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New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Marketplace ‘Pass-Throughs,’ Opportunity
Eric Andersen, new CEO of American International Group (AIG), offered an in-depth view of the company during his first earnings call at the helm, referring to opportunities within current marketplace ...
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 ...
Will AI Be the End of Insurance Agents?
On my first day of my first job in the insurance industry, my boss asked me, "Have you heard of this Internet thing? Agents are going to be gone." Fast forward to today, and that often-repeated ...
Swiss Re Profit Beats Estimates as Reinsurer Boosts Cost Cuts
Swiss Re AG's first-half profit beat estimates as the reinsurer saw all key business units perform in line with targets, while the firm announced a fresh round of cost cuts. Profit for the second ...
Who Gets Credit for Successful Renewal During Soft Re Market?
One theme that has come up repeatedly in conversations with reinsurance brokers recently is that achieving a good renewal outcome is no longer always enough to demonstrate value. That would have ...
Everest Agrees to Sell Mexico Insurance Ops to Fairfax Financial
Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Mexico insurance operations – Compañía de Seguros Generales ...
Global Wildfire Surge Hits U.S., Propelled by Rising Temperatures
The U.S. is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It's part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common ...
Another M&A Deal: AXIS Acquiring DUAL NA XS Liability Biz
AXIS Capital announced that it has agreed to acquire the renewal rights to the excess liability business of DUAL North America ("DUAL"). DUAL is a specialty program administrator and part of DUAL ...