Reinsurance growth lifts Brit’s premiums to $1.8BU.K.-headquartered Brit Insurance Holdings Ltd.’s insurance premiums written increased 4% year on year to $1.8 billion in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by a 70% surge in third-party reinsurance premiums to $151 million, Reinsurance News reported. The group’s profit before tax rose 6% to $327 million.