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Sompo appoints Sarah Stanford as UK CEO

Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, specialty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Sarah Stanley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sompo UK following the recent completion of its acquisition of Aspen. The new position, which is effective immediately subject to regulatory approval, will report to Alessa Quane, chief executive of international markets, and will…

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Universal’s net income surges to $66.6m in Q4’25, CoR improves to 87.5%

Universal Insurance Holdings, a large Florida-based insurance company, reported net income available to common shareholders of $66.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, a significant increase from $6 million in the same period last year. The company’s adjusted net income also increased, rising to $63.3 million from $7.2 million in the same period last…

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Hiscox Re gains underwriting edge through blending external and internal data with tech: CUO

Joanne Musselle, group chief underwriting officer (CUO) of specialist insurer Hiscox, said earlier today that the company’s underwriting strength in reinsurance was driven by a number of factors. Hiscox executives answered analyst questions on a range of topics after posting a strong set of results for 2025, including strong results from the company’s reinsurance business…

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Ageas achieves 9% rise in net inflows in 2025 as reinsurance expansion continues

The net inflows of international insurance group Ageas increased by 9% year-on-year to 19.6 billion euros. Supported by the continued expansion and solid performance of the reinsurance business, net operating results will increase by 33% in 2025, reaching 1.65 billion euros. Reinsurance third-party business inflows will increase to EUR 905 million in 2025 from EUR…

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Howden launches Japanese initiative within Construction & Infrastructure Assets division

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage Howden has launched a new Japan program within its construction and infrastructure assets division, announcing key senior appointments. Howden said the move further strengthens its global capabilities to support Japan-led construction and infrastructure projects around the world. It was established in response to Japan’s substantial and growing investment in major…

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AM Best upgrades ratings of RLI and its subsidiaries

Credit ratings agency AM Best upgraded the financial strength ratings of specialty insurer RLI Corp.’s insurance subsidiaries RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company and Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company to A++ (senior) from A+ (senior). In addition, the rating agency also upgraded the company’s long-term issuer credit rating from “aa” (senior) to “aa+” (senior)….

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Northern Re eyes larger, more complex opportunities with expanded capital base

Technology-enabled reinsurer Northern Re has revealed that it has increased committed capital by $150 million, with support from new and existing investors, bringing total platform capacity to $325 million. With platform development beginning in 2020 and the company officially launching in 2022, Northern Re enters the mortgage reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets with a…

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Northern Re eyes larger and more complex opportunities with expanded capital base

Technology-enabled reinsurer Northern Re has revealed that it has increased committed capital by $150 million, with support from new and existing investors, bringing total platform capacity to $325 million. With platform development beginning in 2020 and the company officially launching in 2022, Northern Re enters the mortgage reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets with a…

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