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Beazley plc’s board has unanimously rejected a £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion) takeover proposal from the Zurich Insurance Group. The offer, announced on January 19, 2026 for 1,280 pence per Beazley share, is lower than a bid from Zurich last year, but still reflects a substantial premium on Beazley’s public valuation. That was not enough to … Read more
The global cyber insurance market size is positioned for strong long-term growth, but competitive challenges are increasing for re/insuers, according to recent analyses from Market Research Future and S&P Global Ratings. According to a Market Research Future report, the cyber insurance market size is projected to expand from $13.13 billion in 2024 to $126.89 billion … Read more
“We’ve come a long way in our journey from the first ever cyber cat bonds, which were private, we’ve now got three 144A cat (catastrophe) bonds out there covering the cyber risks,” said Richard Gray, Head of Third-Party Capital at Beazley in this report from Artemis, a provider of information on insurance catastrophe bonds and … Read more
We’ve discussed other findings from the recent Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) report, but we’re also struck by the increase in cyber insurance captives and cyber ILS vehicles documented by the financial regulator. The growth of Cyber Insurance Captives and Cyber ILS (Insurance-Linked Securities) is all related to the growth of reinsurance in the cyber market; … Read more