whole-account basis, spanning a multi-line portfolio of property and casualty business and assumed reinsurance,…

Moody’s warns uncertainty around emerging risks could constrain re/insurance growth

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago012 mins

Speaking at their firm’s briefing in Monte Carlo today, Brandan Holmes, SVP at Moody’s Ratings, and Joe Melly, Head of Casualty and Financial Lines at Moody’s Insurance Solutions, warned that insurers are navigating an increasingly interconnected and uncertain emerging-risk landscape. They said risks are crossing traditional lines of business and becoming more difficult to model,…

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Treaty reinsurance made up just over 26% of total written London premiums in 2025: IUA

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago04 mins

According to the International Underwriting Association’s (IUA) latest report, just over 26% of premiums written in London in 2025 were treaty reinsurance, with direct and facultative contracts making up the remaining 74%. These proportions are almost unchanged from the previous year and consolidate a steady increase in the relative importance of treaty business over recent…

How Do We Define The Far-Right?

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago010 mins

Leader of far right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. How do we define the far-right? It’s a phrase which has been long associated with those on the political fringes, like the English Defence League (EDL) and…

Inconsistencies in critical infrastructure clauses create uncertainty for cyber re/insurers: Lockton Re

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago05 mins

Critical infrastructure clauses in cyber insurance are inconsistent across the market, creating uncertainty for insurers, reinsurers, brokers and policyholders, according to a report by Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton. Critical infrastructure presents systemic exposures for the cyber market. Those exposures span utilities, telecommunications and financial infrastructure, and sit beyond the scope of the…

Latin American reinsurance market maintains growth despite prolonged soft cycle: AM Best

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago010 mins

AM Best, a global credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector, says the Latin American reinsurance market has remained resilient despite weaker economic growth, significant catastrophe exposures and a prolonged soft market. Its September 2026 Market Segment Report highlights continued premium growth, abundant reinsurance capacity and opportunities created by the region’s substantial insurance protection…

Global reinsurance sector expected to remain well capitalised despite softer pricing: S&P

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago08 mins

S&P Global Ratings, a global provider of credit ratings, research and financial analysis, expects the international reinsurance sector to remain strongly capitalised and profitable through 2026 and 2027. The company said reinsurers should have sufficient financial strength to absorb significant losses, although the market continues to face challenges from rising claims costs, climate-related uncertainty and…

Pro Global deal brings scale and complementary capabilities: Marco Capital

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago017 mins

Following Marco Capital’s agreement to acquire Pro Global, we spoke with Marco Capital Group CEO Simon Minshall and PoloWorks CEO Paul Andrews about the combination of Pro Global and PoloWorks. The executives highlighted the strong complementarities between the two businesses, with the combination also bringing greater geographic reach and creating a more scalable insurance services…

HDI Global UK&I receives Lloyd’s approval in principle to establish new syndicate

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago05 mins

HDI Global UK & Ireland (HDI) has announced that it has received approval in principle from Lloyd’s to establish a new Lloyd’s syndicate, marking a key milestone in its wider Xcelerate29 growth strategy. The approval in principle enables HDI to continue progressing through the remaining regulatory and operational stages required before it can obtain permission…

SiriusPoint’s Govrin flags property rate pressure and rising AI adoption across re/insurance

Emily2 months ago4 hours ago06 mins

Speaking in an interview during the 68th edition of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, David Govrin, SiriusPoint’s Group President and CEO of Global Reinsurance & London Market Specialty, discussed the outlook for the January 1 reinsurance renewals, including rate movements, terms and conditions, and underwriting discipline. The executive also shared his views…