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Zurich’s 9M’25 top line boosted by record $38.9bn P&C premiums

Reinsurance News

Large insurer Zurich Insurance has delivered strong top-line growth in the first nine months of 2025, with its property & casualty (P&C) segment reporting record gross written premiums of $38.9 billion, an 8% increase driven by exceptional...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Hiscox Re & ILS grows ICWP to $525.6m in 9M’25

Reinsurance News

Hiscox Re & ILS, which includes the global insurer’s reinsurance operations in London and Bermuda as well as its insurance-linked securities (ILS) business, reported insurance contract written premiums (ICWP) of $525.6 million for the first ni...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Allianz joins The Spark with Sirma Boshnakova appointed to Advisory Board

Reinsurance News

The Spark, the insurance industry’s first Global Prevention Lab, has announced that global insurer Allianz has joined as a member, with Sirma Boshnakova, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, appointed to The Spark’s Global Advisory Boa...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

People Moves: Acrisure Appoints Radelet Chief Corporate Affairs Officer; Carbon Hires Bright to Lead...

Insurance Journal

Acrisure, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Aaron Radelet as chief corporate affairs officer. In this newly created role, Radelet oversees the company’s corporate brand and reputation strategy globally, including communications...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

AI-centred InsurTechs dominate as global funding hits $1.01bn in Q3: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

According to a new report from Gallagher Re, global InsurTech funding was $1.01 billion in Q3 2025, down 7.3% from the $1.09 billion recorded in the prior quarter. Gallagher Re observed a marked drop in deal count, with just 76 deals in Q3 2025, t...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Here’s How Much Hurricane Melissa Was Worsened by Climate Change

Insurance Journal

Hurricane Melissa became the most powerful storm on record to strike Jamaica in part because of water made hotter and air made wetter by global warming, a new analysis has found. The storm was also one of the strongest to …

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

UNDP, BMZ, Generali, and ICMIF Foundation launch global inclusive insurance programme covering 30 co...

Reinsurance News

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), global insurer Generali Group, and the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Foundation have a...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Deaths and Illnesses Reported in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Recalled Pasta Meals

Insurance Journal

Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores including Walmart and Trader Joe’s in many states. In total, at least six …

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

MMA Sues Former Specialty Marine Head Over Move to Howden US

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan Agency is going after a single employee, who came over in the acquisition of McGriff Insurance Services, for leaving for Howden US—taking 17 coworkers and over 30 clients representing $4 million in annual revenue. According to a lawsui...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Legal & General secures £96m pension buy-in for Cosworth Racing Limited Fund

Reinsurance News

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (L&G), a subsidiary of Legal & General Group plc and a UK financial services provider, has completed a £96 million buy-in with the Cosworth Racing Limited Pension Fund, with the transaction sec...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Tech University Students Think Tiny Drones Inspired by Bats Could Save Lives

Insurance Journal

Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a late Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in se...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

Anchored in Maritime Roots, the Cayman Islands Set Sail for Reinsurance Opportunities

Insurance Journal

The Cayman Islands have a story familiar to many in insurance—entering the industry unexpectedly from somewhere else. In fact, the islands went from sustaining the economy as an exporter of thatch rope to becoming a thriving reinsurance hub in just &...

Posted: Nov 06, 2025

EverPeak expands to Arkansas with Attune-backed workers’ comp product

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EverPeak Insurance is a workers’ compensation solution developed by Pinnacol Assurance.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Guardian and PrismHR announce API integrations

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Guardian Life has partnered with PrismHR to launch two new API connections, becoming the first benefits carrier to integrate directly through PrismHR’s platform.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Lexus introduces three-year fixed price insurance offer

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The offering is made by Lexus Insurance Services and underwritten by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance UK. 

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Cytora Adds InformData to Risk Workflows for Commercial Insurers

IIR

The partnership integrates identity, behavior, and credential data into underwriting systems.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Avallon Raises $4.6M to Scale AI Agents for Insurance Claims Automation

IIR

Frontline Ventures leads seed round as Avallon targets staffing gaps with AI-powered workflows.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Highlights from Applied Net 2025: Transforming Agencies with EZLynx Innovations

Insurance Journal

We had an incredible time at Applied Net 2025, where innovation, learning, and collaboration took center stage for EZLynx® users. With over 350 EZLynx customers in attendance and over 50 enthusiastic EZLynx team members on-site, it was the perfect sp...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Insurance Tech Firm Exzeo Raises $168M in U.S. IPO

Carrier Management

Insurance Tech Firm Exzeo Raises $168M in U.S. IPO Insurance technology firm Exzeo Group raised $168 million in...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

‘Master of Disaster’ Class Action Lawyer Dies

Carrier Management

‘Master of Disaster’ Class Action Lawyer Dies Stanley Chesley, a class-action lawsuit pioneer who took...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

More Illnesses Connected to Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Meals

Carrier Management

More Illnesses Connected to Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepared Meals Ne...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Hippo reports net income of $98m for Q3’25, up from net loss of $9m last year

Reinsurance News

Home insurance firm Hippo reported net income of $98 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $9 million last year, driven by a $91 million net gain on the sale of the homebuilder distribution network and improved underwrit...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Conduit Re in ‘full preparation mode’ as market discipline holds and rates begin to soften: CEO Ecke...

Reinsurance News

During a recent interview, Neil Eckert, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re, said the company reported a benign third quarter, reaffirming its guidance for year-end as the market shows early signs of...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann to Head of International Property; Fidelis Insurance Group Ta...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Fidelis Insurance Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann to Head of International Property AXA XL announced the promotion of Sabrina Lah...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Everest renewal rights deal a “great opportunity to grow faster”: AIG, Jon Hancock

Reinsurance News

Jon Hancock, EVP & CEO of International Commercial and Global Personal Insurance at AIG, said the recent renewal rights deal with Everest is a great opportunity to accelerate growth for AIG’s already robust commercial business, while also bene...

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

ROLLin’ partners with Ravin AI

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ROLLin' will integrate RAVIN’s technology into its claims workflow.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025

Insurer-backed Zest AI secures strategic investment

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TruStage Ventures backed the company in the past.

Posted: Nov 05, 2025