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Lloyd's 2025 gross written premium reference Country / market United Kingdom and global Lloyd's market Reference type Gross written premium Reporting period 2025 Value GBP 57.9 bn Source date March 19, 2026 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
United Kingdom
Company / market body
Lloyd’s
Metric type
Gross written premium
Reference type
Market scale reference
Line / segment
Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace
Reporting period
2025
Value
GBP 57.9 bn
Source type
Official market body source
Source title
Lloyd's market delivers strong full year performance; very strong balance sheet; increased capital
Source publication date
March 19, 2026
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Lloyd's reported FY2025 gross written premium of GBP 57.9 billion, up 4.2% from FY2024.
Why it matters
Premium scale gives readers a public reference for the size of a major specialty risk marketplace that includes reinsurance activity.
Methodology note
Treat gross written premium as a scale indicator, not as capacity committed to a specific line.
Source note
The source also notes pricing pressure and volume growth in the market.
Reader caution
This item does not identify retained risk, ceded risk, or placement availability.
Lloyd's 2025 market-wide solvency coverage reference Country / market United Kingdom and global Lloyd's market Reference type Market solvency coverage ratio Reporting period 2025 Value 200 percent Source date March 19, 2026 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
United Kingdom
Company / market body
Lloyd’s
Metric type
Market solvency coverage ratio
Reference type
Solvency reference
Line / segment
Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace
Reporting period
2025
Value
200 percent
Source type
Official market body source
Source title
Lloyd's market delivers strong full year performance; very strong balance sheet; increased capital
Source publication date
March 19, 2026
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Lloyd's reported a market-wide solvency coverage ratio of 200% for FY2025.
Why it matters
The ratio helps readers separate broad market balance-sheet strength from individual underwriting appetite.
Methodology note
Read this alongside Lloyd's central solvency ratio and its notes on capital and solvency.
Source note
The value is shown in Lloyd's FY2025 financial highlights.
Reader caution
A solvency ratio does not indicate class-level or region-level reinsurance supply.
Lloyd's 2025 total capital reference Country / market United Kingdom and global Lloyd's market Reference type Market capital base Reporting period 2025 Value GBP 49.8 bn Source date March 19, 2026 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
United Kingdom
Company / market body
Lloyd’s
Metric type
Market capital base
Reference type
Capital and solvency reference
Line / segment
Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace
Reporting period
2025
Value
GBP 49.8 bn
Source type
Official market body source
Source title
Lloyd's market delivers strong full year performance; very strong balance sheet; increased capital
Source publication date
March 19, 2026
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Lloyd's reported total capital, reserves, and subordinated loan notes of GBP 49.8 billion at 31 December 2025.
Why it matters
Lloyd's is a major specialty insurance and reinsurance marketplace, so its disclosed capital base is a useful public anchor for capacity context.
Methodology note
Use Lloyd's own definitions for total capital, reserves, subordinated loan notes, and market solvency when comparing this item with company balance-sheet figures.
Source note
The figure is a market-level Lloyd's disclosure for FY2025.
Reader caution
This is not a measure of available capacity for any individual placement, class, syndicate, or cedant.
Artemis catastrophe bond and ILS market reports reference Country / market Global Reference type Catastrophe bond and ILS market report reference Reporting period Current market reports page Source date January 1, 2026 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
Global
Metric type
Catastrophe bond and ILS market report reference
Reference type
Public ILS market reference
Line / segment
Insurance-linked securities and alternative risk transfer
Reporting period
Current market reports page
Source type
Open public industry source
Source title
Artemis, Catastrophe bond and ILS market reports
Source publication date
January 1, 2026
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Artemis maintains a public page for catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market reports, with page metadata showing a 2026-01-01 modification date.
Why it matters
Catastrophe bonds and ILS are an important public lens on alternative reinsurance capital.
Methodology note
Use each Artemis report's own period and definitions before comparing ILS issuance or outstanding figures.
Source note
The source page was used as a public report reference page, not as a copied transaction list.
Reader caution
This item is a source reference and does not present a current InsureSouk ILS total.
Guy Carpenter January 2026 renewal capacity reference Country / market Global Reference type Dedicated reinsurance capital growth Reporting period January 1, 2026 renewals Value 9 percent growth in 2025 Source date December 29, 2025 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
Global
Company / market body
Marsh McLennan
Metric type
Dedicated reinsurance capital growth
Reference type
Renewal capacity commentary
Line / segment
Property catastrophe and multi-line reinsurance
Reporting period
January 1, 2026 renewals
Value
9 percent growth in 2025
Source type
Open public industry source
Source title
Guy Carpenter, Reinsurance buyers experience market softening as reinsurers grow capital following strong returns
Source publication date
December 29, 2025
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Guy Carpenter said expanded reinsurance capacity at January 1, 2026 contributed to accelerated price softening and estimated dedicated reinsurance capital growth of 9% in 2025.
Why it matters
Renewal commentary is one of the clearest public signals for capacity availability when official market-wide capacity statistics are limited.
Methodology note
Treat the capital-growth figure as Guy Carpenter's estimate and read it with the stated renewal-period scope.
Source note
Guy Carpenter is a Marsh business; the item uses the public press release, not gated material.
Reader caution
This is broker market commentary and does not establish terms for any buyer, line, or region.
Guy Carpenter 2025 ILS outstanding limit reference Country / market Global Reference type Catastrophe bond notional outstanding limit Reporting period 2025 Value USD 58 bn-plus Source date December 29, 2025 Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
Global
Company / market body
Marsh McLennan
Metric type
Catastrophe bond notional outstanding limit
Reference type
Alternative capital reference
Line / segment
Insurance-linked securities and property catastrophe risk transfer
Reporting period
2025
Value
USD 58 bn-plus
Source type
Open public industry source
Source title
Guy Carpenter, Reinsurance buyers experience market softening as reinsurers grow capital following strong returns
Source publication date
December 29, 2025
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Guy Carpenter said catastrophe bond issuance continued to reach all-time highs and total notional outstanding limit exceeded USD 58 billion in 2025.
Why it matters
Insurance-linked securities can supplement traditional reinsurance capital for peak catastrophe risks.
Methodology note
Use the source wording as a market signal; do not treat the value as an InsureSouk-maintained ILS total.
Source note
The reference is limited to the public press release's ILS statement.
Reader caution
Notional outstanding limit is not the same as immediately available capacity for a specific cedant or peril.
Munich Re 2025 group equity reference Country / market Germany and global Munich Re group Reference type Group equity Reporting period 2025 Value EUR 33.421 bn Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
Germany
Company / market body
Munich Re
Metric type
Group equity
Reference type
Reinsurer capital reference
Line / segment
Munich Re group
Reporting period
2025
Value
EUR 33.421 bn
Source type
Official annual report
Source title
Munich Re Group Annual Report 2025
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Munich Re's 2025 group annual report lists group equity of EUR 33.421 billion.
Why it matters
Group equity is a public capital reference for a major global reinsurer.
Methodology note
Use Munich Re's IFRS basis and report notes when comparing this figure with other reinsurers.
Source note
The annual-report PDF was used because it exposes the line-item table; the checked annual-report page did not display a separate publication date.
Reader caution
Group equity does not translate directly into line-specific reinsurance appetite.
Munich Re 2025 reinsurance insurance revenue reference Country / market Germany and global Munich Re reinsurance Reference type Reinsurance insurance revenue from contracts issued Reporting period 2025 Value EUR 38.731 bn Reviewed June 22, 2026
Country / market
Germany
Company / market body
Munich Re
Metric type
Reinsurance insurance revenue from contracts issued
Reference type
Reinsurer scale reference
Line / segment
Reinsurance
Reporting period
2025
Value
EUR 38.731 bn
Source type
Official annual report
Source title
Munich Re Group Annual Report 2025
Reviewed
June 22, 2026
Status
Source-reviewed
Summary
Munich Re's annual report lists 2025 reinsurance insurance revenue from contracts issued of EUR 38.731 billion.
Why it matters
The figure gives readers a public scale reference for Munich Re's reinsurance field of business.
Methodology note
Insurance revenue from contracts issued is an IFRS 17 reporting measure and should not be compared mechanically with gross written premium.
Source note
The source separates reinsurance from ERGO and lists reinsurance key figures in the annual report.
Reader caution
Revenue scale is not a promise of renewal capacity or pricing.