Archive

  • Resolution Life removed from list of IAIGs

    09 June 2026
  • Foreign units drive earnings growth at MS&AD and Sompo

    20 May 2026

    MS&AD is also planning more offshore M&A

  • AI will not cause mass consolidation of insurers - and could spark new entrants

    05 April 2026

    Technology is lowering barriers to entry, says expert panel

  • Future underwriters will need more softer skills as AI proliferates

    03 April 2026

    But traditional skill sets will remain invaluable, says expert panel

  • WR Berkley notes blurring between distributors and competitors as PE invests

    27 January 2026

    "Sacred relationship" of two historically distinct parties has broken, says WR Berkley

  • Mitsui Sumitomo buys into WR Berkley

    08 December 2025
  • WR Berkley M&A expected to add JPY 40bn to Mitsui Sumitomo's annual earnings

    03 April 2025

    Japanese insurer plans to buy 15% of US specialist in global expansion

  • MS&AD announces plans to merge two non-life units in 2027

    31 March 2025

    MSI and ANDI will be Japan's biggest non-life insurer on current premium volumes

  • Mitsui Sumitomo to acquire 15% of specialty underwriter W.R. Berkley

    28 March 2025

    Japanese insurer cites profits, diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for M&A

  • Shifting politics demand county-level analysis of US social inflation, says W.R. Berkley

    28 January 2025

    Specialty firm says reinsurers have been sluggish in response to social inflation