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Moody’s holds stable outlook for global P&C as profits and capital hold firm
Global property and casualty insurers are set to maintain solid profitability and strong capital positions through 2026, despite subdued economic growth and persistent casualty and catastrophe loss trends, according to a new sector outlook from Moody’s Ratings.
LSM appoints Saillen as European CUO
New European chief underwriter at Liberty Specialty Markets part of insurer’s Invest in Europe 2030 strategy
Blenheim Partnerships launches trade credit MGA under Parker
New credit MGA launches with capacity from Blenheim Underwriting and other Lloyd’s market carriers.
Casualty reinsurance at 1/1: capital returns, but discipline holds
January renewals marked a turning point for casualty reinsurance, though not in the same abrupt fashion seen in property catastrophe business, according to broker reports.
Record capital fuels buyer leverage and growth options at 1.1 renewals, Aon finds
Competition intensified at the January 2026 renewals, with double-digit price reductions in property and new options opening for insurers to redeploy savings into earnings protection and growth, according to the re/insurance broker’s renewals report.
Howden strengthens transaction liability platform with Atlantic Group acquisition
Latest transaction adds further scale to the London market broker’s US expansion, which has seen hundreds of industry professionals join the group across multiple cities and practice areas since August.
Reinsurance buyers find choice and flexibility at 1.1 as capacity expands, says Gallagher Re
Reinsurance buyers were presented with a wider range of options and opportunities at the 1 January 2026 renewals as rising capital and strong competition drove further market softening, according to a new report from reinsurance broker Gallagher Re
Howden heralds ‘re-balancing’ as rates fall to pre-hard-market levels
Property cat pricing was down 15%, while London market casualty placements also dipped 5-10% amid increased supply, the reinsurance broker said
Reinsurer capital deployment drives 1/1 softening – Guy Carpenter
Reinsurance buyers experienced accelerating price softening at the 1 January 2026 renewals, but casualty produced more nuanced outcomes, the reinsurance broker revealed
Gallagher Re launches captives risk transfer practice
The reinsurance broker has launched a dedicated captives risk transfer team within its global facultative business, appointing Martin Hughes as executive vice president and Joshua Cryer as divisional director
Reinsurance leakage and how to reduce the cost – Supercede
Much of the industry’s reinsurance leakage is not a systems failure but a structural one, created at the moment responsibility passes from placement to operations, the re/insurtech firm suggests
Trueman and Shaw take senior roles at Everest wholesale and specialty
Everest has appointed Paul Trueman as head of international and Mark Shaw as global head of commercial within its global wholesale and specialty insurance division
Lockton Re launches London North America portfolio solutions unit
New division at the reinsurance broker to be led by Henrietta Butcher targets capacity for North American MGAs from London and international markets
Pre-arranged disaster finance reaches record $9.4bn but protection gap persists
New analysis of resilience financing against natural catastrophe risk shows sharp rise in proactive risk finance but poorest countries still receive a small share
BMS launches in the DIFC as regional expansion continues
New Dubai platform for the re/insurance broker supports group strategy across MENA and Turkey
Arrow adds international professional indemnity MGA practice
Cox appointed class underwriter as MGA expands financial and professional lines portfolio
In a fast-changing aerospace sector, shared knowledge is our strongest asset – IUAI
By Ulla Norrhaell, President of the International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI)
Beazley warns of ‘a world in flux’ as cyber, energy and geopolitical risks intensify
Four big predictions from Beazley about what 2026 has in store, ranging from ‘AI Luddite’ attacks on data centres to commercial nuclear fusion
QBE Re appoints Hankin as managing director
Internal promotion for Nick Hankin follows Chris Killourhy’s move to group CFO
B.P. Marsh reshapes exec leadership as founder steps into non-exec role
Topping appointed CEO as part of long-term succession planning as Brian Marsh OBE becomes its non-executive chairman
Embed geopolitics into strategy as tariff era reshaping global trade, Willis warns
Political risk report from WTW says US tariff deals are redrawing alignments and creating a new risk environment for internationally exposed companies
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