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HDI Syndicate 2029 gets Lloyd’s permission to underwrite
Approval clears the way for underwriting ahead of the syndicate’s 1 January 2027 launch, with an initial portfolio spanning specialty and corporate lines
One war, two books: Aggregation crossing from aviation into marine
The Russian fleet loss and the Black Sea and Red Sea marine casualties share a geopolitical origin. They will reach reinsurers through event and occurrence wordings that were never drafted to count this kind of loss. By Russell D Pulver
Insurtech funding falls 44.6% as mega-round activity slows: Gallagher Re
Global InsurTech investment dropped to $1.36bn in Q3 2026, although deal volumes remained stable and AI-focused companies attracted more than four-fifths of total funding
Geopolitical lock-out tops life sciences economic risks: Willis
Trade tensions, market access restrictions and government intervention are reshaping investment, manufacturing and innovation decisions across the life sciences sector
Renewables losses expose gaps in recovery planning and cover
Tokio Marine GX’s latest report argues that rising solar losses demand more than stronger assets, as contractor delays, fragmented insurance programmes and lengthy repairs threaten to prolong business interruption.
Solar storms challenge insurers’ diversification and damage triggers
Acrisure Re’s paper with ETH Zurich warns that severe space weather could produce simultaneous losses across continents and business lines, strengthening the case for scenario testing and parametric protection.
Optio appoints Jeffers to lead Asia-Pacific expansion
Former Canopius executive becomes managing director of Optio Asia as the specialty MGA looks to broaden its underwriting capabilities across the region
Gallagher Re creates global analytics and AI leadership roles
Ed Messer and Jason Harger will take newly created global roles from 1 January 2027 as the broker increases investment in analytics and artificial intelligence
Allianz Commercial to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1893
New direct underwriting syndicate is expected to begin trading from 1 January 2027, with Polo Managing Agency appointed as managing agent
How reinsurance can help build better data centers
By Jeff McAulay, CEO at GreenieRE
Aon expands Client Treaty co-insurance to 35% for 2027
Re/insurance broker’s flagship facility will increase co-insurance on eligible placements from 28.5% to 35%, including facultative reinsurance business
HIVE appoints Wiley as property D&F class underwriter
Ex Sompo international property head joins HIVE Underwriters as it builds out its new global property direct and facultative business
HDI strengthens political violence team with Kapoor and Brown appointments
Former Aviva colleagues will join HDI Global UK and Ireland’s crisis management business as it expands its political violence and terrorism capabilities
Wessén appointed chair of ICMIF
CEO of Swedish insurer Folksam succeeds Rob Wesseling for a four-year term as the mutual and cooperative insurance sector reports record premium income
Miller appoints Stubbings CEO of reinsurance
Former Miller Bermuda chairman takes over the reinsurance business as Gary Masters moves to chairman, following a period of acquisitions and international expansion
Fidelis plans Singapore Lloyd’s service company
TFP APAC is expected to begin underwriting from 1 January 2027, focusing on treaty reinsurance across high-growth Asia-Pacific markets
ILS is now core reinsurance capital, says Aon’s Pennay
The ILS market has become fundamental to reinsurance programmes, while casualty sidecars are attracting major investors with the capacity to accelerate growth, according to Aon Securities CEO Richard Pennay.
Europe’s modest wildfire losses mask growing exposure, says Howden Re’s Edwards
European wildfires have barely affected property catastrophe treaties, but changing exposures and gaps in modelling demand closer attention, says the reinsurance broker’s head of international catastrophe and actuarial analytics, Tim Edwards
Control at centre of Agent Hub launch, says Earnix’s Twist
Earnix’s Agent Hub aims to accelerate insurers’ pricing and underwriting work while preserving human oversight, with Matthew Twist arguing that governance and integration will determine the technology’s value
Agriculture in an El Niño year: the view from China and India
Howden Re’s Mohammad Faizan Huq, associate president and head of treaty reinsurance for agriculture and climate risk, and Mike Xin, managing director and head of agriculture, explore how climate volatility, evolving government programmes and changing risk-sharing structures are shaping underwriting, pricing and demand for reinsurance capacity.
Gallagher Re appoints Ceballos to lead fac facilities and portfolio solutions
Former Everest Re exec joins in Miami to develop Gallagher Re’s facultative facilities and portfolio solutions proposition globally
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