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Insurers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are likely to maintain stable credit profiles despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said. The agency stressed that its assessment is shaped by considerable uncertainties about how long the conflict will last and how far its effects may spread…
Fitch Ratings’ review of the 2025 GAAP financial results of 41 North American property and casualty reinsurers found that operating returns remained at favorable levels, supported by strong underwriting performance and investment income growth. The overall operating return on the group’s common shares will be 10.9% in 2025, down from 11.1% in 2024, with almost…
Arrowhead Programs, a master administrator that designs and manages specialty insurance programs, has launched Arrowhead Professional, a practice group of seven U.S. offices and more than 125 underwriting, claims and operations experts led by a dedicated leader. By 2025, these teams have combined combined written premiums of more than $175 million. Unified practice teams combine…
Renew Risk, a provider of specialist analytics focused on risks affecting renewable energy assets, has appointed Joshua Macabuag OBE FREng as its new chief executive. The company develops catastrophe risk models and data tools designed to support the insurance and energy sectors in assessing and managing risks associated with renewable infrastructure, including wind and solar…
The Hamilton Project, an economic policy initiative within the Brookings Institution that promotes economic opportunity, prosperity and growth in the United States, proposes the establishment of a federal reinsurance entity, US Re, that would sell reinsurance contracts to U.S. homeowners insurance and reinsurance providers to protect against the most extreme weather events. The new policy…
Marsh Risk, the insurance brokerage arm of Marsh, has launched BX1, a new insurance facility in Bermuda designed to provide substantial excess casualty insurance to U.S. customers. BX1 provides a unified $50 million excess casualty capability to U.S. customers facing demanding casualty markets. Leveraging the integrated capabilities of Bermuda’s leading insurers Ascot, Markel, Ark and…
The InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF) is co-financing the development and implementation of a national parametric insurance scheme designed to protect coffee and cocoa farmers in Indonesia from the escalating risks of climate change. The program is a collaboration with London-based insurtech Blue Marble Microinsurance and state-owned insurance provider PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (JASINDO). The Indonesian…
Fidelis Partnership (TFP) reported $5.4 billion in written premiums across all capacity providers for the year ended December 31, 2025, up from $4.7 billion in 2024, with organic revenue up 10%. TFP Executive Chairman and CEO Richard Brindle praised the company for delivering excellent growth in 2025, demonstrating the strength of its team, the commitment…
BP Marsh & Partners Plc, an investor specializing in early-stage financial services businesses, has announced an investment in Ventura Risk Partners Holdings Limited, a new insurance brokerage focused on energy risks at Lloyd’s and the wider London insurance market. As part of the transaction, BP Marsh acquired a 25% fully diluted shareholding in Ventura for…
Morningstar DBRS acknowledged that the reinsurance industry remains well-positioned to absorb modest losses from terrorism and political violence due to strong capital and diversified underwriting portfolios, but warned that prolonged geopolitical and military tensions in the Middle East could increase underwriting volatility, tighten reinsurance terms and prompt more selective underwriting of political risks. According to…