Insurers achieved favourable outcomes at the 1 January property renewals on the back of excess capacity in the market and stable demand, says Aon in its "Reinsurance Market Dynamics January 2026 Renewal" report.
The takaful sector experienced steady growth during 2025, with global takaful assets expanding at an estimated rate of 15-17% annually, according to Mr Zubair Mughal, an expert in Islamic banking and finance.
Reinsurers saw rate reductions approaching 20% in Asia Pacific for non-loss impacted accounts in 1 January renewals, Aon, a leading global professional services firm, highlights in its report titled "Reinsurance Market Dynamics January 2026 Renewal".
Everest Group has appointed Mr Mark Shaw as Global Head of Commercial, Global Wholesale and Specialty and Mr Paul Trueman as Head of International, Global Wholesale and Specialty
Markel Insurance, the Markel Group's insurance operation, has appointed Mr James Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter.
International health insurance is the second most valued benefit for both HR decision-makers and international assignees (HR: 43%, IA: 54%), losing out to accommodation costs (HR: 45%, IA: 63%), according to AXA's report, titled 'World of Work: Global mobility on the move'.
AIG has appointed Mr Adam Clifford as CEO, International Commercial Insurance, effective 5 January 2026.
Half of the attendees at a Root Platform's Managing General Agents' Association (MGAA) market briefing, are still at the earliest stages of their digital/ and Application Programme Interface (API) transformation journey, according to the results of a live poll conducted at the briefing session.