4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (238+ words) 9th September 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - CatIQ, the independent Toronto-based catastrophe insurance data provider and subsidiary of PERILS, has revised its industry loss estimate for the severe storm outbreak in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, to CAD 923 million. The updated figure, issued three…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) 8th September 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Global life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has successfully executed its first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong, marking its entry into a new market for its Savings & Retirement business in Asia. The transaction involved the reinsurance…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (299+ words) 7th September 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Combined gross liabilities of the non-life insurance run-off market reached an estimated $2.57 billion in 2026 year to date, driven by 18 publicly announced deals across eight acquirers, according to data from PwC. The YTD figures demonstrate a robust…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (259+ words) 6th September 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re and Head of the Swiss Re Institute, has said the “physical economy is back” as the rapid expansion of data centre investment fuels a new global capital expenditure…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (387+ words) 2nd September 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Reinsurance terms and conditions (T&Cs) are likely to hold heading to January 1, 2027, renewals, Moody’s analysts commented following the release of their Sector In-Depth and Outlook reports. Underwriting discipline has remained stable in 2026, even as reinsurers…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (461+ words) 25th August 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - British insurer Aviva has added terrorism cover as standard to selected digitally traded commercial products for eligible small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers in Great Britain, with the insurer citing the recent scheme launched by the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (290+ words) 21st August 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., a Japanese insurance group, has agreed to invest up to £200 million in a new partnership specialising in the pension risk transfer (PRT) business, to be established by Standard Life plc....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (295+ words) 21st August 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Stonybrook, a global specialist investment banking and reinsurance broking firm, has announced the appointment of Adam Fox as CEO of International, a London-based role. With over 25 years of experience in reinsurance, capital markets, and global insurance,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (347+ words) 20th August 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - European life re/insurers remain well positioned to assess and manage the growing risks of heatwaves as these become one of the continent’s deadliest climate risks, according to a recent S&P report. Europe is warming…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (152+ words) 20th August 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - The Allstate Corporation, a US personal property and casualty insurer, has estimated catastrophe losses of $682 million, or $539 million after tax, for July 2026. The catastrophe loss estimate includes 23 events, with approximately 75% of the losses related to two…...