Marsh Names Laurent Rousseau Head of International at Marsh Re
Marsh Re has named Laurent Rousseau Head of International, expanding his remit to Asia, Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean alongside his existing Europe…
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Fosun’s Global Insurance Arms Log Broad H1 2026 Gains, Led by Peak Re
Fosun International's first-half 2026 results show gains across its global insurance arms, led by Peak Reinsurance in Hong Kong, with Fidelidade, Pramerica Fosun Life…
Swiss Insurers’ Annual Profit Jumps 136% as Reinsurers Lead the Rebound
FINMA's Insurance Market Report 2025 shows Swiss insurers' aggregate profit surging 135.8%, powered by a dramatic reinsurance rebound led by Swiss Re, while non-life…
IAIS Mid-Year GIMAR: Stable Solvency Masks Rising Systemic Risk
The IAIS's mid-year Global Insurance Market Report shows stable solvency, liquidity and profitability across the global sector at year-end 2025 - but aggregate systemic…
Hannover Re’s H1 2026 Profit Rises 7% as Combined Ratio Beats Full-Year Target
Hannover Re's first-half 2026 results showed underwriting margins improving even as gross reinsurance revenue contracted, and the group left its full-year profit and combined-ratio…
Chile’s CMF Finalizes Binding Outsourcing Standard for Insurers, Reinsurers
Chile's financial regulator has closed a two-year rulemaking process with a binding standard on how insurers and reinsurers must manage outsourcing risk. The rule…
Spokane Wildfires Force 60,000 Evacuations as Reinsurance Market Stays Firm
Three wildfires near Spokane, Washington destroyed up to 700 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations over the first weekend of August, Guy Carpenter reports. The…
Chile’s CMF Reopens Consultation on Cross-Border Annuity Reinsurance
Chile's CMF has reopened public consultation on cross-border annuity reinsurance rules, proposing to raise the technical-reserves deductibility cap from 20% to 30% and easing…
Munich Re Posts Record €3.9bn H1 2026 Profit While Ceding Reinsurance Volume
Munich Re posted a record €3.9bn H1 2026 profit and confirmed its €6.3bn annual target, even as July renewals volume fell 9.1% on deliberate…
SCOR Lifts Group Solvency Ratio to 220% as Reinsurer Rebuilds Capital Buffers
SCOR's Group solvency ratio rose to 220% in Q2 2026, net of a dividend accrual, growth capital deployment and deleveraging — ahead of 2027…