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According to Willis Towers Watson, familiar risks such as cyber, strategic performance, and geopolitical risk are re-emerging under new conditions for 2026. The article emphasizes that how these risks evolve—and how they interconnect—will challenge traditional risk assumptions and require renewed focus from organizations. Read More

Bermuda registered nine new captive insurance companies in 2025, according to statistics released by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. The new Bermuda captives included two Class 1 companies, five Class 2 companies, one Class 3 company, and one Class A company. Read More

After years of significant growth, the flow of business from admitted insurers to the US excess and surplus lines market showed signs of slowing in 2025, according to AM Best. Market premiums increased 9.7 percent during the third quarter of 2025, down from a 13.5 percent increase a year earlier. Read More

Premium renewal rate changes for nearly all commercial insurance lines continued to increase year over year during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest results from the Ivans Index. Compared to the third quarter of 2025, general liability, commercial property, and umbrella all experienced increases in average premium renewal rates. Read More

While US property-casualty insurance markets are expected to continue softening in 2026, insurers' results and underwriting profits should remain stable for the year, according to Fitch Ratings. US property-casualty insurers will face increased competition, abundant capital, and downward pricing pressure in 2026, Fitch said. Read More