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M&A

Mitsui Sumitomo reaches 12.5% of WR Berkley shares

The Japanese P&C carrier agreed a deal to buy 15% of WR Berkley shares in March.

Jai Singh, December 05, 2025

Rates

Commercial property: Which way is down?

Some disagreement remains in where rate declines have been swiftest and how much further they could go.

Insurance Insider US news team, October 29, 2025

Research

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Specialty in Q3: We have entered the transitional phase

Normalized growth and peak multiples confirm we are headed towards a Darwinian race.

Amit Kumar, October 27, 2025

Cat heatmap

September cat heatmap: Light at the end of the hurricane season tunnel

Cat losses in Q3 were light as peak hurricane season passes without incident.

Noah Marchese, October 22, 2025

Specialty lines

Reinsurer appetite for 1.1 property cat business ‘palpable’: Berkley CEO

The CEO also said that the “bloom is off the rose” in the E&S property market.

Clark Mindock, October 20, 2025

Earnings

Q3 earnings roundup October 20: WR Berkley, RLI

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, October 20, 2025

Specialty lines

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Hamilton’s Secor to lead new WR Berkley E&S company

She joins the specialty insurer after working at Hamilton as CUO.

Sanvi Bangalore, August 08, 2025

High net worth

HNW carriers align on growth opportunity, but underwriting strategies differed in Q2

Insurers did not see a slowdown in rate but some are still fine-tuning their portfolios following the LA fires.

Kyoung-son Song, August 08, 2025

MGAs/MGUs

Q2 earnings: Unrestrained MGA growth concerns E&S execs

On Q2 calls, carrier executives called out fierce competition in various lines of business, and a misalignment of interest.

Sanvi Bangalore, August 01, 2025

Casualty/GL

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Q2 commentary: Casualty has the growth momentum as property slows

Loss trend concerns persist, but insurers are vouching on the opportunity to push for more rate increases.

Kyoung-son Song, July 28, 2025

Earnings

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Sales interest for PE-supported MGAs growing: WRB CEO Berkley

Recent inbound offers can “oftentimes” be a leading indicator that the market is slowing, he said.

Kyoung-son Song, July 21, 2025

Earnings

Q2 earnings roundup July 21: WR Berkley, RLI

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, July 21, 2025

High net worth

HNW insurers still eager to grow but taking a selective approach

The January wildfires did little to hamper their appetite, apart from California.

Kyoung-son Song, July 07, 2025

Research

Ategrity IPO: Not all E&S is created equal

The latest E&S player planning to IPO remains a “show me” story.

Noah Marchese, May 22, 2025

Earnings

Professional liability has become ‘particularly competitive’: WR Berkley CEO

The insurer's professional liability reinsurance book shrank by around 25%.

Kyoung-son Song, April 21, 2025

Specialty lines

WR Berkley shares hit all-time high after MSI share purchase announcement

The company’s stock jumped 14% within 30 minutes of the market’s open.

Kyoung-son Song, March 28, 2025

M&A

Business people contract. agreement was signed co-investment business

MSI to purchase 15% of WR Berkley shares

The shares will be purchased via the open market or private third-party transactions.

Jai Singh, March 28, 2025

Specialty lines

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Property momentum slowing as casualty heats up: WR Berkley CEO

Submission flows in WR Berkley’s E&S business overall are growing “considerably faster” than its admitted business.

Caroline Ryan, January 27, 2025

Industry-wide

Q4 earnings roundup January 27: WR Berkley, Brown & Brown

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, January 27, 2025

Specialty lines

Broker consolidation significant, but not concerning for WR Berkley

The carrier doesn’t have big concentrations with distributors and conducts business with individual brokers.

Caroline Ryan, December 11, 2024

Specialty lines

Reinsurers will struggle to achieve ‘flat’ renewals: WR Berkley CEO

This could change if Milton losses turn “ugly”.

Kyoung-son Song, October 21, 2024

Industry-wide

Q3 earnings roundup October 21: Berkley, RLI, Selective

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, October 21, 2024

WR Berkley will see immaterial loss from CrowdStrike event: CEO

For many, it could be a “wake-up call” to the systematic exposures inherent in cyber.

Kyoung-son Song, July 22, 2024

Q2 earnings roundup July 22: WR Berkley, Brown & Brown, RLI

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, July 22, 2024

Axis investor day: Are new goals aspirational or overly optimistic?

Industry trends show the Axis book value growth goal may be hard to hit.

Amit Kumar, June 04, 2024

Competitor news

Property treaty

Travelers pushes cat retention down by 25% to $3bn

The US insurer squeezed its retention in a renewal where cat treaty retentions are widely holding steady.

Adam McNestrie, December 19, 2025

Regulation

Florida’s Yaworsky: State seeing best carrier capitalization in a decade

The commissioner said more work needs to be done, but big companies are interested in coming back.

Clark Mindock, December 17, 2025

Legal

Chubb shareholder proposal demands exploring subrogation against oil companies

The proposal says oil companies cause climate change and, thus, increased cat losses.

Clark Mindock, December 15, 2025

Research

Consolidation in 2026: No one wants to be the last one on the dance floor

Carriers underweight in E&S could lead the charge in the next round of M&A.

Amit Kumar, December 15, 2025

Commercial Lines

Chubb to cut 20% of global workforce in next 3-4 years in 'radical automation' move

The insurer plans to automate around 85% of key functions surrounding underwriting and claims processes.

Sanvi Bangalore, December 12, 2025

Cyber

Corvus CEO Tadikonda to depart Travelers for other opportunities

A memo to staff said the executive will be “pursuing new opportunities outside of our company”.

Olivia Royle, December 12, 2025

M&A

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Chubb-AIG: The unthinkable becomes thinkable

The move from Chubb comes at a moment of perceived weakness for AIG.

Adam McNestrie, December 12, 2025

M&A

Chubb made informal takeover approach for AIG

Approached for comment, Chubb denies that it submitted “an offer” for AIG.

Adam McNestrie, December 10, 2025

Legal

Allstate files Rico complaint against Florida doctors, pain management clinics

The insurer says defendants billed “exorbitant” fees for non-existent services.

Clark Mindock, December 04, 2025

Legal

Scor, Chubb units ordered to pay $112mn following aluminum plant damage

A jury awarded $32.3mn for repair costs, and $80mn for business interruption.

Clark Mindock, November 24, 2025

Cat heatmap

October cat heatmap: Cat losses light as we approach year-end

Light cat losses at year-end portend capital deployment and return decisions in 2026.

Noah Marchese, November 24, 2025

Talent

Hazelton returns to Chubb as COO of NA field operations

The move comes after Everest sold renewal rights for its global retail business to AIG.

Olivia Royle, November 18, 2025

Personal Lines

Peltz’s activist hedge fund Trian exits Allstate

The investor offloaded nearly 100,000 Allstate shares in Q3, according to its latest 13-F.

Jairo Ibarra, November 17, 2025

Catastrophe losses

Markets have ‘calmed down’ from peak inflation uncertainty: Allstate’s Dugenske

The executive said inflation isn’t completely gone but is now “more understood”.

Kyoung-son Song, November 06, 2025

Specialty lines

Chubb leads London placement and Allianz the US on fatal UPS cargo crash

The Marsh-placed account renews its all-risks cover on 16 November.

Rebecca Perkins, November 05, 2025

Talent

Chubb confirms Lupica retirement in December

This publication exclusively reported the executive’s plans last month.

Kyoung-son Song, November 04, 2025

Specialty lines

Stabilizing loss ratios in specialty business key priority for Markel: Wilson

The insurer continues to exit or reduce unprofitable lines and slowed growth as a result.

Sanvi Bangalore, October 30, 2025

Research

Everest’s re-pivot strategy cements its place in the penalty box

A re-focus on reinsurance nearly brings Everest back where it started.

Amit Kumar, October 30, 2025

Earnings

Q3 earnings roundup October 29: Axis, Markel, Skyward, The Hanover

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, October 29, 2025

Commercial Lines

Higher cedant retention on property cat a headwind for reinsurance: Arch CEO

Despite the pricing pressure, margins for the line of business remain attractive, he added.

Kyoung-son Song, October 28, 2025

Earnings

Q3 earnings roundup October 27: Arch, The Hartford, Brown & Brown, CinFin

The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Insurance Insider US news team, October 27, 2025

Risk losses

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Progressive and Liberty Mutual beat out Selective in NJ commercial auto market

Selective’s CEO earlier attributed Q3 adverse development to the NJ market.

Kyoung-son Song, October 23, 2025

Commercial Lines

Chubb strengthened US casualty reserves by $104mn in Q3

Total pre-tax favorable prior period development in the quarter was $361mn, up nearly 48% YoY.

Kyoung-son Song, October 22, 2025

Earnings

Chubb Q3 CoR down 5.9 points to 82% on light cats and higher reserve releases

Pre-tax cat losses were down 63% from the prior year quarter to $285mn.

Kyoung-son Song, October 21, 2025

Early read

Q3 early read: Soft market monster gets closer

Early Q3 earnings reports point to worsening market conditions.

Amit Kumar, October 20, 2025

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How do you harmonise distribution strategies in a rapidly evolving marketplace?

December 11, 2025

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Hive's Underwriters' Bruce Carman on navigating turbulence in aviation

Nobody likes flying in turbulence, and in recent years aviation insurers have faced their fair share of upheaval.

November 27, 2025

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MS Re’s Charlie Goldie on building a reinsurer to manage volatility

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November 13, 2025

From our other titles

Enstar to be taken private by shareholder Sixth Street in $5.1bn deal

The deal values the business just under its closing price on Friday, at 0.97x book value.

Adam McNestrie, July 29, 2024

Aspen promotes Dunleavy to president and Pickering to group CFO

The new leadership structure is designed to create more accountable executive roles responsive to Aspen’s strategy.

Samuel Casey, July 29, 2024

Chubb adds $1.7bn US cat top layer to treaty

The insurer also pushed up its retention by $650mn.

Fiona Robertson, July 29, 2024

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