Trading environment one of most favourable for reinsurers in many years: Guy Carpenter


Despite extensive loss activity in Q1, Guy Carpenter anticipates strong reinsurer performance to continue for the rest of 2025, with capital growth of 5% to 7% by year-end. Despite global economic volatility and insured losses nearing $70 billion through H1 of 2025, the reinsurance renewal trends observed at January 1 have continued, according to Marsh […]

Supply & demand balance shifts back towards buyers at mid-year reinsurance renewals: Gallagher Re


Buyers of protection had the opportunity to secure improvements to the structure of their property and specialty reinsurance programmes at the July 1st, 2025, reinsurance renewals, a period in which Gallagher Re notes a shift in the balance of supply and demand back towards reinsurance buyers. The reinsurance broker’s 1st View 2025 renewals report examines […]

Howden Re names Elliot Richardson as Executive Chair as Rod Fox steps down


Howden Re, the global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory arm of Howden, has appointed Elliot Richardson as its new Executive Chair, as Rod Fox has decided to step down and leave the business. Fox, the founder of TigerRisk Partners LLP, had been Executive Chair since the merger of the two businesses. Founded in 2008, […]

Lockton appoints Serrault as COO of US, Kuonen named COO of Dunning


Lockton, a privately held insurance brokerage, has appointed Nick Serrault as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its US operations, reporting to Tim Ryan, Lockton’s US President, based in Texas. Serrault has nearly two decades of industry experience, including nearly a decade of leadership experience at Lockton. Most recently, he was the COO of Lockton Dunning, […]

Hiscox launches new Cargo API for smaller risks


Responding to a clear market demand, specialist insurer Hiscox has launched a new Cargo API (application programming interface) based solution designed to cover smaller cargo – risks that typically do not get placed in the London insurance market. The new solution, available through Hiscox’s broker partners, focuses on underwriting small cargo and stock throughput risks […]

6/23: Face the Nation


This week on “Face the Nation,” Margaret Brennan speaks to Robert O’Brien, who served as national security adviser in the Trump administration, and Michael Morell, former deputy CIA director and CBS News national security contributor. Plus, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joins.