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Munich Re lifts 2026 profit target to €6.6 billion
Preliminary third-quarter profit of about €1.7 billion beat the €1.479 billion consensus; the reinsurer cut written volume 9.1% at the July renewals.
- Insurer portfolios
Kinsale books $37.6M pre-tax loss on portfolio repositioning
The carrier says the portfolio move left book value intact; operating earnings rose 5.9% and net investment income climbed 17.5%.
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AM Best affirms A rating on Aramco captive Stellar
Balance-sheet strength is assessed as very strong, with three-quarters of assets in a parent promissory note.
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Gallagher Re counts six quarters without a $10bn-plus insured catastrophe
Nine-month insured losses of about $92bn were 29% below the 2016–2025 average, and dedicated reinsurance capital reached a record $688bn into January renewals.
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Gallagher Re puts nine-month insured catastrophe losses at $92bn, lowest since 2019
Severe convective storms drove nearly 60% of insured catastrophe losses, and Hurricane Isaias is excluded from the nine-month total.
- Insurance regulation
AM Best affirms A rating on Aramco's Bermuda captive Stellar
The agency assesses balance sheet strength as very strong at a captive holding roughly three-quarters of its assets in a parent promissory note.
- The Wrap
DOXA Re launches property quota-share MGU with James Femia as president
The managing general underwriter has not disclosed capacity providers, property lines or premium targets.
- The Wrap
Chubb CEO says 'naive capacity' entering casualty lines
He cites sidecars, broker facilities and investor-backed managing general agents as property pricing pressure spreads.
- Insurer portfolios
AI developers turn to insurers for data-centre capital, FT editor says
Antoine Gara of the Financial Times told a webinar that innovation in structuring investment-grade debt has been 'key to unlocking trillions of dollars'.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg flags 'naive capacity' in casualty sidecars on Q3 call
Evan Greenberg said sidecars, broker facilities and investor-backed MGAs are adding capacity as property price pressure spreads to casualty lines.
- Insurer portfolios
Ategrity posts 84.7% combined ratio but $17.2m investment loss cuts net income
The E&S insurer carries a $219m utility and infrastructure portfolio at fair value, which it says drives volatility separate from underwriting.
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- Insurer portfolios
Conning CIO says resilient U.S. economy is a key driver of higher Treasury yields
Cynthia Beaulieu's Investment Perspective also examines Federal Reserve policy and fixed-income opportunities, according to Insurance AUM Journal.
- Insurer–manager partnerships
Invesco Real Estate says 2026 commercial real estate lending so far tops full-year 2025
Invesco is marketing bridge and mezzanine credit to insurer general accounts.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Hurricane Isaias is 2026's only Atlantic hurricane, with insured losses up to $4.5bn
ACE through October 14 ran at 18 against a 123 full-season average, according to the Lloyd's Market Association's Matthew Bellamy.
- The Wrap
Bermuda registrations rise 18.6%; W.R. Berkley casualty reinsurance net premiums written fall 25%
BMA figures show Class E long-term registrations climbing to nine from three, and Berkley guided to roughly 10% to 20% further shrinkage.
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Chubb's record $1.79bn investment income blunts catastrophe losses that more than doubled
Third-quarter net income rose 1.5 per cent to $2.84 billion as pre-tax investment income gained 8.6 per cent and catastrophe costs reached $705 million.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Brit names James Winn to lead Bermuda reinsurance platform
He succeeds Jonathan Stephenson at Brit Re, subject to approvals, with the move expected near year-end.
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Fidelis Partnership names Greg Bowman Bermuda CEO and two underwriting leads
Royal Gazette Bermuda Re reports Mark Herget and Danny Mereu take Bermuda underwriting roles; Helen Wilson starts as reinsurance CUO in January.
- Insurance Credit
Insurance AUM Journal: private credit sector mix mirrors leveraged loans in Fed sample
Technology and business services took 33% of private credit issuance in the Fed sample, against 27% in leveraged loans; healthcare added another 13%.
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W.R. Berkley casualty reinsurance net premiums written fell 25% in Q3 2026
The line wrote $144.2 million against $192.7 million a year earlier, and management guided to roughly 10% to 20% further shrinkage.
- Insurer portfolios
RLI's casualty segment posts $1 million underwriting income on $8.2 million reserve release
The casualty combined ratio rose to 99.6, and the current accident year was below zero before reserve releases.
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Bermuda insurance-related registrations rise 18.6% as intermediaries and Class E grow
Class E long-term registrations rose to nine from three while restricted special purpose insurers fell to 13 from 16, BMA figures show.
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Geoff Cornell and Eric Winograd link higher long yields to real rates
Their Oct. 16 piece in Insurance AUM Journal says steady breakevens and productivity near 2% support a higher neutral rate.
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DOXA launches property reinsurance MGU targeting quota share capacity
James Femia, who spent 22 years at SiriusPoint and its predecessor, joins DOXA Re as president.
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Perils AG estimates €3.3bn insured loss from August European convective storms
The initial estimate covers storms in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, AM Best reported on October 19.
- Insurance Credit
Boothe and Heidenberger tie One Big Beautiful Bill Act to profit gains and duration risk
In Insurance AUM Journal, they write that earnings improved on capex rather than cost-cutting and that private markets must absorb more duration supply.
- The Wrap
Nuveen Private Capital reached $100bn AUM; Stewart Foley set insurers' direct-lending test
InsuranceAUM.com host Stewart Foley said insurers should test allocations on diversification and relative value, not growth alone.
- The Wrap
Moody's: three modelers put Isaias insured losses at $1bn-$3bn
Karen Clark & Co's $3 billion figure sits at the top of that range, while AM Best calls the storm an earnings event.
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Three modelers put Isaias insured losses at $1bn-$3bn, excluding offshore energy
Moody's says the three refineries nearest the storm stayed running, leaving shut-in offshore production as an operating cost rather than insured damage.
- Insurance Credit
Morgan Stanley's Jochims is guest on InsuranceAUM.com European direct lending podcast
Host Stewart Foley says growth alone is not a reason for insurers to allocate; the test is diversification and relative value.
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- Insurance regulation
AM Best: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act reauthorization shifts more terrorism risk to insurers
The reauthorization continues federal support while the public summary leaves retention and attachment terms unspecified.
- Insurer portfolios
Travelers Q3 2026 core income up 4% to $1.947bn as renewal pricing cools
The average renewal rate increase in the domestic business insurance book, excluding National Accounts, fell to 0.9% from 4.3% a year earlier.
- The Wrap
Sumitomo Life earmarks up to ¥1 trillion for US and Southeast Asia investments
President Yukinori Takada told Bloomberg News that Symetra Financial will lead the US search and named Singapore's Income Insurance as a possible Asian target.
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Sumitomo Life earmarks up to ¥1 trillion for US, Southeast Asia investments
Sumitomo Life President Yukinori Takada told Bloomberg News Symetra Financial will lead the US search and named Singapore's Income Insurance as a possible Asian target.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
KCC pegs Isaias insured losses at $3 billion; AM Best sees an earnings event
AM Best says the Category 2 storm will not deplete surplus enough to squeeze Florida capacity or push pricing.
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Lloyd's approved capital rose to £36.2bn as 13 syndicates launched
The same 2025 report says cyber reinsurer Envelop has in-principle approval to convert its special purpose arrangement into a syndicate.
- Insurer portfolios
Joe Pursley of Nuveen warns insurers data-centre exposure duplicates across five sleeves
He urged a bottom-up thematic audit to stop one AI data-centre asset landing in five separate allocations.
- Cat bonds & reinsurance
Thirteen syndicates launch at Lloyd's as approved capital rises to £36.2bn
Lloyd's 2025 report logged more than 50 serious underwriting inquiries, and cyber reinsurer Envelop has in-principle approval to convert its special purpose arrangement into a syndicate.
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KCC puts Hurricane Isaias insured losses at $3 billion, top of modeled range
The estimate covers wind and storm surge damage and excludes losses paid by the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Karen Clark & Co estimates $3bn in private US insured losses from Hurricane Isaias
The flash estimate covers residential, commercial and industrial property and automobiles, and excludes boats, offshore properties and National Flood Insurance Programme losses.