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DWIC Connect 2026: GCC infrastructure pipeline to fuel MEASA insurance growth
DWIC 2026’s on stage sessions closed with a panel to discuss regional commercial re/insurance opportunities across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia (MEASA), with construction and infrastructure projects a major focus for the Gulf as it rebuilds following this year’s conflict
HDI highlights four priorities for European data centre resilience
Micro-location risks, resource constraints, construction standards and operational preparedness will shape data centre exposure to natural catastrophes and climate change
Sand and snow: Shared financial risk across climate extremes
An op-ed partnership by Brendan Plessis, executive vice president, Sukoon insurance, with Cristiano Zazzara, adjuct professor of finance, NYU Stern School of Business, and Professor Paolo Taticchi, UCL Centre for Sustainable Business
Lockton Re completes first hybrid property cat and cyber ILW
Transaction combines property catastrophe and cyber triggers within a single limit structure as broker targets growth in hybrid risk transfer solutions
Gallagher Re appoints Morement to lead APAC fac broking
Singapore-based executive joins from Guy Carpenter to take on newly created regional managing director role
Miller completes Shields acquisition ahead of Dubai reinsurance broking launch
Shields Miller will combine the firms’ reinsurance broking capabilities under a unified brand as Miller expands its treaty offering and presence across the MENA region
Verisk puts Kumamoto earthquake insured losses at up to $2.1bn
Howden Re commented saying it expects losses to remain well below the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, although the extent of business interruption will depend on restart timelines at semiconductor facilities
Soft pricing is masking rising credit risk, warns Allianz Trade’s Murrow
Sarah Murrow, president and CEO of Allianz Trade Americas, told GR that trade credit insurance pricing is competitive but insolvencies are rising as supply chain risks become more complex
LSM adds to risk engineering team with London & Dubai hires
Mundy and Chowdhury join in London, while McLachlan will support the insurer’s construction portfolio from Dubai
Munich Re Specialty launches parametric earthquake cover in Japan
Trigger-based product will provide corporate clients with rapid access to liquidity following earthquakes, including where no physical damage has occurred
DWIC Connect 2026: Connecting Risk and Capital When It Matters Most
Conflict in the Middle East has exposed gaps in coverage, prompting calls for better risk management, more specialised capital and closer alignment between insurers, reinsurers and governments, an opening panel told attendees of DWIC Connect in Istanbul
Effective model selection starts with model appropriateness
Cat models should be interconnected components, each with uniquely valuable information, writes Tom Philp, founder and CEO, Maximum Information
Moderate H1 cat losses mask regional extremes, Aon warns
Global economic losses from natural disasters fell 25% below average to $111bn, but insured cat losses remained broadly in line with historical levels as US severe convective storms dominated the industry toll
Willis Re launches global life reinsurance practice
The new operation will be led by Christian Howells and will provide advisory and broking services for life insurers, reinsurers, and pension and annuity providers
Liberty Specialty Markets: Cyber approaches inflection point as AI amplifies risk
European cyber pricing continues to soften despite elevated losses, expanding digital dependencies and growing regulatory and AI-related exposures, writes LSM’s head of cyber and tech E&O for Europe, Oliver Delvos
LM Re appoints Spurgeon global head of cyber reinsurance
London-based exec succeeds Ivonne Staisch and will lead growth of Liberty Mutual Reinsurance’s global cyber portfolio
Aon expands data centre insurance programme to $5bn
Expanded Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program adds capacity and broader risk solutions for digital infrastructure assets from development to long-term operations
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