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Cedar Trace to Launch $300 Million Lloyd's Syndicate on Jan. 1
Cedar Trace said in a statement. Capital for the new syndicate is expected to come mainly from existing shareholders of affiliate Mereo Insurance and investors supporting Cedar ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 8, 2026
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Lloyd's Posts 16.8% Lower Profit on Middle East Conflict; CEO Warns of 'Disorderly' World
Tiernan said in a statement. "The infrastructure foundations on which our industry has based many of its assumptions over the past 80 years are becoming less stable." He said this ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 3, 2026
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Munich Re Boosts US Cyber Presence With $575 Million At-Bay Deal
Munich Re said it will acquire insurtech At-Bay Inc. at an enterprise value of $575 million, giving the reinsurer greater access to the U.S. small and medium enterprise cyber ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 19, 2026
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Hiscox Reserves $60 Million for Middle East as First-Half Profit Rises
Middle East conflict, CEO Aki Hussain said in a conference call. Hiscox is upgrading its 2026 profit growth guidance to 9% from 8%, he said, a "material step up" from 6% profit ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 5, 2026
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Beazley Posts First-Half Profit Drop on Softening, Acquisition Costs
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. while insurance revenue fell on market softening and lower investment income. "As we expected, the first half of 2026 saw rapidly softening conditions ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 5, 2026
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Greenlight Re CEO: Middle East Conflict Leads Second-Quarter Loss, Sparks Nonrenewals
Greg Richardson said in a conference call. The Middle East conflict is a challenge for Greenlight Re's specialty book, he said. There is a high degree of uncertainty related these ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 5, 2026
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Lloyd's Coverholder Kita Gets Strategic Investment From Tokio Marine
Marine Group as it deepened its partnership with the Tokyo-based group. The investment, made through Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., builds on Kita's existing ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 4, 2026
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Axis Capital CEO: Iran Conflict Market Losses May Reach $3 Billion
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.'s chief executive officer said. Axis itself reported $31 million of losses related to the conflict in the second quarter, giving the event the status of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 29, 2026
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Lancashire CFO: Modest Reserves Raised for Middle East, Baltimore Bridge
Lancashire recently said its U.S. operation is expanding its product portfolio by adding financial lines, inland marine and environmental liability (BestWire, June 11, 2026). The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 29, 2026
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Lancashire First-Half Profit Rises Despite Middle East, Baltimore Bridge Exposures
The undiscounted combined ratio improved to 90.8 from 97.8. "The first half of 2026 demonstrated the strength of Lancashire's strategy in action," Chief Executive Officer Alex ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 29, 2026
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Chubb Posts Higher Underwriting Income as Second-Quarter Profit Slips
The property/casualty combined ratio improved to 83.8 from 85.6. P/C underwriting income rose 18.8%, and total pretax net catastrophe losses fell to $475 million from $630 million. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 21, 2026
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In Growth Effort, Saudi Re Takes 22.5% Stake in Lloyd's Underwriter AdA
Risk Holding is the holding company of AdA Underwriters Ltd., which operates AdA Syndicate 2024, an independent marine and specialty syndicate at Lloyd's, according to the filing. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 15, 2026
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European Commission OKs Zurich's $10.9 Billion Acquisition of Beazley
Beazley plc by Switerland's Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. "The commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the companies' limited ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 10, 2026
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Fidelis Partnership's Syndicate 3123 Secures First Cat Bond, Anticipating $1 Billion in GWP in 2026
Woods said in a statement. The company said the syndicate's gross written premium increased from about $200 million in 2024, the year it launched, to more than $1 billion of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 2, 2026
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Australia's Competition Commission Clears Zurich's $10.9 Billion Acquisition of Beazley
July 7, the ACCC said at the time. Beazley shareholders overwhelmingly approved the Lloyd's insurer's acquisition by Zurich, opening the way for completion later this year ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 24, 2026
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Australian Broker Steadfast Gets $5.4 Billion Amwins Bid
Amwins and Dragoneer on June 10. It said its board of directors determined it is in the best interests of Steadfast shareholders to enter into the process deed with the consortium. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 10, 2026
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Africa Specialty Risks Attracts Private Equity Investment
Africa and the Middle East. Terms of the transaction were not publicly disclosed, ASR said in a statement. The deal is expected to close later this year, subject to regulatory ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 2, 2026
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Convex Approved for New Lloyd's Syndicate Targeting Casualty Lines
Syndicate 1987 targeting long-tail casualty business. The new syndicate intends to begin underwriting on July 1, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, the specialty insurer ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 29, 2026
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Australian Regulator to Review Zurich Acquisition of Beazley
Consumer Commission said in a statement. The ACCC said it prepared a questionnaire on the acquisition and will take submissions or information until June 2. The commission said its ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 26, 2026
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Starr Expands in Germany With Hamburg Office
Germany as it expands in Germany and Europe. "The new location strengthens Starr's proximity to clients and broker partners across Northern Germany," the company said in a ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 19, 2026
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