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International credit ratings, research and risk analysis company Moody’s Ratings has reiterated its stable outlook for the European property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance industries, while highlighting growing pressures from competitive pressures, slowing economic growth and geopolitical uncertainty. Property and casualty insurers’ profitability has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, mainly due to higher premiums…

Bermuda-based Calidris Investment Partners, an insurance-focused investment management firm backed by RedBird Capital Partners, announced the expansion of its senior team with the hiring of three new strategic personnel. James Larner serves as Director of Investor Engagement, Chelsea Smith serves as Finance and Operations Manager, and Abigail Exon serves as Quantitative Strategy Manager. In his…

HCI Group, Inc., a Tampa-based insurance holding company, reported gross premium income of $326 million in 1Q26 compared to $300 million in 1Q25 due to an increase in the number of policies in force. Reinsurance ceded premiums for the quarter were $104 million, compared to $100 million in 1Q25, also due to an increase in…

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. has announced that Peter Wilson has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting. Wilson has more than three decades of leadership experience in the global professional, commercial and professional liability markets. Most recently, he served as CEO of AXIS’ global specialty…

Lincoln Financial reported a net loss to common shareholders of $211 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared with a net loss of $756 million in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted operating income available to common shareholders in the first quarter of ’26 was $326 million, up from $280 million in the…

Mac Armstrong, CEO of US specialty insurer Palomar Holdings, which specializes in property and casualty insurance, said the company’s 2026 reinsurance renewals provide stronger economic conditions for the property and casualty business, while the company also added catastrophe protection through its latest Torrey Pines Re bond issuance. During this quarter, Palomar reports continued growth in…

Some 76% of reinsurers will achieve double-digit capital growth in 2025, according to Gallagher Re’s 2025 Reinsurance Market Report, underscoring another strong year of balance sheet expansion for the industry. According to previous reports, Gallagher Re predicts that global reinsurance dedicated capital will reach a record US$648 billion in 2025, an increase of 11% from…

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a supra-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, reported its most profitable first quarter on record, with net income of $36.5 million in 1Q26, an increase of 19.7% from $30.5 million in the same period last year. The company attributed the increase in net income to higher investment income and lower…