Hannover Re has reported a group net income of €480 million for Q1 2025, marking a 13.9% year-on-year decline, primarily driven by large losses in property and casualty reinsurance, which totalled €765 million and significantly exceeded the budgeted expectation of €435 million. The most substantial individual loss stemmed from the California wildfires, which cost Hannover Re […]

Reinsurance industry giant Munich Re has today reported a net result of €1.1 billion for the first quarter of 2025, despite losses from the Los Angeles, California wildfires in January of around €1.1 billion, which pushed the combined ratios for property and casualty (P&C) and Global Specialty Insurance (GSI) above target. The total California wildfire […]

HSBC Group has received approval from the Insurance Authority (IA) to set up a captive insurance company, Wayfoong (Asia) Limited, in Hong Kong, which has become the first captive insurer established in the city by a multinational enterprise. A captive insurer is designed primarily to cope with the multifarious perils borne by large business corporations with […]

AM Best, the credit rating agency, has reaffirmed its stable outlook for Chile’s insurance market, attributing its assessment to continued growth in premiums, consistent profitability, and a more robust regulatory framework. These findings are detailed in the company’s latest market segment analysis, “Market Segment Outlook: Chile Insurance.” According to the report, insurance penetration in Chile […]