AM Best: UAE Insurers Navigate Geopolitical Tensions Following Strong Financial Year
: Saad Abbasi, financial analyst, AM Best, discusses a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds, while regional conflict creates macroeconomic uncertainty, its direct impact on core underwriting results to date remains limit...
Date: May 15, 2026
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Pacific Life Re Appoints Head of Underwriting and Claims, Protection, Europe
: Pacific Life Re has appointed Febby Mulewa as head of underwriting and claims, protection, Europe.
Mulewa will work closely with the underwriting and claims teams globally to help drive sustainable growth across the prot...
Date: May 15, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Jacana Re Limited
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Jacana Re Limited (Jacana Re) (Guernsey). Jacana Re is a subsidiary of BHL Holdings Limited (BHL...
Date: May 15, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Nectaris Re Ltd.
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Nectaris Re Ltd. (Nectaris Re), the operating subsidiary of Nectaris Holdings Ltd. (both domicil...
Date: May 14, 2026
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Lloyd's Exec Warns of Secondary Effects of Middle East Exposure for Markets
: Lloyd’s doesn't expect the Middle East conflict to be a capital event for the market based on exposures in the region and damages observed to date, a Lloyd's executive said.
The current view is the probable maximum loss i...
Date: May 14, 2026
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Malibu Life Appoints Chief Executive Officer
: Malibu Life Holdings Ltd. appointed Todd D. Shriber to succeed Gary Dombowsky as chief executive officer, effective July 20.
Dombowsky will step down as CEO on the same date but will continue to serve on the board of Mal...
Date: May 14, 2026
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AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of MS Amlin AG (MS Reinsurance)
: AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “aa” (Superior) from “aa-” (Superior) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of MS Amlin AG (MS Reinsurance) (Switzerland)....
Date: May 14, 2026
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AM Best to Present at European Life Settlement Association’s 2026 Longevity & Mortality Investor Conference
: AM Best will participate in the Longevity and Mortality Market Origination panel at the European Life Settlement Association (ELSA) Longevity & Mortality Investor Conference in London on Tuesday, 19 May 2026.
Emmanuel Modu,...
Date: May 14, 2026
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QBE Re Hires Former Scor Exec as Regional Head of Middle East and North Africa
: QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance group QBE, has appointed Montassar Cherrak as its regional head of Middle East and North Africa.
In this newly created role, Cherrak will lead QBE Re’s underwriting str...
Date: May 14, 2026
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Aviva Reports Double-Digit First-Quarter Growth in General Insurance, Wealth
: Aviva plc posted strong first-quarter premium growth on double-digit increases in both its general insurance and wealth segments.
First-quarter general insurance gross written premiums rose to £3.43 billion ($4.63 billion...
Date: May 14, 2026
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Perils Raises Loss Estimate for Costliest European Windstorm of Season to $900.8 Million
: Perils AG increased its insured loss estimate for "very intense" extratropical Windstorm Nils/Ulrike to €767 million ($900.8 million) from €586 million, making it the largest loss of the European 2025-2026 windstorm season.
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Date: May 14, 2026
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AM Best to Sponsor and Attend 52nd Annual African Insurance Organisation Conference
: AM Best will sponsor and participate in the 52nd Conference and Annual General Assembly of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO), to be held 5-9 June 2026 in Cairo, Egypt.
Dr Edem Kuenyehia, director, market development ...
Date: May 14, 2026
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Talanx Revenue Flat as Profit Rises on Lower Catastrophe Losses
: Talanx AG saw its large losses come in well below budget for the first quarter as the multiple-line insurance group posted higher net income despite flat revenue.
First-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of T...
Date: May 13, 2026
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Allianz CFO: Middle East Exposure Is From Inflation, Interest Rates
: Allianz SE's direct exposure to the Middle East conflict is minor but it has indirect economic exposure through rising interest rates and inflation, said its chief financial officer.
Allianz doesn't own businesses or have...
Date: May 13, 2026
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Price Forbes Appoints Joint Managing Director, Accident and Health
: Price Forbes appointed Finn Cackett as joint managing director, accident and health, effective immediately.
Cackett will be responsible for producing business, developing and executing growth strategies, and designing ne...
Date: May 13, 2026
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Best’s Special Report: While U.S. Life/Annuity Product Growth Moderated in 2025, Registered Indexed-Linked Annuity Product Kept Fast Sales Pace
: Registered indexed-linked annuities (RILAs) continued to be one of the fastest growing product segments within the U.S. life insurance industry in 2025, according to a new AM Best report.
The Best’s Special Report, “Annuity P...
Date: May 13, 2026
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AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Hamilton Select Insurance Inc.; Affirms Credit Ratings of Remaining Members of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd.
: AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Hamilton Select Insurance Inc. (...
Date: May 12, 2026
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Munich Re CFO: Middle East Losses Estimated at $105.7 Million
: Munich Re sees manageable losses related to the Middle East conflict as the reinsurer posted strong first-quarter results, compared with big year-ago losses from the California wildfires, its chief financial officer said.
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Date: May 12, 2026
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Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Revises Outlook on Italy’s Life Insurance Segment to Stable From Negative
: AM Best has revised its outlook on Italy’s life insurance segment to stable from negative, primarily reflecting the improvement in lapses and its expectation that companies can continue to adjust to keep positive net inflows....
Date: May 12, 2026
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Hannover Re CEO: Too Early to Calculate Middle East Conflict Losses
: The Middle East conflict created uncertain economic issues worldwide while Hannover Re itself isn't seeing a big impact so far, said its chief executive officer.
The impact of the conflict on insurance and reinsurance mar...
Date: May 11, 2026
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