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Iran conflict: Marine insurers weigh risk along with maritime industry as Strait of Hormuz traffic collapses
War risk cover remains available, but cancellations, spiking pricing and reinsurance withdrawals have contributed, alongside risk perception of insureds, to sharply reduce tanker transits through one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints
Price Forbes appoints Davies Bermuda head of property
Bermuda-based executive vice president to lead growth of property division for the broker
Lewkowicz appointed global lead for P&C capital modelling at WTW
George Lewkowicz to spearhead global capital modelling and reinsurance pricing solutions at the re/insurance broker
Guidewire survey finds London market brokers favour digitally advanced carriers
Tech capability increasingly decisive in placements as market softens, according to a survey of London market brokers
Synthetik warns UK SRCC risk now ‘route-based accumulation’ threat
New modelling suggests civil unrest insured losses could exceed £4bn under certain triggers, as carriers urged to rethink postcode-level accumulation approaches
BMS builds out A&H division with Early hire
Independent broker appoints five London-based specialists as it launches a dedicated accident and health team to support international growth
Aon names Fraccalvieri as CEO of global fac
Nick Fraccalvieri to lead global facultative strategy from March as Andrew Laing focuses on UK CEO role
From ‘drop in the ocean’ to scalable parametric protection – CelsiusPro’s Rueegg
Mark Rueegg, founder and CEO of CelsiusPro Group, explains why satellite-triggered re/insurance cover, premium subsidy and donor backing are critical to closing the climate protection gap in the Global South.
Divakaram joins Miller as head of treaty Asia
Singapore-based hire to drive regional treaty reinsurance growth for the broker
Loynes promoted to CEO of APMEA at Lloyd’s
Emma Loynes to lead Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region as Scott Galloway steps down in New Zealand
Descartes expands in Central Europe with senior promotion and Germany hire
Parametric specialist strengthens distribution leadership across Germany and Austria
Luck named senior independent director as Lloyd’s confirms council changes
Sean McGovern becomes deputy chair alongside Fiona Luck and Vicky Carter
Global insurtech funding jumps 66.8% in Q4 as AI and mega rounds drive resurgence
(Re)insurer investment in insurance technology hits record levels as full-year funding reaches $5.08bn
Long to lead I–RE Bermuda as growth drives senior appointments
Captive specialist says leadership changes reflect record demand and 2026 expansion plans
Blueprint Two shelved: What next for digital transformation at Lloyd’s?
Industry figures call for rethink as long delayed transformation programme is reportedly put on ice and team disbanded
Onex takes 63% of Convex as AIG invests $2.1bn for 35% stake
Convex completes new ownership structure after regulatory approval as AIG also acquires 9.9% of Onex
Fish to lead exposure management at MS Amlin
Appointment joining from Aon reinforces focus on modelling analytics and emerging risk assessment
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