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PE, more alignment and tech are uncoupling MGAs from traditional market swings. -
A look back at the year in (re)insurance, with the aid of some of our visual journalism.
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Beazley, Hiscox and Lancashire executives spoke 12k words on average in 2025 earnings calls.
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The argument for buyers to purchase cyber has never been stronger, yet growth is still lagging.
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Expectations that reductions would cap out at low double digits are fading due to capacity oversupply.
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All-risks premium increases are now understood to be in the 15% to 20% range.
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Smaller syndicates are lifting their share of the market, as the top quartile also returned to growth.
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Six of the 10 largest syndicates remained flat or reported de-emptions.
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Lower rates and currency shifts have pushed syndicates to cut stamp.
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The carrier is looking to latch onto emerging economic trends where it can add expertise.
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Most segments have grown premiums so far this year, but only three have observed increased rates.
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In this final instalment, we argue that investing in personnel is as critical to success as the tech itself.
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Willis reports that the mining market has softened at a ‘considerable rate’ this year.
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Aegis, Beazley and others are among those cutting stamps.
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At our London conference, executives saw various routes to growth, even as headwinds grow.
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Carriers posted weaker top-line results but delivered improved combined ratios.
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Several PE-backed syndicates were recently sold, but some of the fastest-growing businesses remain up for grabs.
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From top-line challenges to finding new ways to scale, 2025 has been a year of market shifts.
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Property growth plans are cooling, but favourable loss trends will increase surplus capacity.
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Industry-wide initiatives continue to target expanded youth access to the sector.
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Lack of major cat events could add further pressure on 1 January pricing.
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The deal confers a high multiple on Convex and gives AIG re/specialty exposure.
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Starr’s reinsurance ambitions and embrace of Lloyd’s will be watched closely.
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Brokers may encourage clients to capitalise on falling rates by boosting coverage.
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Private capital providers are being signed down as two strong years have piqued interest.
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Reinsurers are willing to concede on pricing, while cyber interest is on the rise.
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Part five in our series looks at how AI can empower brokers to add value as well as speed.
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Insurance grad vacancies were down 18% year-on-year in the UK, ahead of a 3% nationwide drop.
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Differentiating Lloyd’s claims performance could help drive business to the market.
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Carriers are rethinking the traditional renewal-rights model.
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Despite a rocky H1, 2025 insured losses from nat cat events may not surpass 2024 levels.
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The class offers affirmative coverage for gaps in traditional insurance policies.
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Continental composite carriers aim to smooth volatility with new initiatives.
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Several airlines are understood to have come to market early.
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According to McKinsey, the projected spending on data centers is expected to hit $6.7tn by 2030.
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The deal will be watched closely by Radian’s handful of similar peers.
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Small modular reactors are increasingly viewed as a means of meeting surging energy demand.
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After losing in the High Court, insurers pin their hopes on the Court of Appeal.
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Despite formation of Gabrielle, there is "a very high probability" of a below-average season.
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Part four looks at how the talent landscape will shift in response to AI introduction.
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The low degree of overlap between the combining portfolios benefits both parties.
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Organisations were challenged to address systemic DEI failure rather than play “word salad” with labels.
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Property remains the dominant line, accounting for nearly 30% of total London premiums.
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Plaintiffs allege that manufacturers and retailers have broken environmental laws.
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From aviation claims to retention challenges, underlying dynamics will take time to play out.
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There are concerns that repeated delays could lead to market disengagement with the process.
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Blackstone-style capital seeking to get closer to source is a net negative for reinsurers.
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Cedants target methods of reducing pressure on earnings as reinsurers chase growth.
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Apollo most recently received in-principle approval for Syndicate 1972.
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The aviation market may prove an outlier following a disastrous year of loss activity.
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The private ILS segment took losses from LA wildfires and Mid-West severe convective storms in H1 2025.
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Reinsurers and their cedants are feeling their books are in better shape, although the market is still uneven.
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The carrier M&A cycle has started and reinsurance is a segment where acquisitions work better.
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The post-disaster reinsurance start-up model is changing.
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Terms are expected to hold, underpinning the stronger recent performance of reinsurers.
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Maintaining underwriting discipline was central to the Corporation's messaging.
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The cycle-turn M&A story continues with strategic buyers to the fore.
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Cyber reinsurance supply has continued to outstrip demand during 2025.
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The Japanese carrier faces integration challenges to make a success of the deal.
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City firms have introduced perks of extending working from home periods and half days in summer.
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Rates are bottoming out, but ample capacity is still preventing a hardening market.
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The Japanese company announced the $3.5bn deal today, three months after the Bermudian completed its IPO.
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Submission volume is up 10%-20%, according to sources.
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A notable uptick in attendance underpins the value still placed on the iconic trading centre.
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The mid-year renewals point to mounting pressure on reinsurance pricing.
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Part III of our series looks at where AI is being integrated into underwriting departments.
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Top line grew across all carriers even as pre-tax profits dipped.
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As rate reductions present headwinds, firms are expected to moderate expansion.
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Brokers turn to harder classes, innovation, commissions and tech to soften the blow.
