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W.R. Berkley projects reinsurance contraction of up to 20% amid ‘challenging’ market conditions

W.R. Berkley Corporation is bracing for a continued pullback in its assumed reinsurance operations, warning that deteriorating market conditions across both casualty and property lines will likely drive a double-digit contraction in segment volume over the foreseeable future. Speaking during the group’s quarterly earnings call, President and Chief Executive Officer W. Robert Berkley Jr. noted…

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Moody’s establishes casualty risk intelligence group with six founding organisations

Moody’s, a global provider of financial data, risk analysis and business intelligence, has established the Moody’s Casualty Risk Intelligence Group (MCRIG), an initiative involving six founding organisations from across the insurance industry. AXA XL, Convex, Marsh, RenaissanceRe, Tokio Marine and Travelers are participating in the group, which aims to contribute research and analytical perspectives to…

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Verve launches US mid-market professions unit led by Jason Clark

Verve Risk Services (Verve), a specialist underwriting agency, has launched Verve Professions, a new unit expanding the firm’s mid-market errors and omissions (E&O) offerings to include architects, engineers, law firms and accountants domiciled in the US, appointing Jason Clark to head it. Verve was established in 2016 as an underwriting cell of Castel Underwriting Agencies…

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AM Best reports rising social inflation costs continue to challenge US liability insurers

AM Best, the credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector, has highlighted the continued impact of social inflation on US property and casualty insurers, with commercial motor liability among the lines facing significant cost pressures. In its latest special report, the company examines how rising litigation expenses and claims costs exceeding general economic inflation…

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IMAC reports continued growth following CIMA’s Q3’26 licensing stats

The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), which represents insurance managers based in the jurisdiction, has recorded continued upward momentum in Cayman’s international insurance market, as the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s (CIMA) third-quarter licensing statistics disclose the issuance of eight new international insurer licenses. Of these eight, one was a Class B(i) licence while the…

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