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Insurance holding company WR Berkley Corporation reported gross written premiums (GWP) increased to $3.8 billion in Q1’26, compared with $3.7 billion in Q1’25. Meanwhile, net written premiums remained essentially stable year-over-year, reaching US$3.17 billion in 1Q26 compared to US$3.13 billion in 1Q25. In the first quarter of 2026, the insurer reported net income of $515.2…
At-Bay, a U.S.-based InsurSec provider that provides cyber insurance and risk management services, reported 2026 Insurance Security Report Ransomware campaigns are increasingly affected by the exploitation of core infrastructure. According to At-Bay’s analysis of more than 6,500 claims and more than 100,000 policy years, 73% of ransomware incidents in 2025 began with a VPN compromise,…
According to Gallagher Re’s Florida Market Watch report, direct written premiums (DPW) in Florida’s overall insurance market will increase 1.3% year-over-year to $33.3 billion by the end of 2025. The report shows that Florida Specialists (excluding ANTSP) DPW increased by 13.5% to $22.2 billion compared with the end of 2024, with growth mainly driven by…
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance arm of global fintech company Acrisure, has announced the integration of its capital and captive units into its broader platform. The move brings together more than 275 captive insurance experts in North America and Bermuda, combining a proven captive business with the capabilities of a specialist reinsurance broker in one structure….
The International Underwriting Association (IUA), the representative body for insurance and reinsurers operating in the London market, has announced the launch of a new underwriting group aimed at professionals in the early stages of their careers. Known as the NextGen Underwriting Council, the scheme aims to support emerging talent in the London market and contribute…
Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI) shows that global commercial insurance rates will fall by an average of 5% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 4% decline in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of rate cuts. Rate declines in the first quarter were once again driven by…
Allianz Türkiye, a multi-line insurance company operating in Turkey and part of the Allianz Group, selected the Nettle AI platform to support its commercial property risk engineering operations following a pilot program conducted by an internal team. According to Allianz Türkiye, the pilot project has shown that property inspections conducted by its risk engineering team…
Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI) shows that global commercial insurance rates will fall by an average of 5% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 4% decline in the fourth quarter of 2025. This is the seventh consecutive quarter of rate cuts. Rate declines in the first quarter were once again driven…
Chubb disclosed that property insurance underwriting income in the first quarter of 2026 was US$1.79 billion, an increase of 306.3% compared with the same period last year, and the combined ratio was 84%. The company’s net profit and core operating income in the first quarter of this year were US$2.32 billion and US$2.69 billion respectively,…
African Reinsurance reported a 50.6% year-on-year increase in net profit after tax for fiscal year 2025 (FY25) to US$199 million from US$132 million in FY24, driven by strong underwriting performance, record investment returns and lower foreign exchange losses. The reinsurer achieved strong premium growth, with gross written premiums (GWP) increasing 10.18% year-on-year to US$1.34 billion,…