Underwriting

AXIAN Bets on Insurance to Deepen Risk Underwriting in Africa

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AXIAN Bets on Insurance to Deepen Risk Underwriting in Africa

AXIAN Group, a pan-African conglomerate spanning telecommunications, energy, real estate, fintech and financial services, is expanding into insurance underwriting to tap the world’s least covered regions. The group, which generated $2.75 billion in revenue in 2024, has launched VIA Insurance and VIA Assurance in Madagascar, according to Hassane Muhieddine, chief executive officer of AXIAN’s financial […]

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AIG Underwriting Income Up 48% in Q4 on North America Commercial

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New York, USA - 21 June 2024: American International Group Logo on Phone Screen, AIG Company Icon.

Fourth quarter 2025 underwriting income in American International Group’s (AIG) General Insurance segment increased 48% compared with the prior year, to $670 million. The unit, which includes North America commercial, International commercial, and global personal—recorded $125 million in catastrophe-related charges in Q4 2025, compared with $325 million for Q4 2024. Net premiums written were relatively

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Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed

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Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed

Insurers through the first nine months of 2025 recorded an underwriting profit of $35.3 billion—far above a $4 billion result at the same point the year prior. As public insurance companies announce fourth quarter and full-year earnings, Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) took a look at the industry’s financial results through

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Chubb Posts Record Q4 and Full Year P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio

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Chubb Posts Record Q4 and Full Year P/C Underwriting Income, Combined Ratio

Insurer Chubb booked fourth quarter net income 24.7% higher than a year ago at about $3.2 billion. Results included record P/C underwriting income of $2.2 billion, up nearly 40% over the same period in 2024. The P/C combined ratio was also a record, coming in at 81.2. Chubb benefitted from lower catastrophe losses during the

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Travelers Q4 Net Income Up 20% on Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses

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Travelers Q4 Net Income Up 20% on Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses

Fourth quarter 2025 net income at The Travelers Cos. increased about 20% compared with the same period a year ago, to about $2.5 billion. Underwriting, lower catastrophe losses, and more favorable prior year reserve development bolstered financial results for the last three months of 2025. Travelers booked an underwriting gain of about $2.2 billion versus

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SCOR Names Swiss Re’s Forgeron as P&C Chief Underwriting Officer; Hamilton Re Promotes Steinhoff to CUO

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Westfield Specialty Int’l Taps Former AIG Exec Baldwin as President; Vantage Promotes Senior Leaders in Reinsurance, Partnership Capital Platform

This edition of International People Moves details CUO appointments at SCOR and Hamilton Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR Names Swiss Re’s Forgeron as P&C Chief Underwriting Officer SCOR announced that Laure Forgeron has been appointed P&C global chief underwriting officer, effective Jan. 5. She reports to Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO of

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Doss Assumes Role of Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting; The Jacobson Group Appoints Pinkham as CEO; Greg and Rick Jacobson Transition to Board Leadership

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Doss Assumes Role of Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting Justin Doss assumed the role of vice president, personal lines underwriting at RLI Corp., headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. In this executive role, he will lead underwriting and distribution strategy for RLI’s Personal Lines business. Doss joined RLI in 2016 as manager, sales, for specialty personal lines

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