Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to key terms for a potential $10.8 billion takeover of specialist insurer Beazley, offering shareholders a significant premium and aiming to create a specialty insurance powerhouse.
Despite facing significant challenges including the California wildfires and a softening reinsurance market, RenaissanceRe (NYSE: RNR) reported robust 2025 results, driven by a diversified earnings strategy. The company highlights strong underwriting, investment gains, and a strategic focus on capital returns to shareholders.
As Marsh & McLennan shares show mixed signals with a recent rebound but a sharp annual decline, investors are grappling with conflicting valuation metrics. While one model suggests a significant discount, traditional price-earnings analysis paints a different picture, highlighting the complexity of pricing the insurance brokerage giant in today's market.
Global insurance giant Chubb reported record-breaking full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2025, fueled by robust underwriting profits and soaring investment income. While management expressed confidence for 2026, they acknowledged a commercial insurance landscape growing 'incrementally more competitive.'
Prudential Financial's latest valuation holds steady, but a cluster of analyst price targets and a focus on capital strength are shifting the conversation around the insurance giant's near-term trajectory.
As regional markets hit new highs, savvy investors are looking past blue-chips. We analyze three under-the-radar penny stocks from the insurance, real estate, and tech sectors showing compelling financial metrics and growth potential.
Centene Corporation is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the bell Friday. Investors will scrutinize whether the Medicaid-focused managed care giant can maintain its impressive track record of topping revenue estimates, even as the broader health insurance sector faces headwinds.
Root, Inc. is leveraging its unique, app-based driving data and embedded partnership model to transform auto insurance. Despite recent stock volatility, its improving loss ratios and scalable tech platform present a compelling long-term growth story.
While California's climate and scenery have long attracted retirees, a perfect storm of soaring costs—from housing and taxes to insurance and healthcare—is leading many seniors to question their move. Beyond the sunshine, the financial realities of life in the state are prompting widespread regret.
Prudential Financial met Q4 revenue targets with an 11.6% sales increase, but earnings fell short. A voluntary sales suspension in Japan and persistent asset management outflows are set to pressure 2026 earnings, despite robust performance in core U.S. insurance operations.
Insurance giant Chubb Limited surpassed revenue and profit expectations for the fourth quarter of 2025, fueled by robust growth across its global property & casualty and life insurance segments, alongside record investment income.
As U.S. markets shrug off economic headwinds to start February 2026 on a strong note, a closer look reveals compelling opportunities beyond major indices. We analyze three small-cap companies—spanning banking, sustainable packaging, and insurance—that are navigating the shifting landscape with distinct strategies and growth potential.
Fresh from navigating Florida's hurricane-driven insurance crisis, Florida Peninsula Insurance is now exploring a potential move into California, a market reeling from record wildfire losses and major carrier pullbacks.
Facing soaring insurance costs and relentless storm threats, Louisiana is offering qualifying homeowners grants of up to $10,000 to fortify their roofs—a critical upgrade that's becoming a financial necessity in the Gulf Coast state.
Despite Federal Reserve rate cuts, auto loan payments continue to climb, squeezing consumers and casting a shadow over 2026 sales forecasts. Industry leaders warn that rising vehicle prices, insurance costs, and emerging stress in subprime lending are keeping potential buyers out of the market.
TD Cowen raises its price target for Primerica (PRI) to $326, citing strength in its investment segment despite challenges in term life sales. The adjustment comes amid a cautiously optimistic preview of the life insurance sector.
Cantor Fitzgerald raises its price target on RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR) to $282, while Wells Fargo trims its target, highlighting divergent views on the reinsurer's near-term fundamentals and the broader insurance sector's trajectory.
Skyrocketing insurance costs, climate risks, and hidden taxes are prompting a quiet exodus from traditional retirement magnets like Florida and Texas, as retirees seek a more sustainable balance of affordability and stability.
Shares of Pharming Group (ENXTAM:PHARM) came under pressure after the U.S. FDA issued a Complete Response Letter for its supplemental filing of Joenja in children with APDS. While the short-term sentiment turned negative, the company's longer-term growth trajectory and valuation gap present a complex picture for investors.
As investors scrutinize key financial metrics, TWFG, Inc.'s 11% ROE presents a nuanced picture. While it aligns with the insurance industry average, the company's minimal debt load tells a more compelling story about its operational efficiency and financial health.
