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[New] Offshore reinsurance activity is expected to expand further in 2026 as insurers seek to increase reported capital and earnings through spread-based transactions.
ProgramBusiness | Where insurance industry clicks
[New] Emerging risks in the casualty sector could contribute approximately $5 B of reinsurance premium annually.
Aon plc Global Media Relations
With average losses continuing to increase, Hannover Re anticipates growing demand for its reinsurance capacity and sees a sustained favourable environment for risk-adequate underwriting.
Hannover Re
A greater supply of reinsurance capacity will be needed globally to narrow a protection gap that has the potential to grow in the future.
Hannover Re
In most cases, reinsurance prices across the entire region, including Turkey, have settled on a level commensurate with the risk.
Hannover Re
Reinsurance capacity is expected to remain active, with carriers increasingly turning to sidecars and structured reinsurance solutions to manage volatility and optimise capital outside of traditional M&A. / USA
ReinsuranceNe.ws
Insurance premiums are projected to increase sharply in 2026 amid various federal policy changes.
The Almanac
A Fortune 500 insurer will begin phasing out policy admin systems in favor of insurance copilots in 2026.
Cision PR Newswire
Mizuho Americas forecast heightened volatility for property-weighted primary insurers as reinsurance dynamics evolve, alongside erosion in underwriting margins driven by softening conditions and mix shift.
Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
Direct writers of insurance purchase reinsurance from reinsurance companies, which usually operate globally, in order to transfer some of the risk they face to global capital markets.
Yale Law Journal
Investors should recognize that FDIC insurance protects against bank failure but does not shield against systemic cascades triggered by policy missteps - a reality where rate cuts intended to stimulate growth might instead accelerate hidden risks in the very accounts deemed safest.
Ainvest
The California FAIR Plan Association has now successfully priced and secured what will become the largest catastrophe bond exposed to wildfire risks ever, as the Golden Bear Re Ltd. issuance will provide it $750 million of reinsurance, Artemis can report.
Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
The risk interest spread that the California FAIR Plan Association will pay for the $750 million of wildfire reinsurance was priced at the bottom end of the twice reduced guidance, indicating a roughly 11% decline in the spread to be paid from the initial mid-point.
Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
Reassured, the UK's largest life insurance broker, has secured ISO 27001 accreditation, marking a significant step in strengthening its information security framework at a time when cyber risk continues to test the insurance sector.
Insurance Business
In announcing new targets and a refreshed strategy today, Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, has highlighted the role of third-party capital investors in helping to fuel its expansion into natural catastrophe risks over recent years, while also maintaining balanced exposure.
Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
The structure and scale of Hong Kong insurers' reinsurance arrangements are expected to play a central role in limiting the net balance sheet impact.
Insurance Business
Reduced reinsurance costs, coupled with lower than expected claims, has meant New Zealand insurance companies are making increased profits across their portfolios, even as premiums are reducing.
Gallagher
If margins at GEICO tighten and reinsurance appetite moderates, capacity could become scarcer, altering dynamics across the global risk-transfer ecosystem.
Insurance Business
Last updated: 13 January 2026
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