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Exclusive: Yemeni Houthis send Saudi airspace warning to aviation insurers

2026-10-20T08:37:00+01:00

Message from the Houthi group addressed to insurers and reinsurers warns Saudi airspace is an area of military operations until further notice

E+S Rück expects strong German reinsurance demand as competition
2026-10-19T14:20:00+01:00
Pro: MGAs retain capacity support as growth becomes more selective
2026-10-19T10:20:00+01:00
Credeq Syndicate 1998 receives Lloyd’s in-principle approval
2026-10-16T09:31:00+01:00
Hurricane Isaias insured losses seen in low billions as market absorbs Florida hit
2026-10-15T08:49:00+01:00
Liberty Mutual Re appoints Øyan market manager for Nordics
2026-10-15T08:39:00+01:00
Willis appoints Chang global D&F growth leader
2026-10-15T08:35:00+01:00

Flood Re appoints Green as new chair

2026-10-14T16:44:00+01:00

Senior independent director will succeed Bridget Rosewell CBE, subject to regulatory approval

MS Amlin ups support for Ukraine war-risk facility to €130m

2026-10-13T08:05:00+01:00

EBRD-backed scheme expands to €150m as additional insurers join and cover broadens to include gas assets and warehouse inventory

Price Forbes, Brit launch Accordium integrated property, cargo and terrorism facility

2026-10-12T17:14:00+01:00

Accordium will target international SME and mid-market clients with up to $1bn of total insured values through a single London market policy

Verisk’s Newbold highlights data centre exposures and AI underwriting risks

2026-10-12T10:16:00+01:00

Rob Newbold, president of Verisk Extreme Event Solutions, discusses data centre concentrations, the need for human oversight of AI and catastrophe risk beyond the pricing cycle

Mega deals drive global M&A activity to new high: WTW

2026-10-09T15:32:00+01:00

Deal value rose 23.9% in the first nine months of 2026 as record mega transactions drove activity, although acquirers continued to underperform wider equity markets

Optio launches Pinnacle Specialty Insurance in continental Europe

2026-10-09T14:03:00+01:00

Amsterdam-based MGA will offer warranty and indemnity, tax liability and contingent risk cover across the European Economic Area

SSA reinsurers remain resilient but capacity gap persists: AM Best

2026-10-08T08:37:00+01:00

AM Best has said sub-Saharan African reinsurers maintained robust underwriting results in 2025, although local capacity remains insufficient to meet growing demand across major risks

Willis Re appoints Artmann CEO of Germany

2026-10-05T19:19:00+01:00

Former Munich Re executive will lead the establishment and development of Willis Re’s German operations

Arch appoints De Simone to lead cyber in Italy

2026-10-05T12:00:00+01:00

Former Sompo senior cyber underwriter will oversee growth of Arch’s cyber, tech E&O and media E&O portfolio across Italy

MENA reinsurance moving from resilience to opportunity – Lockton Re’s Monayer

2026-10-01T08:00:00+01:00

Lockton Re MENA CEO Gerard Monayer told GR the region’s economies have proved resilient during a period of geopolitical uncertainty, while insurers are putting greater emphasis on capital efficiency, balance sheet optimisation and protection against emerging risks.