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Market Segment Report: Recordbreaking Cat Bond Issuance in First Half of 2026; ILS Capacity Experiences Rate Softening at Renewals
Date: August 27, 2026
Market Segment Report: Global Life/Annuity Reinsurers Poised for Steady Growth
Date: August 26, 2026
Market Segment Report: Asia Focus: Resilience Through Transformation
Date: August 24, 2026
Special Report: Updated Net Capital Charge Tables for ACIS/CIRT Reinsurance Transactions
Date: August 21, 2026
Market Segment Report: The European “Big Four” Reinsurers Maintain Their Profit Targets Despite a Volatile Environment
Date: August 20, 2026
Market Segment Report: Unaffiliated Offshore Reinsurance Deals Drive Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Market
Date: August 19, 2026
Market Segment Report: World’s 50 Largest Reinsurers
Date: August 17, 2026
Market Segment Report: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline
Date: August 14, 2026
Market Segment Report: Reinsurers’ Returns Exceed Cost of Capital Despite Softening Market
Date: August 12, 2026
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?
Date: August 10, 2026
Commentary: Insured Losses in Washington, Spokane-Area Wildfires Highlight the New Normal
Date: August 5, 2026
Market Segment Report: Rated Captives Continue to Demonstrate Financial Stability in an Evolving Risk Landscape
Date: July 30, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Cyber Insurance
Date: July 14, 2026
Special Report: Japan Life Insurers Increase Use of Reinsurance
Date: June 1, 2026
Commentary: Insurers Better Prepared For Rare Disease Outbreak Amid Lessons From COVID-19
Date: May 22, 2026
Special Report: Florida Reforms Are a Positive Development; Underwriting Discipline Remains Essential
Date: May 20, 2026
Special Report: Annuity Premium Growth Moderated in 2025
Date: May 13, 2026
Special Report: Artificial Intelligence Appears to be Ready, But Most Insurers Are Not
Date: April 27, 2026
Market Segment Report: Australia’s Non-Life Insurance Segment: Navigating Growth in a Volatile Landscape
Date: April 20, 2026
Special Report: Credit Quality of Annuity Reserves Declined from 2007 to 2025 on the Credit Ratings Scale
Date: April 10, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: London Market Insurance
Date: March 31, 2026
Commentary: Proposed RBC Changes Credit Positive for Hong Kong’s Non-Life (Re)insurers
Date: March 25, 2026
Commentary: Prolonged Middle East Conflict Will Test Global Market Resilience of (Re)Insurers
Date: March 12, 2026
Special Report: 2024 US Property/Casualty Impairments Update
Date: March 10, 2026
Special Report: Cat Bond Market Growth Accelerates as Loss Multiples Compress
Date: March 9, 2026
Market Segment Report: US Life/Annuity Industry Continues to Shift More Focus to Annuities
Date: March 3, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Japan Life Insurance
Date: February 27, 2026
Commentary: Losses From Winter Storms to Carve Into 1Q 2026 Earnings
Date: February 26, 2026
Special Report: Updated Net Capital Charge Tables for ACIS/CIRT Reinsurance Transactions
Date: February 12, 2026
Market Segment Report: Caribbean Insurers’ Reinsurance Costs and Capacity Constraints Moderate, Although Climate Vulnerability Remains
Date: February 9, 2026
Commentary: Administration’s Executive Order Could Stabilize Cannabis Insurance Market
Date: January 26, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Life Reinsurance
Date: January 20, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Non-Life Reinsurance
Date: January 20, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Reinsurance
Date: January 20, 2026
Market Segment Report: Infrastructure Projects Spur Growth and Help Fuel Profits for Surety Insurers
Date: January 19, 2026
Special Report: Non-Life Run-off – An Evolving Reinsurance Landscape
Date: January 12, 2026
Market Segment Report: Hong Kong’s Non-Life Insurance Segment Shows Growth and Resilience Amid Market Challenges
Date: December 18, 2025
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Mexico Insurance
Date: December 16, 2025
Commentary: Hong Kong Fire Expected to be Credit Negative for (Re)Insurers
Date: December 1, 2025
Special Report: Asia-Pacific Benchmarking: Stability Anchored by Mature Markets
Date: November 26, 2025
Commentary: Expiring Subsidies May Result in Shrinking ACA Enrollment, Deteriorating Risk Pool
Date: November 11, 2025
Market Segment Report: AM Best’s APAC Insurance Market Report
Date: October 31, 2025
Commentary: Jamaica’s Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Likely to Fall to Reinsurers
Date: October 29, 2025
Market Segment Report: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Reinsurers: Staying the Course Amid Economic Uncertainty
Date: October 13, 2025
Commentary: Balancing Reform and Restraint: Brazil’s Insurance Overhaul Amid Economic Headwinds
Date: October 10, 2025
Market Segment Report: Conditions are Testing, but MENA Reinsurance Capacity Remains Dynamic and Abundant
Date: September 26, 2025
Market Segment Report: Profitable Results for US Property/Casualty Mutuals as Rate Adequacy Improves
Date: September 25, 2025
Special Report: Challenges to Medicare Advantage Will Negatively Impact Profitability
Date: September 23, 2025
Commentary: Analytical Considerations for IFRS 17 Reporters: Frequently Asked Questions
Date: September 18, 2025
Special Report: Latin America’s 2024 Issuer Credit Ratings’ Upgrades Underpinned by Mature Markets
Date: September 16, 2025