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The Geneva Association: understating Generative AI’s risks vs. opportunities balance
Businesses worldwide are rapidly embedding Generative AI (Gen AI) into products, services and internal operations. While this brings significant opportunities for innovation and efficiency, it also introduces new and complex risks – from defective outputs and copyright infringement to cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
2 October 2025Marsh’s Climate Adaptation 2025 report: there is an urgent need for organizations to adopt a holistic approach to climate risk
While there is widespread acknowledgment of climate risks, organizations are not conducting comprehensive cost-benefit analyses to justify further adaptation investments, which is resulting in significant gaps between the outcome of climate risk assessments and adaptation strategies, says Marsh’s 2025 Climate Adaptation Survey.
23 September 2025Car theft on the rise: Germany sees EUR 310 million in losses, France tops European rankings
Car theft is making a strong comeback across Europe. After a pandemic-driven lull, thieves are striking more frequently and with greater financial impact. In Germany alone, 14,585 comprehensively insured cars were stolen in 2023 — nearly 20% more than in the previous year, according to the latest Motor Vehicle Theft Report from the German Insurance Association (GDV).
18 September 2025Swiss Re Institute: The global P&C insurance market has doubled in size over the past 20 years
The global P&C insurance market has doubled in size over the past 20 years to USD 2.4 trillion. Two decades of innovation resulted in broader access to coverage through a blend of conventional and alternative structures than 20 years ago, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma report.
15 September 2025Willis Power Market Review: Future-ready power companies are seizing the advantages of a soft market
After years of navigating tough market conditions, power companies are beginning to see relief. Capacity is returning, competition among insurers is intensifying and pricing is easing, shifting the balance decisively in favour of buyers, according to the Power Market Review published by Willis, a WTW business.
11 September 2025Insurance 24 years After 9/11: stronger and more resilient
Two decades on, the September 11 attacks remain a defining moment for the global insurance industry. The unprecedented scale of insured losses — estimated at more than USD 40 billion — reshaped how insurers and reinsurers approach catastrophe risk, terrorism coverage, and capital adequacy. Since then, new risks have emerged.
11 September 2025RVS2025: Guy Carpenter: the global reinsurance sector remains resilient and profitable
Despite an extended period of elevated natural catastrophe losses and ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, the global reinsurance sector remains resilient and profitable, as Guy Carpenter, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh McLennan said in its press release.
8 September 2025
Aon’s report: the reinsurance market is well positioned to support insurers in their pursuit of
profitable growth
Global reinsurance capital hit a new high of approximately USD 735 billion at June 30, 2025, driven mainly by retained and redeployed earnings both in the traditional and alternative capital sectors, according to the Aon’s Snapshot Guide to the Reinsurance Renewal – September 2025 report.
8 September 2025Swiss Re Overtakes Munich Re to Lead S&P Global’s Top 40 Reinsurers
Swiss Re and Munich Re remain close rivals at the top of the S&P Global Ratings' Top 40 Global Reinsurers ranking. Swiss Re posted modest GWP growth (+3.2%) with healthy pre-tax income growth (+6.9%), while Munich Re saw a small GWP decline (-3.7%), which lead to the group losing its top rank in favor of Swiss Re.
4 September 2025Aon identifies key traits of top-performing insurers
The forces reshaping insurance in 2025 are intensifying. Capital is abundant, with global reinsurance capacity estimated at a record USD 720 billion and 1H seeing an all-time high of USD 17 billion in catastrophe bond issuance, Aon says in its recent report “Relevance Through the Market Cycle: Five Strategic Imperatives for Insurers”.
2 September 2025ADACTA: Bancassurance growth driven by digitalization and customer trust
Bancassurance, once a niche distribution model that began in France in the late 1970s, has become a central growth engine for insurers and banks alike. According to Adacta, the market in EMEA is projected to expand from USD 651.6 billion in 2024 to nearly USD 857 billion by 2030, driven by convenience, digital innovation, and demographic shifts.
28 August 2025Omnibus Packages: What they mean for insurers in 2025 in GDV’s view
The European Union’s so-called Omnibus Packages are becoming a central tool for legislative change, bundling amendments to multiple legal acts into a single proposal. For insurers, these initiatives carry far-reaching implications, ranging from reporting obligations and supervisory rules to digital requirements. According to the German Insurance Association (GDV), several Omnibus Packages have already been launched in 2025, with more to follow, marking a year of significant regulatory shifts.
28 August 2025Swiss Re Institute: Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reach USD 80 billion in 1H2025
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes reach USD 80 billion in the first half of 2025 according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary estimates.
11 August 2025Aon’s Catastrophe Risk Survey: in 1H2025 total insurance claims for global natural disasters were the second highest on record
Total insurance claims for global natural disasters were the second highest on record among the first half periods, highlighting the importance of having access to effective modelling solutions, Aon’s 2025 Catastrophe Risk Management Survey says.
11 August 2025Munich Re: Insured losses in 1H2025 were the second-highest in the first half of any year since records began in 1980
Worldwide, natural disasters caused overall losses of around USD 131 billion in the first half of 2025 (previous year, adjusted for inflation: USD 155 billion), of which USD 80 billion was insured (in 2024: USD 64 billion), Munich Re said in its recent Natural disaster figures for the first half of 2025 report.
5 August 2025Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index: Global insurance rates declined 4% in 2Q2025, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of decline
Global commercial insurance rates fell 4%, on average, in the second quarter of 2025 following a 3% decline in 1Q2025. Increasing insurer competition, is currently the main catalyst behind rising market capacity, more favorable rates, and broader coverage options, Marsh McLennan said in its latest Global Insurance Market Index.
5 August 2025Willis: Climate transition, geopolitical and economic risks, cyber risks as well as the AI adoption – among the most important risks for aviation
130 senior aviation representatives took part in the Understanding emerging risks in the aviation industry new report, by Willis, a WTW business. Of these, only 50% declared themselves confident that their business model and strategy are resilient to today’s emerging risks environment, and only 30% believe their strategy will be fit for purpose over the next decade.
22 July 2025Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half 2025 report: economic losses from global natural disasters during 1H2025 above the 21st-century 1H average
A preliminary estimate of at least USD 162 billion in economic losses from global natural disasters during the first half of 2025 is above the 21st-century 1H average of USD 141 billion and is comparable to the economic losses recorded in 1H2024 (USD 156 billion), according to the recent Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half 2025 report.
17 July 2025Swiss Re Institute: growth in the global insurance industry is slowing in both life and non-life sectors
Global growth is decelerating as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens uncertainty. According to Swiss Re Institute's World Insurance sigma, global GDP growth (inflation adjusted) is expected to slow to 2.3% in 2025 and 2.4% in 2026 from 2.8% in 2024.
17 July 2025CyberCube and Munich Re: Joint experts publish report to advance the insurance industry’s understanding of systemic cyber risks
CyberCube and Munich Re, both leading providers in their field of cyber risk, analytics and insurance, have published the main findings of a joint study on severe cyber accumulation events and the relative resilience of organizations to systemic events due to effective mitigation measures.
17 July 2025
