News

• Mitsui Sumitomo to acquire 15% of specialty underwriter W.R. Berkley

  28 March 2025

  Japanese insurer cites profits, diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for M&A

• NAIC's RBC disclosure curb will create uncertainty and make insurer shares less attractive, says Aegon

  28 March 2025

  Comments come after NAIC committee motions to stop RBC figures being released publicly

• Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024

  27 March 2025

  Six insurers each wrote more than £5bn in deals for the first time, LCP finds

• Rothesay's 2024 dominated by two mega-BPA deals

  27 March 2025

  UK bulk purchase annuity firm reports operating profit of £1.8bn

• Aegon emphasises unpredictability of climate risk on underwriting

  27 March 2025

  The life insurer also highlights legal risks from greenwashing in sustainability report

• Generali progresses underwriting decarbonisation

  27 March 2025

  The insurer gives and update on the decarbonisation its motor and corporate portfolios

• Japanese non-life firms get business improvement orders after data breaches

  27 March 2025

  Insurers have until late May to report back on remedial measures

• Aquarian launches insurance arm to target reinsurance business

  27 March 2025

  Will be co-led by Jeff Burt and John Frye

• Europe will need public risk-sharing mechanisms for climate risk, Ivass says

  27 March 2025

  Supervisor says Italy's new SME scheme will be a "watershed" for managing losses

• Insurance engagement crucial to managing SME sustainability risk, says Generali

  26 March 2025

  The Italian group's chief sustainability officer urges insurers to bridge the SME protection gap