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A joint report from the City of London Corporation and the UK Carbon Markets Forum, which together represent key parts of the UK’s financial and carbon markets ecosystem, sets out the current scale of the country’s carbon credits industry and highlights what they say are significant growth opportunities that could be lost without coordinated policy…
Australian insurer Suncorp has secured an additional five years of total reinsurance cover, which will provide A$800 million in annual cover and up to A$2.4 billion in total cover for the period commencing June 30, 2026. The top-up point for total cover is linked to the growth of Suncorp’s exposure over time and is set…
Clearwater Analytics, a provider of investment accounting, reporting and analytics solutions, reports that Asia-Pacific insurers are rapidly increasing their commitments to private markets. Executives surveyed expect about a third of their total $3.8 trillion in assets to be allocated to private debt, private equity, infrastructure and other alternatives within five years, up from about 20%…
Schroders Capital, the private markets arm of global asset manager Schroders, and international reinsurer Hannover Re have launched tokenization capabilities within Schroders Capital’s Private Debt and Credit Alternatives (PDCA) insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform. The announcement includes the completion of what is described as the first real-world mortgage reinsurance transaction executed using the framework. The development…
Commercial property and casualty insurer and reinsurer WR Berkley Corporation has named Christopher T. Reichardt president of Berkley Oil & Gas. In his new role, Reichardt succeeds Linda A. Eppolito, who will serve as chair of the business unit. Both appointments are effective immediately. As a business unit, Berkeley Oil & Gas provides specialty underwriting,…
Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings reported that EU insurance and reinsurance companies have been steadily increasing their allocations to private credit. The research results were published in its Insurance introduction The company’s announcement on April 23, 2026 stated that the announcement did not constitute a rating action. S&P Global Ratings said EU reinsurers and…
During global insurer Chubb’s first-quarter earnings call, CEO Evan Greenberg described the rapid softening in the property and casualty insurance market as “silly,” citing a misalignment between supply and demand factors related to capital in the re/insurance industry and high intermediation costs. Chubb reported that the company reduced its exposure to primary accounts and its…
EIRS, a company working on digital insurance infrastructure and reinsurance solutions across emerging markets, says the rapid expansion of digital insurance in Africa and the Middle East is exposing a structural imbalance in how risk is supported and transferred. The company notes that while demand and distribution are expanding quickly, the supporting reinsurance frameworks have…
RLI Corp., a U.S.-based specialty insurer focused on the property, casualty and surety markets, reported gross premiums increased 3% to $503 million in the first quarter of 2026, led by its casualty business, compared with $491 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net premiums written (NPW) for the quarter were $417.6 million compared to…
U.S. insurance company Kemper Corporation has sold its retail property and casualty insurance agency portfolio, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings, LLC, to personal lines insurance distribution company Confie. Newins Insurance Agency Holdings’ distribution footprint includes exclusive agency and store locations. The business was acquired by Kemper in 2021 as part of the American Access Insurance Company…