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US Property-Casualty Turnaround Highlights Strong Commercial Lines Gains
The US property-casualty industry reported a $22 billion underwriting gain in 2024, reversing the prior year's loss. While personal auto drove much of the turnaround, commercial lines—including property, workers compensation, and liability—also performed well, according to AM Best's latest report on the sector's financial results. Learn More
IAIS Report: Global Insurance Sector Stable Amid Geoeconomic Risks
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Global Insurance Market Report 2025 Mid-Year Update highlights stable solvency, liquidity, and profitability in the insurance sector. The report focuses on emerging risks such as geoeconomic fragmentation, private credit investments, artificial intelligence adoption, cyber threats, and climate-related risks ahead of a detailed year-end analysis. Learn More
Strong Reinsurance Results Draw Capital, Support Market Growth
Guy Carpenter reported that reinsurer returns and strong capital growth continue to support market stability. Despite $70 billion in insured losses, including major wildfire claims, capacity exceeded demand. Property and casualty reinsurance pricing trends varied, with catastrophe bonds and advanced analytics helping to promote consistency across the sector. Read More
Record Reinsurance Capital Drives Competitive Midyear Renewals, Says Aon
Aon's Reinsurance Market Dynamics Midyear 2025 Renewal report details a record $720 billion reinsurance capital, competitive pricing, and record catastrophe bond issuance. The report highlights buyer-friendly conditions, abundant capacity, and growing use of alternative and structured solutions to address volatility and support insurers' evolving risk needs Read More
Marsh 2025 Captive Report: Captives Retain More Risk in 2024
Marsh's 2025 Captive Benchmarking Report highlights trends in captive insurance, including premium growth, increased risk retention, expanded coverages, and greater use of alternative risk transfer solutions. The report shows how captives are aligning with corporate strategies to enhance resilience, flexibility, and cost management across industries. Read More
Tariffs and Captive Insurance: A Risk Manager's Blind Spot?
Tariffs can affect captive insurance companies in unexpected ways, from raising claims costs due to higher replacement prices to driving volatility in investment portfolios. Captive owners and advisers should stay alert to trade policy developments and their potential influence on captive risk management and asset strategies Read More
Lockton Analyzes 2025 Insurance Market Shifts, Rates, and Reinsurance
Lockton's "June 2025 Market Update" reviews global insurance market conditions, highlighting softening property and cyber rates, stable reinsurance capacity, and rising liability verdicts. The report addresses natural catastrophe losses, geopolitical risks, and offers strategic guidance on program structure, analytics, and capital deployment for insurance buyers navigating an evolving risk landscape. Read More