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Traditional reinsurers’ capital utilisation improved to 77% at year-end 2025 from 85% in 2024 and 92% in 2023, and credit rating agency AM Best expects further improvement to 72% in 2026, driven by a continuation of market trends. In a new report, AM Best highlights how the record level of dedicated reinsurance capital, from both…
MS Amlin, a global specialty commercial insurance and reinsurance provider and part of MS&AD, has reported its IFRS 17 Q1 2026 (April – June) financial results, including a £21 million year-on-year rise in net income to £61 million and an improved combined ratio. In a strong quarter for the London headquartered firm, insurance revenue increased…
Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of London Market veteran John Pilkington as Chief Capital Officer (CCO). This newly created role, Atrium highlighted, will be key in shaping the company’s capital strategy to support the delivery of its five-year transformation agenda. In his new position, Pilkington will be responsible for sourcing…
American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a global insurer and reinsurer, has launched a new Parametric Cloud Outage Solution in partnership with Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, offering additional cyber protection for clients experiencing business interruption losses from cloud service outages and cloud provider downtime. The solution’s parametric formula is backed by Parametrix’s…
Zurich domiciled reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re), part of global insurance group MS&AD, saw its gross written premiums (GWP) rise by roughly $300 million to $3.2 billion for the six month period ended June 30, 2026. As the reinsurer’s portfolio continued to expand, the combined ratio strengthened by 8.7 percentage points to 82.5%, supported by…
Australia-headquartered global insurer QBE has disclosed a modest increase in insurance profit for H1 2026, with underwriting performance remaining resilient despite higher underlying claims costs and rising expenses. The firm’s insurance profit rose to $1.206 billion from $1.157 billion in H1 2025, while its insurance operating result increased to $691 million, up from $639 million….
Westfield Specialty, a global specialty insurance carrier, has reported growth of 25% year over year in gross written premium (GWP) to USD 1.18 billion for the first half of 2026, with a combined ratio of 94.3%. For the second quarter of 2026, Westfield’s GWP increased 20% year over year to USD 622 million, with a…
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF), a regional organisation working to strengthen financial protection against disasters and climate-related risks, has outlined progress made during 2025 and identified areas requiring further development in its latest annual report. Titled Protecting What Matters: Scaling Disaster and Climate Risk Insurance Across Southeast Asia, SEADRIF’s 2025 Annual Report…
For the second quarter of 2026, Accelerant Holdings, the data-driven risk exchange platform active in the specialty insurance marketplace through the Accelerant Risk Exchange, has reported growth of 23% year-over-year in exchange written premium to USD 1.32 billion from USD 1.07 billion in Q2’25. For the half-year 2026, Accelerant reported growth of 20% year-over-year in…
Arch Insurance International (Arch), the international insurance business of Arch Capital Group, has appointed James Mecham as Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Long Tail Lines, effective immediately. Mecham will work alongside Mike Lay, CUO of Long Tail Lines, in supporting the underwriting strategy for the business. His responsibilities will include the long tail portfolios…