Americas
See below for coverage of the US and other growing markets in the Americas
ILS market poised for strong growth after ‘exceptional’ 2024
Alternative capital totalled around $110bn last year and should keep rising, experts says, with record catastrophe bond issuance already seen in January
US casualty reinsurance ‘heading for crossroads’: AM Best
Rating agency warns of ‘availability crisis’ as social inflation continues
Ports and terminals sector entices new entrants
Navium, IQUW and Volt attracted to niche that is now making money, while Pen Underwriting’s BBM expands in North America
Results round-up: Aspen, HCI, American Coastal and Root
Latest results from across the market
Hiscox leads in strong week for re/insurance stocks
Shares in specialist re/insurer surge more than 7% ahead of record profit, with Munich Re climbing 6.7% after smashing full-year targets
Hiscox London Market to return to growth in 2025: CEO
Aki Hussain says favourable market conditions and new products will drive growth this year after division shrank in 2024 amid casualty cycle management and space exit
Citizens’ policy count drops 100,000 with latest takeout round
Latest policy reduction takes Florida’s last resort insurer to its smallest book of business in nearly three years
TWIA targets $1.73bn reinsurance buy
Texas coastal wind and hail last resort insurer trims PML to $6.2bn
Results round-up: Hamilton, Skyward Specialty and Amerisafe
Latest results from across the market
Hiscox books record full-year profit of $685m
Profits in London market business decline 18% in 2024 as division bears brunt of carrier's $1.6bn claims bill
State Farm pegs direct California wildfire losses at $7.6bn
S&P Global puts California subsidiary’s credit rating on negative watch
Zurich NA plans underwriting hires to boost US middle market
Insurer to add more than 100 underwriting posts across the country
Results round-up: Fidelis, IGI, Universal and Bowhead
Latest results from across the market
Crypto insurer Relm eyes Trump digital asset boom
With many expecting the new Trump presidency to supercharge the expansion of the cryptocurrency sector, Joseph Ziolkowski, chief executive of Bermuda-domiciled specialty insurer Relm, says the company is taking a disciplined approach to growth and diversification
Washington state weighs up letting local utilities form captives
Proposed bill comes as local utilities struggle to find insurance amid spiralling premiums
Results round-up: ProAssurance and Goosehead
Latest results from across the market
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