BNP Paribas is acquiring Fosun Group's 9% shareholding in Belgian insurer Ageas for around €730 million.....
What's next for Arch after surprise Allianz deal?
Turnaround likely top of mind as Arch takes on Allianz middle-market business...
Turnaround likely top of mind as Arch takes on Allianz middle-market business...
Article / 8 days ago
Fronting carrier M&A: Take 2
This time last year MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings had just completed its $400mn-plus acquisition of hybrid fronting carrier Transverse Insurance...
This time last year MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings had just completed its $400mn-plus acquisition of hybrid fronting carrier Transverse Insurance...
Article / 3 months ago
Asia
Despite variations across insurance lines and regions, overall, insurance premium rates remained broadly flat across Asia during Q1-Q3...
Despite variations across insurance lines and regions, overall, insurance premium rates remained broadly flat across Asia during Q1-Q3...
Article / 3 months ago
Themes for 2024 part one: Macro fears recede as Lloyd's faces juggling act
In the first section of our two-part outlook for 2024 in specialty (re)insurance, we explore four themes that will shape the narrative in the year to come....
In the first section of our two-part outlook for 2024 in specialty (re)insurance, we explore four themes that will shape the narrative in the year to come....
Article / 4 months ago
2023 review: headwinds and adverse headlines cast shadow over MGA sector despite growth
Any scene-setting thematic article on the MGA and programs sector at the start of 2023 would have looked at topics such as capacity challenges, the evolution of the...
Any scene-setting thematic article on the MGA and programs sector at the start of 2023 would have looked at topics such as capacity challenges, the evolution of the...
Article / 4 months ago
Opinion: Fronting still awaits the high-multiple deal needed to restore confidence
It's probably fair to argue that 2023 has been one of the more challenging years in the history of the US fronting market....
It's probably fair to argue that 2023 has been one of the more challenging years in the history of the US fronting market....
Article / 5 months ago
Insider US in Full: Exploiting cycle 'overtime' to beat the soft market
Typically the firming phase of the commercial lines pricing cycle lasts a couple of years...
Typically the firming phase of the commercial lines pricing cycle lasts a couple of years...
Article / 5 months ago
MGA and fronting M&A sentiment: Bullish sectors face their latest market test
There is an emerging sense of positivity in the program manager and fronting carrier markets despite a complex macro backdrop and recent...
There is an emerging sense of positivity in the program manager and fronting carrier markets despite a complex macro backdrop and recent...
Article / 6 months ago
Inside in Full: MGA and fronting M&A sentiment – Bullish sectors face their latest market test
There is an emerging sense of positivity in the program manager and fronting carrier markets despite a complex macro backdrop and recent controversies...
There is an emerging sense of positivity in the program manager and fronting carrier markets despite a complex macro backdrop and recent controversies...
Article / 6 months ago
Property market update – Rates and Risks
As we approach the mid-point of 2023, the predictions we made about a hardening property market at the turn of the year have borne out, and the impact of reinsured natural catastrophe losses trickling into
As we approach the mid-point of 2023, the predictions we made about a hardening property market at the turn of the year have borne out, and the impact of reinsured natural catastrophe losses trickling into
Article / 10 months ago
