Reinsurance News

Chubb posts record P&C underwriting income of $1.63bn in Q2’25

Chubb has reported that property and casualty (P&C) underwriting income was a record $1.63 billion in Q2 2025, up 15% from the same period of 2024, with an improved combined ratio of 85.6%. Meanwhile, the firm’s Q2 2025 net income was $2...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

Westfield Specialty posts 89.4% CoR and underwriting income of $58m in H1’25

Westfield Specialty, a global specialty insurance carrier, has reported a combined ratio of 89.4% and underwriting income of $58 million for the first half of 2025, which are “well ahead of planned results”. According to the insurer, i...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

QBE NA promotes Atkinson to President of NAU Country Insurance Company

QBE North America (QBE NA), part of the global insurer QBE, has promoted Jordan Atkinson to President of NAU Country Insurance Company, effective August 18th, 2025. He succeeds long-serving NAU Country President, Jim Korin, who announced his inten...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

S&P: Toa Re’s operating performance shows clear signs of recovery

S&P Global Ratings, a credit rating agency, has affirmed its A/Stable ratings on Toa Reinsurance Group’s core subsidiaries, reflecting a firm view that the group’s operating performance is improving, with signs of profitability returning after...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

Novatae appoints Anju Arora VP of data, business intelligence & innovation

Novatae Risk Group, a managing general agent (MGA) and underwriting manager, has announced the appointment of Anju Arora as Vice President of data, business intelligence and innovation, a newly created role. Arora has been tasked with driving Nova...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

Demex reopens aggregate loss reinsurance market for frequent storm losses with new solution

Demex, a climate risk MGA and data analytics firm based in Washington, D.C., is driving a shift in how the reinsurance industry handles the financial burden of severe convective storms (SCS). With a new aggregate, working-layer reinsurance structu...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

AI offers huge potential to insurers, but also brings new risks: Morningstar DBRS

While artificial intelligence (AI) investments offer significant growth and profitability potential for insurance companies, they also bring new risks that, if not managed properly, could cause significant financial and have a negative impact on c...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Sharp rise in electric vehicle insurance premiums and unsustainable write-offs: FWD

There has been a sharp rise in electric vehicle (EV) insurance premiums, driven by higher repair costs, labour expenses, and parts shortages — factors that often lead to unsustainable write-offs after minor accidents, according to a recent white p...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

AXA XL promotes Ed Totten to Head of Construction Casualty

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the promotion of Ed Totten to Head of Construction Casualty, consolidating Primary and Excess Casualty lines under his leadership. Totten...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Porfilio joins WTW’s ICT as Head of Personal and Commercial Lines Business Development

Insurance and reinsurance broking group WTW has announced the appointment of Dale Porfilio as Senior Director and Head of Personal and Commercial Lines Business Development to its Insurance Consulting & Technology (ICT) business. Porfilio, bas...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

HDI Global highlights importance of ART with Board-level integration

HDI Global underscores the strategic importance of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) by integrating its Risk Finance solutions at Board level under Dr Dirk Höring, following the successful development of its HDI Enablers unit. As risks become more c...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

KBRA upgrades American Coastal Insurance Corporation to investment grade

American Coastal Insurance Corporation, the parent company of American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal), has announced that Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has raised the Company’s Issuer and Debt ratings from BB+ to BBB-, achieving investmen...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

ACORD Solutions Group launches ADEPT Dubai Regional Hub

ACORD Solutions Group (ASG), a provider of digital solutions for the global insurance industry, has launched the ADEPT Dubai Regional Hub. The new hub was announced at the event “Discover the Future of (Re)Insurance in the UAE,” hosted by ASG and...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Texas flash floods to have limited impact on re/insurers: Cotality

Although the recent deadly flash floods in Texas are estimated to have caused $1.1 billion in damage to residential buildings, Cotality believes the event will likely have a limited impact on primary insurers and reinsurers, due to the region’s lo...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

PPL records highest number of active platform users in June

Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has confirmed that June saw a record number of active users on the platform, as clients positioned themselves for the critical renewal period. During June, over 500 users accessed renewal-specific support, with virtu...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Allianz Commercial appoints Hyeji Kang as new CFO

Allianz Commercial has announced the appointment of Hyeji Kang as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), effective October 1st, 2025. In her new role, Kang will report di...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Fleming aims to revolutionise retrospective reinsurance with new REvolve™ platform

Fleming Insurance Holdings, a provider of capital solutions to P&C re/insurers globally, has launched REvolve™, a new comprehensive platform designed to transform retrospective reinsurance. REvolve™ integrates advanced risk evaluation, AI-enha...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

FCA flags rising motor premiums and ongoing claims handling concerns

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator responsible for overseeing the conduct of nearly 50,000 firms, has stated that the recent surge in motor insurance premiums is largely the result of factors outside insurers’ cont...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Howden appoints Saloni Bhandari as SVP, M&A and Co-Head of Transactional Risk

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Saloni Bhandari as Senior Vice President (SVP) – M&A and Co-Head of Transactional Risk. In her new role, Bhandari will focus on warranty & i...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

Munich Re’s HSB and MGU Victor launch Contractors All Risks insurance in UK

Victor Insurance, a managing general underwriter in collaboration with HSB, a multi-line specialty insurer and part of the reinsurance giant Munich Re, have launched a new offering, Contractors All Risks (CAR) Insurance in the UK, targeting contra...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

W. R. Berkley’s Q2’25 income expands as NPW reach record $3.4bn

W. R. Berkley has disclosed net income for Q2 of 2025 at $401.3 million, up from $371.9 million in Q2 of 2024, while net premiums written grew to a record $3.4 billion. The firm also posted a record net investment income of $379.3 million in Q2 of...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

RLI reports underwriting income of $62.2m with CoR of 84.5% for Q2’25

Specialty insurer RLI Corp. has reported underwriting income of $62.2 million, with a combined ratio of 84.5% for the second quarter of 2025, driven by the Property segment, which posted underwriting income of $49.5 million, compared with $53.2 mi...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

S&P revises MAPFRE’s outlook to positive, citing strong capital and earnings

S&P Global Ratings, a credit rating agency, has revised its outlook on the Spanish insurance group Mapfre to positive from stable, reflecting growing confidence in the group’s financial strength and earnings trajectory. The change in outlook f...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

US private flood insurance growth helps close the nation’s protection gap: Fitch

The US private flood insurance market is growing, addressing the nation’s significant gap between economic and insured losses from flood events, which remain largely underinsured despite being one of the costliest perils for homeowners, a recent r...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025

AM Best downgrades Bermuda-based Berking Re credit ratings

AM Best has downgraded the credit ratings of Berking Re Limited, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company, citing concerns over the weakened credit fundamentals and the heightened contagion risk from its parent company, PFY Cayman. Berking Re’s Financi...

Posted: Jul 22, 2025