Lancashire trims reinsurance exposure as Q1 GPW fall, insurance lines offset decline

Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer Lancashire Holdings’s 6.1% shrinkage in gross premiums written in the first quarter of 2026, weighed heavily by a 14.8% decrease in the reinsurance book, has been described by the CEO as a deliberate pullback to reposition.

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