Reinsurance News

Palomar to acquire The Gray Casualty & Surety Company for $300m

Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings has agreed to acquire The Gray Casualty & Surety Company from Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP), and The Gray Insurance Company for a total consideration of $300 million in cash. Gray Surety is a Treas...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

WTW reports 5% organic revenue growth to $2.3bn for Q3’25

Insurance broking group WTW achieved 5% organic revenue growth to $2.3 billion for the third quarter of 2025, flat year-on-year as a result of the sale of TRANZACT, while net income improved significantly to $306 million compared with a loss of $1...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

SCOR posts GWP of €4.6bn in Q3’25 results as combined ratio strengthens

French carrier SCOR, one of Europe’s big four reinsurance companies, has reported net income of €217 million for the third quarter of 2025, reversing the loss for the same period last year, as the property and casualty (P&C) combined rat...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

Skyward Specialty’s net income climbs 25% to $45.9m in Q3’25

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurance company, reported a net income of ​​$45.9 million for the third quarter of 2025, representing a 25.1% increase compared to $36.7 million in the same period a...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

Peak Re appoints Eun Jeong Lee as SVP Retrocession

Hong Kong-based global reinsurer Peak Re has announced the appointment of Eun Jeong Lee as Senior Vice President (SVP), Retrocession. Lee brings deep expertise in reinsurance, actuarial science, and risk management, joining Peak Re after spending...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

Severe Queensland and Victoria storms trigger 5,500 claims for Suncorp

The insurance company Suncorp has received just over 5,500 claims, around 5,000 in Queensland and 500 in Victoria, with the net cost of the event expected to fall between $220 million and $260 million, with these estimates remaining preliminary, a...

Posted: Oct 31, 2025

AXA XL Reinsurance premiums increase 8% in 9M’25

The reinsurance arm of French insurer AXA’s property, casualty and specialty risk division, AXA XL Reinsurance, achieved, on a comparable basis, an 8% year-on-year increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues to €2.4 billion f...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Global Indemnity Group reports 54% underwriting income growth in Q3’25

Global Indemnity Group, LLC (GBLI) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting 54% growth in current accident year underwriting income and a 19% increase in operating income. The company’s net income saw a slight d...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Aon’s Uri Dallal named EVP, Financial Lines, Howden US

Global insurance broker Howden has appointed Uri Dallal as Executive Vice President (EVP), Financial Lines for its recently launched US retail offering. He joins the broker upon the completion of contractual obligations to his current employer, Ao...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Melissa to add pressure at renewals but not enough to shift market balance: Willis Re

Despite Hurricane Melissa’s significant human and economic toll on Jamaica, Cuba, and other Caribbean islands, the event’s cost to the global reinsurance sector is unlikely to alter overall market dynamics, though it may give underwriters added le...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

The Hanover’s net income rises 75% as CoR strengthens in Q3’25

Property and casualty insurer, The Hanover Insurance Group, saw its net income rise 75% year-on-year to $178.7 million in the third quarter of 2025, as the firm’s combined ratio strengthened by 4.4 percentage points to 91.1% on the back of a...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

McGill and Partners and Artificial collaborate to enhance digital broking capabilities

McGill and Partners, an independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, and insurtech Artificial Labs are collaborating to develop a unified digital platform designed to enhance broking capabilities. This platform will enable broker...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Donegal Group’s net income rises 19.9% as CoR improves in Q3’25

Donegal Group Inc., an insurance holding company, reported net income of $20.1 million for the third quarter of 2025, up 19.9% from $16.8 million in the same period a year earlier. For the quarter, net premiums earned totalled $229.8 million, a 3....

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

BMA strengthens Bermuda’s position in innovative insurance solutions

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), Bermuda’s integrated regulator and supervisor for the financial services sector, continues to drive innovation in the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) market. The BMA highlights that Bermuda’s ILS market is b...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Insurance Europe call for pause on IRRD for proportionate regulation and EU competitiveness

Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, calls for the European Commission to ‘stop the clock’ on the implementation of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) legislative process. According to the organi...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Fitch assesses ‘Strong’ to ‘Very Strong’ profitability for large European composite insurers

Fitch Ratings assessed all large European composite insurers in its peer group as having ‘Strong’ to ‘Very Strong’ profitability, supported by diversified earnings sources that provide stability through cycles. The peer group comprises Allianz SE...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

SEADRIF looking at risk pool expansion to cover public assets

The Department of Finance (DOF), the Philippine government agency responsible for managing the country’s fiscal policies, public finances, and economic resilience, is leading a new regional initiative aimed at helping Southeast Asian nations prote...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

African Development Bank approves $6m ARC grant for proactive disaster preparedness

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to the African Risk Capacity (ARC) to strengthen disaster preparedness and risk financing efforts across Africa for the 2025–2026 period. According to the...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

AIG joins Convex’s new ownership structure led by Onex Corporation

Convex Group Limited, the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced a new long-term ownership structure in which Onex Corporation will take a leading 63% stake and AIG will become a strategic minority investor with a 35% equity...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Markel Insurance posts underwriting gross premium volume increase of 11% for Q3’25

Markel Group has reported that its insurance business, Markel Insurance, saw an underwriting gross premium volume increase of 11% for the third quarter of 2025 to $2.72 billion from $2.5 billion last year. For the nine month period ended September...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Steady premium growth keeps China’s non-life outlook stable: AM Best

AM Best has maintained a stable outlook for China’s non-life insurance sector, supported by steady premium growth driven by the expansion of new energy vehicles (NEVs), ongoing health reforms, emerging product innovations, and regulatory initiativ...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Fortegra Insurance UK added to NAIC Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers

Fortegra Insurance UK Limited, part of the Fortegra Group, a specialty insurer, has been officially added to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers, published in the NAIC’s October Edition 24...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

AXIS Capital reports strong underwriting result for Q3’25

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has reported a rise in underwriting income for both the third quarter and nine month period ended September 30th, 2025, with a strong performance in its insurance and reinsurance...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Everest gets revised negative outlook from AM Best following Q3’25 reserve charges

Credit ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlooks of Everest Group, Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries to negative from stable, and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-T...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

Verisk reports 5.9% revenue and 2.5% net income increase in Q3’25

Verisk Analytics, a data analytics and technology provider, announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting $768 million in revenue, up 5.9%, and up 5.5% on an organic constant currency (OCC) basis. Net income also experie...

Posted: Oct 30, 2025