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AIG Joins Private Equity Firm Onex to Acquire Convex Group
Convex Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced a new, long-term ownership structure led by private equity firm Onex Corp., with American International Group becoming ...
Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm — a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, torrential rain, strong winds and massive ...
An Unsustainable Trend – Declining P/C Rates and Rising Cost of Risk: Marsh’s Doyle
Property/casualty prices are declining, while the cost of risk continues to rise – a trend that is unsustainable over time, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh ...
Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 are estimated to hit $105 billion, bringing the sixth consecutive calendar year with losses topping $100 billion ...
Weak Governance of Artificial Intelligence Raises Risks of Cyber Attacks: Moody’s
Weak artificial intelligence (AI) governance practices pose a growing risk of data breaches, warns a report published by Moody's Ratings. Large numbers of companies and organizations "have no rules ...
Cyber Tops List of Business Risks With Geopolitical Volatility Surging Into Top 10: Aon
Geopolitical volatility has surged into a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the No. 1 concern globally, followed by business interruption at No. 2, according to Aon's 2025 Global Risk ...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards
The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by changing juror sentiment and shifts in societal norms, according to analysis ...
Exclusive Member of Reinsurance Class of 2025: Duperreault’s Cedar Trace
There are certain traits of hard reinsurance market cycles: prices rise, terms and conditions tighten, and new Bermuda reinsurers are formed to help fill capacity needs -- known in the past by the ...