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International insurer and reinsurer QBE has announced its financial results for the full year 2025, reporting a net profit after tax of $2,157 million and an improved combined operating ratio of 91.9%. FY 2025 net profit after tax increased from $...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
More than two-thirds of independent agencies plan to increase use of artificial intelligence in the next 12 month though just 8% said AI is currently embedded in their daily workflows, according to a new report from The Big “I” Agents ...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Asset-intensive reinsurance (AIR) is expanding globally, with activity still concentrated in the US, while transactions gain momentum in the Asia-Pacific, the UK, and Europe, according to PwC. AIR refers to reinsurance transactions of insurance pr...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex achieved a 14% year-on-year rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to $5.9 billion in 2025, resulting in a three year compound annual growth rate of 25%, with expansion in most business lines despite the impact...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Man-made climate change intensified the rain that fell over Spain’s Valencia region in 2024, when flash floods and landslides caused at least 230 deaths and an estimated €29 billion in damages ($34 billion). Global warming also meant that sudde...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC), a property and casualty insurance holding company, reported a net income of $26.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, representing a 437% increase from $4.9 million in the same period a year earli...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Marsh Risk, a business of broker and risk advisor Marsh, has launched Nimbus Casualty, a dedicated insurance facility designed to provide excess general liability protection for digital infrastructure projects across the US during the construction...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Marsh Risk, a business of broker and risk advisor Marsh, has launched Nimbus Casualty, a dedicated insurance facility designed to provide excess general liability protection for digital infrastructure projects across the US during the construction...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance. That reassurance exists largely because of Flood Re. Launched in 2016, Flood Re is a national public–private reinsurance scheme...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Fairfax Financial has revealed that all of its major insurance and reinsurance segments achieved combined ratios below 100% in 2025 for a consolidated combined ratio of 93% and record underwriting profit of $1.8 billion. Prem Watsa, Chairman and C...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
India temporarily extended permission for four Russian insurers to cover tankers calling at its ports, as the government seeks to sustain crude imports while also managing US pressure to end shipments from Moscow. The stopgap move lasts for one month...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
J.B. Boda & Co., the overseas company of international re/insurance broker J.B. Boda Group, has announced the appointment of Rajesh Sinha as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director – APAC. A globally recognised insurance and reinsuranc...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
PERILS, the Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has provided its first insurance industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm Goretti, which affected southwestern England, northern France, and Belgium from 8 to 9 January 2026 a...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Rising ransomware attacks, third-party vulnerabilities and insurance exposure are transforming health care cyber security into an enterprise-wide resilience challenge. The post
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Renuka Nar as Director – Head of Life and Health Reinsurance, India. In her new role, Nar will lead the Life and Health Reinsurance practice in India, focusing on building...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, generated net income of $577 million in 2025, an increase of 44% year-on-year, as the underwriting result dipped very slightly but remains strong with a combined ratio of 92.9%....
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Large US insurer Chubb has promoted Scott Henck to the role of Senior Vice President (SVP) for the Group and Chief Actuary, effective April 1st, 2026. He will have a dual reporting line to Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (C...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Alongside its full-year 2025 results, QBE has also provided an update on its January 1, 2026, reinsurance renewal, where it secured a further reduction in retentions on its main catastrophe reinsurance tower amid favourable market conditions. QBE...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, is set to acquire Australian insurer QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety business, subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to take some months....
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Ratings of insurers and reinsurers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) showed improvement in 2025, according to a new report from AM Best, a credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector. The findings are presented in the...
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Xitus, a legacy specialist providing discontinued insurance solutions through acquisition and loss portfolio transfers, has chosen INTX Insurance Software, a complete Insurance Operating System for specialty P&C insurers, MGAs, reinsurers and...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Markel announced a new collaboration with Upfort to provide eligible U.S. cyber policyholders with an expanded suite of tools to help them safeguard their businesses and help reduce the risk of cyberattacks. Upfort Shield, a multi-layer cyber defense...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Willis Re, a re/insurance advisory and broking firm and part of WTW, has announced the appointment of Rikki Hornett to its team, bringing more than 40 years of industry experience, including over 25 years working in the Bermuda market. During his...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
California Bill Requires Insurers to Offer, Renew Coverage for ‘Fire-Safe...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Employers Holdings Expands Into Excess Worker...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Marsh Risk Launches Excess Casualty Facility for U.S. Di...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Amwins Appoints Yuko and Shapiro to Lead New Hospitality Practice Amwins, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, named Michelle Yuko and Joey Shapiro as leaders of its new hospitality practice, a dedicated industry-focused group designed to supp...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. must face an antitrust trial on some claims brought by the US Justice Department and various states for allegedly monopolizing the live events market, after a federal judge rejected the company’s request to dismis...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
German biopharmaceutical company BioNTech sued Moderna in Delaware federal court on Thursday, alleging that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine mNEXSPIKE infringes a patent related to BioNTech and Pfizer’s competing shot Comirnaty. The lawsuit sai...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced the launch of its AI Claim Assistant, a new solution developed using OpenAI model capabilities and APIs. Described as an industry-leading solution, this fully agentic intelligent voice service uses advan...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Higginbotham has hired Samuel Isaac Ritter, M.D., as medical director for employee benefits, adding a client-facing physician resource within its self-funded advisory work. As more employers move into self-funded plans, the questions landing on broke...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
A fast-moving wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle doubled in size as it pressed into Kansas while winds threatened to shift and raise fire risks across West Texas and New Mexico. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed more than 283,000 acres …
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released its strategic priorities for 2026, including the oversight of emerging technology like artificial intelligence. “At the NAIC, a deep bench of 56 members representing each U.S....
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court has re-opened the door for cyber insurers to pursue recovery of claims payments they made to their insureds who took matters into their own hands after their data hosting company allegedly failed to adequately respond to &#...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
A contractor in Washington was fined $200,000 for putting workers at risk during a demolition project at a home in Bellevue, Washington. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Seattle Environmental Services LLC for knowingly...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
A regional Coca-Cola seller and distributor violated federal law when it excluded male employees from an employer-sponsored event, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, in September 202...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Thornton to Lead Maryland Insurance Administration’s Property and Casualty Division Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant has announced the appointment of Courtney Thornton as associate commissioner of property and casualty, Brent Matthew...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Thornton to Lead Maryland Insurance Administration’s Property and Casualty Division Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant has announced the appointment of Courtney Thornton as associate commissioner of property and casualty, Brent Matthew...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has reported its full-year 2025 performance in Asia Pacific, posting gross premiums of $7.5 billion and a record overall business operating profit (BOP) of $633 million, up 8% year over year. The global multi-line i...
Posted: Feb 20, 2026
EV Collision Claims Rise Even as Sales Falter: Report A new repo...
Posted: Feb 19, 2026
Zurich Insurance Profit Beats Estimates as CEO Eyes Beazley Z...
Posted: Feb 19, 2026