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Insurance

Isaias: losses from first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 to cost insurers billions

Initial estimates included 32,000 commercial properties with a value of $72 billion.   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Hyper-specialisation is key differentiator for European MGAs: Bridgehaven

Newly established Europe fronting carrier eyes MGAs with cross-border ambitions.   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Reinsurers must offer more than price as competition bites: Westfield Specialty

Excess capacity pushes reinsurers to rely on expertise over pricing at 1/1.   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Reinsurers face tighter funded reinsurance rules in regulator clampdown

Insurance hubs around the world vie for alternative capital business: Fitch   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Insurers must look beyond AI growth to understand risks and build expertise: VIG Re

The AI infrastructure boom is expected to bring huge new values into the insurance market, but VIG Re’s Aleš Mirnik argues that understanding those risks may prove as difficult as finding the capacity to cover them.   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Brokers’ parametric use ‘accelerating’ as high retentions leave insurers exposed

Brokers turn to parametric covers to plug retention gaps, Descartes says.   18 October 2026

Reinsurance

Insurer balance sheet strain could lift 1/1 reinsurance demand – Arundo Re

Falling bond values and claims inflation could increase demand for protection at January 1, although ample capacity should keep pricing competitive, says Arundo Re’s Laurent Montador.   17 October 2026

Reinsurance

Deutsche Rück eyes disciplined growth as risk becomes more complex

More capital is chasing opportunities, but the risks are becoming harder to assess. Deutsche Rück’s Caren Büning speaks to Baden-Baden Today about international expansion, client needs and underwriting discipline.   17 October 2026

Technology

Hidden accumulation is reshaping casualty and cyber underwriting

Casualty, cyber and credit exposures are becoming harder to aggregate, pushing reinsurers to assess portfolio impact before contracts are bound, says Allphins’ Joseph Harrison.   17 October 2026

Reinsurance

Peak Re targets structured solutions, MGAs and new markets in European growth push

Structured solutions, deeper client relationships and selective expansion into CEE and the Nordics will shape Peak Re’s European growth plans, Matteo Cussigh tells Baden-Baden Today.   17 October 2026

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