Axa CEO: Retail, Technology Among Key Growth Drivers Going Forward
: Axa SA looks to expand its retail and technology capabilities, and the group expands across lines and regions, its chief executive officer said.
Risks including an aging population, technology, personal lines evolution, a...
Date: February 26, 2026
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Munich Re CEO: Diversification Takes Pressure Off Property/Casualty Reinsurance
: Munich Reinsurance Co.'s property/casualty reinsurance segment remains its largest and most profitable, but the group is seeing increasing profitability from its global specialty insurance, primary insurance and life reinsura...
Date: February 26, 2026
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AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Starr International Company, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries
: AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of the insurance subsidiar...
Date: February 26, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Somers Re Ltd. and Its Subsidiaries
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of Somers Re Ltd. (Bermuda) and its subsidiaries: Watford Insurance Company Euro...
Date: February 26, 2026
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Howden Appoints Group Chief Legal Officer
: Howden, a global insurance broking group, appointed Christopher Dalrymple as group chief legal officer, effective March 23.
Dalrymple has more than 25 years of global legal leadership in the insurance and financial servi...
Date: February 26, 2026
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Allianz CEO Sees High Potential in European Growth, Cross-Selling
: Allianz SE looks to grow its customer base and cross-selling initiatives in Europe as it sees potential in protection and health insurance while improving its property/casualty segment, its chief executive officer said.
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Date: February 26, 2026
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Ageas Boosts Second-Half Profit With Esure, Nonlife Gains
: Ageas SA/NV reported higher second-half and 2025 net income as the Belgium-based group expanded its international reach with recent acquisitions.
"The acquisition of esure, which positions us as the third-largest personal...
Date: February 25, 2026
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IGI Chief Executive: Competition Weighs on Reinsurance, Short-Tail Markets
: International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. is seeing the effects of rising competition in reinsurance and short-tail lines as the group reported currency effects from a volatile U.S. dollar, its chief executive officer sai...
Date: February 25, 2026
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Best’s Market Segment Outlook: AM Best Revises Outlook on Germany's Life Insurance Segment to Stable
: AM Best is revising its outlook for Germany’s life insurance segment to stable from negative.
In its new Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: Germany Life Insurance”, AM Best states that the revision of it...
Date: February 25, 2026
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Broker Price Forbes Appoints Head of Property
: Broker Price Forbes has appointed Gareth Davies as executive vice president, head of property, effective immediately.
Based in Bermuda, Davies will take responsibility for the development and growth of Price Forbes Bermu...
Date: February 24, 2026
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Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Revises Outlook on Germany’s Non-Life Insurance Segment to Stable
: AM Best is revising its outlook for Germany’s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative.
In its new Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: Germany Non-Life Insurance”, AM Best states that the revisi...
Date: February 24, 2026
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WTW Appoints Global Proposition Leader for P/C Capital Modeling
: WTW has appointed George Lewkowicz as global proposition leader for property/casualty capital modeling within the company’s insurance consulting and technology business.
Lewkowicz will be responsible for leading the comp...
Date: February 23, 2026
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Update: Marsh Risk Launches Excess Casualty Facility for Digital Infrastructure Projects
: (Updates with covered risks in the sixth paragraph.) Marsh Risk said it has launched Nimbus Casualty, a new excess general liability facility covering the construction phase of U.S.-based digital infrastructure projects.
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Date: February 23, 2026
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M&A Exec: US Companies Seeking Europe Growth Acquiring UK MGAs
: Seeking a source of growth in continental Europe, insurance industry firms in the United States are increasingly acquiring United Kingdom-based managing general agents and other insurance industry properties, according to Bha...
Date: February 23, 2026
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F&G Sells Bermuda Life Reinsurer in $300 Million Deal
: F&G Annuities & Life Inc. plans to offload its Bermuda life reinsurance entity for about $300 million as the life insurer said it no longer needs the Bermuda operation for its reinsurance strategy, said its chief financial of...
Date: February 23, 2026
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Aon: Strong Wind, Flood Losses Could Reach $2.2 Billion in Colombia, Hundreds of Millions in Europe
: Storms and flooding caused insured losses estimated at hundreds of millions of euros in Western and Southern Europe and $2.2 billion in Colombia.
The number in Colombia includes property and infrastructure damage and busi...
Date: February 20, 2026
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Convex Annual Net Income Rises 40.5%; CEO Anticipates Attractive, Challenging Market
: Specialty underwriter Convex Group Ltd.'s annual net income increased 40.5% last year to $711 million.
Chief Executive Officer Paul Brand in a statement said Convex anticipates an "attractive yet challenging market, with ...
Date: February 20, 2026
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Swiss Re to Acquire QBE's Global Trade Credit Business
: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions said it will acquire the global trade credit and surety business of QBE Insurance Group in a move Swiss Re said will strengthen its primary credit and surety insurance business and expand its capa...
Date: February 20, 2026
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Perils Provides $549.5 Million Initial Loss Estimate for UK Storm Goretti
: Perils AG is estimating insured losses of about €467 million ($549.5 million) for extratropical windstorm Goretti, also known as Elli, which hit southwestern England, northern France and Belgium Jan. 8-9.
This is the init...
Date: February 20, 2026
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Sompo Gains Regulatory Approval for $3.5 Billion Aspen Acquisition
: Sompo Holdings Inc. said it received the antitrust and insurance regulatory approvals needed to complete its $3.5 billion acquisition of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
The acquisition is being made through a wholly owned s...
Date: February 20, 2026
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