Brand reputation may cushion individual mis-steps by traditional insurers, but underwriting decisions by MGAs reflect directly on their business and people, head of marine at Alta Signa, Francesco Dubbioso, says

International Group affiliate said to ‘lag behind peers’ on underwriting performance

Only Asia-based International Group affiliate announces 2025 pricing

Tie-up between International Group giant and local minnow designed to benefit both sides, executives say

Climate and biodiversity experts detail the work needed to transform global financial systems

Environmental campaign group says insurers are making inadequate progress on excluding fossil fuels underwriting

Infrastructure assets can bring huge social and economic benefits

Lloyd's is under pressure from campaigners to prohibit syndicates from underwriting fossil fuel risks, but whether such a prohibition would be legal under competition laws is not clear cut

Munich Re, QBE and Beazley outperform in Lloyd’s marine and aviation business

Competition is increasing in the niche sector as new carriers enter the market, but the aviation insurance mega-trial is a ‘significant threat’ to the sector, Gallagher warns

Insurers including AIG, Chubb and Lloyd’s are in court over claims brought by some of the world’s largest aviation lessors relating to aircraft stranded in Russia. The stakes are high and the outcome could have seismic implications for the aviation insurance market

New division will be led by Aurélien Sauty, who joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where he was assistant vice-president for marine in the Middle East

Reinsurance giants expect strong market conditions to continue next year

Specialty insurer hires Euclid executive Keith Lavigne to lead US expansion 

Bermuda carrier reprises plans to launch public sale of shares

Specialist broker buys Spanish intermediary with LatAm presence

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to emerging threats from China and the US, few underwriters have faced a geopolitical landscape as dynamic as it is now

Infrastructure assets can bring huge social and economic benefits

Political violence insurers are facing arguably the greatest level of volatility for decades with an escalation in the number of unexpected events

Nearly three-quarters of respondents say they fear elections will have an impact on their international operations and ability to trade, Beazley survey finds

Chief executive outlines plans to transfer £2.5bn of terrorism risk to the private market while investing in national resilience measures and supporting the rollout of Martyn’s Law

Potential for more global instability is increasing demand for terrorism insurance, Markel’s director of terrorism says

Political violence insurers are facing arguably the greatest level of volatility for decades with an escalation in the number of unexpected events

Regardless of who wins the UK election, there will be new duties in relation to the protection of the public, which will have insurance implications