L.S. Howard

Insurance Journal

Zurich's Planned £8.1B Acquisition of Beazley Gets Regulatory Nod in Australia

By: L.S. Howard

Zurich Insurance Group's proposed £8.1 billion (US$10.8 billion) acquisition of Lloyd's insurer Beazley plc has received approval from Australia's

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Antares' CEO Michael van der Straaten Dies at 58

By: L.S. Howard

Antares, the specialist global re/insurance group, announced the death of its chief executive officer Michael van der Straaten. "It is with great sadness

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Marsh Reports 6% Revenue Increase in Q2, as Reinsurance Unit Sees 2% Decline

By: L.S. Howard

Insurance broker Marsh reported consolidated revenue of $7.4 billion during the second quarter, an increase of 6% over Q2 2025, or 5% on an underlying

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Former Arch Execs Grandisson, Gansberg Named Vantage's Chair, CEO; Best's Comments

By: L.S. Howard

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., the new parent company of Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., announced that Marc Grandisson has been named executive chairman of

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Q2 Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Dropping for 8th Consecutive Quarter

By: L.S. Howard

Global commercial insurance rates dropped by 6%, on average, in the second quarter of 2026, following a 5% decline in Q1 2026, according to Marsh's latest

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Brown & Brown Estimates Cost of Howden-Driven Talent War Could Hit $60M in 2026

By: L.S. Howard

Brown & Brown anticipates that the cost of the Howden-driven talent war for the full-year 2026 could hit $60 million – an increase from the $31

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Can Reinsurers Maintain Underwriting Discipline or Will 'Irrational' Competition Return?

By: L.S. Howard

The reinsurance industry's robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market. "The key

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Munich Re, Lloyd's Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best

By: L.S. Howard

Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards, while Lloyd's has moved to the

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Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re

By: L.S. Howard

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh, has been rebranded Marsh Re -- retiring a name that has been in the insurance and reinsurance market for more

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Lloyd's Reports Improved Combined Ratio on H1 Underwriting Profit of £1.9B

By: L.S. Howard

Lloyd's of London reported an improved first-half combined ratio of 90.8%, (H1 2025: 92.5%), which drove an underwriting profit of £1.9 billion (US$2.6