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BERMUDA FOCUS Bermuda’s long-term insurance and reinsurance sector continues to demonstrate strong capitalisation and liquidity, according to new industry data released by Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (BILTIR). Speaking exclusively to Intelligent Insurer, Suzanne Williams-Charles, CEO of BILTIR, said: “The findings reinforce Bermuda’s long-term sector is not only growing but doing so responsibly.... Explore more here: ow.ly/LNv450Yzm3L

Aon has expanded its digital infrastructure risk capital capabilities with two senior appointments as demand for data centre, cloud and AI-related investment continues to rise. The firm has appointed Stephen Fox as managing director within its digital infrastructure lifecycle solutions practice and named Brian Hearst as global digital infrastructure builders risk leader. Read more here: ow.ly/JcsN50YCcqK

Casualty and specialty classes passed the April reinsurance renewals amid abundant capacity and selective underwriting discipline, pushed and pulled not only by their own segment dynamics. In a high level view, “casualty pricing held broadly stable . . . [and] capacity remains abundant,” Aon said of the global results for casualty lines. The result: “pricing reductions are less pronounced than for property,” Gallagher Re adds in its 1/4 report. Explore more here: ow.ly/C40H50YCclx

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Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re increased gross written premiums by 25% to $2.2 billion in 2025, according to parent company Fosun International. According to un-audited accounts contained in Shanghai-based Fosun’s 2025 results, Peak Re made a net profit of $189.5 million (up slightly from $187 million in 2024). Explore more here: ow.ly/aW9e50YBQHa

Impacts from the Iran war did not directly affect property catastrophe renewals at 1/4 but the Middle East conflict will feed through at midyear renewals, said Howden Re. Read more here: ow.ly/W6RV50YBQE2

Reinsurers have rewarded Japanese insurers for improving their portfolios with improved terms and conditions amid softening prices at the 1/4 renewals, said Gallagher Re. “The progress that have been made by the Japanese cedants in terms of profitability and lowering the volatility of their commercial fire and US casualty portfolios is nothing short of a significant success,” George Sherriff, CEO Gallagher Re Japan, told Intelligent Insurer. Read the full story here: ow.ly/lUPy50YBHSB

Catastrophe bond issuance may have neared or peaked the prior year all-time-high in Q1 2026 at around $6.1 billion in issuance, including some forays into lower layers to compete with traditional capital by time of the 1/4 reinsurance renewals, analysts at global re/insurance brokerage Aon have claimed. Explore more here: ow.ly/Ku6j50YBHRs

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Risks on wheels and risks in fields lead the ranking of fastest hardening and most capacity-constrained excess and surplus casualty lines, with only a handful of product liability, life sciences and environmental liability lines balancing out a highly mixed line-up with softening signals, analysts at independent specialty insurance wholesale broker CRC Group have indicated of the latest market read. Explore more here: ow.ly/OaOl50YBlhX

Hailstorms could account for as much as 80% of all severe convective storm losses, according to Allianz Commercial. Last year, SCS events cost the insurance industry more than $60 billion, said the commercial insurer. Read the full story here: ow.ly/volx50YBlaJ

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BERMUDA FOCUS Bermuda has long been a gravitational centre for global re/insurance talent, but that model is starting to shift in subtle, telling ways. In late 2025, a Bermuda:Re+ILS survey offered a rare look inside how firms on the island are rethinking talent in response to demographic change, digital transformation and intensifying global competition. Read more here: intelligentinsurer.com/a-shifting-app…

Pool Re has completed its fourth catastrophe bond issuance, raising £100 million to strengthen the UK’s resilience to terrorism-related financial loss. Tom Clementi, chief executive officer of Pool Re, said: “We are very pleased to have successfully closed our fourth Cat Bond issuance and take pride in our role as the ultimate backstop to support economic confidence and national resilience. Explore more here: intelligentinsurer.com/pool-re-comple…

US excess & surplus lines offer London insurers key premium growth as carriers cut back exposure, says AM Best in its latest London Market snapshot. AM Best said the London Market has benefited from strong underwriting conditions between 2023 and 2025. Read more here: intelligentinsurer.com/us-eands-lines…

Peak Re warns that Asia-Pacific is uniquely vulnerable to the Iran conflict, with over 80% of crude oil and LNG passing through the Strait of Hormuz destined for Asian markets - read the full report on how China, India, Japan, and South Korea face the highest energy risks here: ow.ly/PU5750YAI8K

Fergus Critchley of WTW reports that reinsurers are forgoing blanket regional exclusions in the Gulf ahead of April 1 renewals, opting instead for aggregate controls in a "constructive sign" for clients - read the full market analysis on these strategic renewal shifts here: ow.ly/oy0950YAI3G

At an event hosted by MS Reinsurance, futurist Amy Webb warned that the rapid evolution of AI will fundamentally transform the nature of risk over the next decade, urging insurers to abandon "laggard" mindsets for strategic foresight—read the full breakdown of her 10-year forecast here: ow.ly/qbR450YAyMF

Price Forbes analysts report that aviation carriers are struggling to recalibrate hull war and AVN52 covers amidst Persian Gulf tensions, avoiding cancellations while navigating complex policy triggers to secure better pricing—read the full specialist broker's report here: ow.ly/tCFM50YAyLt

AssuredPartners, the retail brokerage platform of Gallagher, has launched its fourth legal strike against Liberty Brokers, alleging a persistent "poacher playbook" following the recent defection of a five-person team in Newport Beach - read the full details of this escalating brokerage battle here: ow.ly/gcfS50YzNU3