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The Insurance Insider US news team runs you through this week’s key agency M&A.

Reinsurers are mostly aligned on cat reinsurance, but goals are otherwise diverse.

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

Wind season remains an important variable, but also might not change current dynamics significantly.

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

The reinsurer has also appointed Mehdi Benleulmi as global head of credit.

With fee income less understood, a primary acquisition or merger could reset the narrative.

The company will continue to deploy additional limit in property cat through mid-year, the firm’s CUO added.

However, the firm will take a “conservative approach” until the improvements are shown in data.

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

He will oversee Ascot’s US and Bermuda insurance and reinsurance companies.

GAAP reserve triangles reveal the struggles of some hybrid franchises.

The reinsurer is ready to deploy additional capacity following the event, but only if prices are commensurate with risk.

Hurricane Milton brought the firm net losses of $270mn in Q4, while it forecast up to a $750mn wildfire hit for Q1.

New CEO Williamson will likely continue walking the hybrid path, with an emphasis on fixing US casualty.

There’s a question mark around the tails of AY 2021-2023, the president said.

A signal around Q4 adverse development has brought the carrier into the spotlight.

In other property, Helene and Milton will assure rates remain attractive, he added.

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

The property market remains “one of the most favorable ... I've seen in my career,” the executive said.

A quick roundup of today’s need-to-know news, including the DoJ/NatGen lawsuit and RenRe's earnings call.

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

Analysis shows several CEOs with pay diverging from the trendline.

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

Analysis of 2023 statutory data shows that Californian insurers are leaning more heavily on reinsurers but at a nationwide level, premium cessions were more stable.

The Bermudian has been reducing exposure in Florida for almost a decade.

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

The 100% equity award will vest in full after five years.

With mixed results in the reinsurance space, the specialty pivot remains a "show-me" story.

The initial plan was to renew $2.7bn of the acquired book.

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

Additional disclosure following the RenRe acquisition reveals results for both carriers for the nine months to 30 September last year.

Ratings could be lowered by one notch depending on regulatory restrictions on cash flow from Bermuda operating entities to non-operating holding companies, the ratings agency said.

Other senior executives, including CFO Robert Qutub and general counsel Shannon Bender, received stock awards of $750,000 for their involvement in the Validus Re acquisition.

The number of staff retained contrasted with more dramatic cuts made after the acquisition of Tokio Millennium and Platinum.

After moving into the rank of fifth-largest reinsurer, following its acquisition of Validus, RenRe said it would continue to take a leading role in the regional cat space and expected to be more able to trade through market cycles.

The Bermudian firm said it expects the acquisition could drive more growth than the prior forecast of $2.7bn incremental premium.

The Inside P&C news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

The deal was announced in late May, with RenRe taking over AIG’s treaty business, including AlphaCat Managers, and all renewal rights to Talbot’s reinsurance treaty unit.

A 15% tax is in the works, but appears manageable, and with (re)insurance being Bermuda’s largest industry, the territory will take steps to keep companies where they are.

Differences in reinsurer strategies and risk management lead to differentiation in stock multiples and long-term value creation.

The reinsurer said it was monitoring conditions in the property E&S markets, where it has been reducing capacity to grow in property treaty, as rate gains could provide fertile ground for future growth.

The Inside P&C news team runs you through the earnings results for the day.

Inside P&C’s news team runs you through the key highlights of the week.

Reinsurers have mostly grown since before the Covid crisis, but the type and timing of growth affects value creation,

Recent top line growth and improved performance will need to be weighed against historical underperformance at group level, but the opportunity could attract a non-traditional buyer.

Morgan Stanley and Golman Sachs exercised in full their right to buy 945,000 shares in the company.

Inside P&C’s news team runs you through the key highlights of the week.