PartnerRe generated net income of $447 million in the first half of 2026 as strong underwriting performance across its non-life business and higher investment income offset unrealised losses on its investment portfolio.

The Bermudian-based global reinsurer, which is owned by Covéa, a French insurance group, reported operating income of $689 million for the six months to June 30, representing an annualised operating return on equity of 12.6 per cent.

Net income was $447 million, down from $493 million in the first half of 2025, while annualised return on equity declined to 8.1 per cent from 10.5 per cent.

Gross premiums written increased to $5.42 billion from $5.21 billion a year earlier. Non-life gross premiums accounted for $4.1 billion of the total, with life and health contributing $1.32 billion.

The company's non-life operations produced an underwriting profit of $396 million, achieving a combined ratio of 85.1 per cent. Within that, the property and casualty segment generated an underwriting profit of $190 million on a combined ratio of 88.9 per cent, while the specialty business contributed $206 million with a combined ratio of 78.4 per cent. A combined ratio below 100 per cent indicates an underwriting profit.

PartnerRe's life and health business added a net allocated underwriting profit of $76 million. The company said the result reflected strong technical performance and the benefits of its diversified portfolio.

Investment income also continued to improve as higher interest rates boosted returns on reinvested assets.

Net investment income rose $67 million year over year to $491 million as reinvestment yields remained above the average book yield and the company's asset base expanded. However, overall investment returns were affected by unrealised mark-to-market losses on fixed-income securities.

The investment portfolio generated a net investment return of $141 million after including $185 million of unrealised losses on fixed maturities and short-term investments. Overall, PartnerRe recorded net realised and unrealised investment losses of $363 million during the period, compared with gains of nearly $598 million in the first half of last year.

Philippe Meyenhofer, chief executive officer of PartnerRe, said: “These results demonstrate the strength and resilience of our diversified business model, the quality of our underwriting and investment performance, and our disciplined approach to creating long-term value for clients and brokers and our shareholder.”

PartnerRe ended the period with total assets of $36.1 billion, up from $35.1 billion at the end of 2025. Shareholders' equity increased to $11.17 billion from $11.08 billion over the same period, while total debt edged lower to $1.85 billion from $1.88 billion.

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