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Zurich Insurance Group Completes Acquisition of Beazley, Names New Leadership for Insurer
Zurich Insurance Group has completed its £8.1 billion ($10.7 billion) acquisition of Lloyd's insurer Beazley, effective Oct. 1. Beazley shares were suspended from the London Stock Exchange on Oct. ...
How Insurers Can Gain the Most Value From Their AI Investments: Accenture
Insurers will help maximize their return on AI investments by adopting an enterprise-wide strategy, rather than just focusing on select and segmented areas, which splits the ownership and investment, ...
Lloyd’s Reports Improved Combined Ratio on H1 Underwriting Profit of £1.9B
Lloyd's of London reported an improved first-half combined ratio of 90.8, (H1 2025: 92.5), which drove an underwriting profit of £1.9 billion ($2.6 billion), compared with £1.5 billion ($2.0 ...
Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh, has been rebranded Marsh Re -- retiring a name that has been in the insurance and reinsurance market for more than 100 years. "A new name for an expanded ...
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Expected to Average $171 Billion Annually: Verisk
The insurance industry should be prepared to withstand $171 billion in insured catastrophe losses, on average in a given year, up $19 billion from a year ago, according to Verisk. In its highest ...
Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best
Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards, while Lloyd's has moved to the top ranking of non-IFRS-17 reinsurers, ...
Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will ‘Irrational’ Competition Return?
The reinsurance industry's robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market. "The key question is whether reinsurers can maintain ...
Brown & Brown Estimates Cost of Howden-Driven Talent War Could Hit $60M in 2026
Brown & Brown anticipates that the cost of the Howden-driven talent war for the full-year 2026 could hit $60 million – an increase from the $31 million it estimated last quarter. "Based on ...