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Pre-arranged disaster finance reaches record $9.4bn but protection gap persists
New analysis of resilience financing against natural catastrophe risk shows sharp rise in proactive risk finance but poorest countries still receive a small share
BMS launches in the DIFC as regional expansion continues
New Dubai platform for the re/insurance broker supports group strategy across MENA and Turkey
Arrow adds international professional indemnity MGA practice
Cox appointed class underwriter as MGA expands financial and professional lines portfolio
In a fast-changing aerospace sector, shared knowledge is our strongest asset – IUAI
By Ulla Norrhaell, President of the International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI)
Beazley warns of ‘a world in flux’ as cyber, energy and geopolitical risks intensify
Four big predictions from Beazley about what 2026 has in store, ranging from ‘AI Luddite’ attacks on data centres to commercial nuclear fusion
QBE Re appoints Hankin as managing director
Internal promotion for Nick Hankin follows Chris Killourhy’s move to group CFO
B.P. Marsh reshapes exec leadership as founder steps into non-exec role
Topping appointed CEO as part of long-term succession planning as Brian Marsh OBE becomes its non-executive chairman
Embed geopolitics into strategy as tariff era reshaping global trade, Willis warns
Political risk report from WTW says US tariff deals are redrawing alignments and creating a new risk environment for internationally exposed companies
Aon, Oasis partner to expand use of open cat modelling in Latin America
Aon’s Impact Forecasting adopts Oasis framework to deliver ERN’s regional cat models and support more transparent risk views
Fidelis Partnership moves European HQ to Dublin amid rapid expansion
Shift positions the firm at the centre of a government-backed push to grow Ireland as a specialty insurance hub
DUAL Europe appoints Berhault and Benajiba to lead transactional liability business
MGA moves designed to strengthen its ambition to grow M&A insurance offering across key European markets
Cat models under pressure after a year of global shocks
Earthquakes, wildfires, floods and severe convective storms have tested assumptions and exposed catastrophe modelling blind spots across multiple catastrophe perils.
Howden announces space launch, appoints Strickland to lead practice
Move into space satellite and launch insurance supports broker’s ambition to grow its presence in the fast-developing global space market
Arch names Medina Gomez to lead exec assurance for Europe
Appointment at Arch Insurance supports expansion of D&O and financial institutions business across continental markets
LSM names Groenen as head of portfolio solutions for Europe
Newly created role at the specialty carrier brings affinity, programme business and digital under a unified model
Mosaic hires Warty to lead global finpro lines amid Americas expansion
Chicago-based executive joins as global head of financial institutions and professional liability
Aon appoints Norman as senior broker in Global ReSpecialty property team
Veteran broker returns to focus on Risk Capital strategy for the broker across commercial and reinsurance clients
AHJ Miller names Ehrencrona to lead Nordic fac
Appointment strengthens AHJ Miller’s regional facultative reinsurance buildout after AHJ acquisition
Civil unrest risks set to intensify in 2026, Verisk Maplecroft warns
New analysis points to rising protest size, more frequent disruption and growing damage to commercial property, with Europe and the US emerging at the highest risk of becoming SRCC flashpoints
RiverStone International names Pritchard as UK CEO
Charlotte Pritchard to succeed Andrew Creed from 5 January, bringing eight years of internal leadership experience to the role
WTW forecasts stronger year ahead for global M&A
Dealmakers outperformed the wider market in 2025, with WTW pointing to scale-driven strategies, renewed megadeal activity and better financing conditions as drivers of a bullish 2026 outlook
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