The IUAI study found geopolitical instability, US claims inflation and supply chain disruption are reshaping underwriting priorities across the aviation insurance market
Theo Butt will lead the new UK-based MGA, while Anne Middleton has taken over as CEO of Convex UK
Simon Hunt has been appointed permanently after serving as interim CEO since February, following the departure of Stephanie Ogden
Chaturbhuj Bansal will be based in GIFT City as MAPFRE Re expands its presence in one of Asia’s key growth markets
Stefan Wunderlich has been appointed head of alternative risk transfer alongside his existing role as head of parametric
The updated tropical cyclone model will be available through Verisk’s new cloud-native Synergy Studio platform from 15 June
The Helix Consortium will provide dedicated cover for data server shipments, combining Lloyd’s cargo capacity with real-time risk monitoring technology
Forecasters expect below-average storm activity in 2026, but Howden Re warned that a single landfalling hurricane can still drive significant insured losses
Reinsurance broker expects around 13 named storms this year, but warned that elevated ocean temperatures in key regions leave the market exposed to rapid intensification and landfall risk
Andy Tsui will also serve as Asia head of people risk, leading QBE’s new integrated approach to workforce-related exposures
Sam Geddes joins the South African firm’s Lloyd’s syndicate from MS Amlin, while interim CEO and CFO Rob Vetch will move into the CFO role
Carlos Grijalva will be based in Hong Kong and tasked with growing the reinsurance broker’s cyber capabilities across the region
Syndicate 1987 is expected to begin underwriting in July, with a focus on long-tail specialty lines including casualty, political risk and trade credit
Marine, energy and political violence markets are under severe stress, according to a report from the reinsurance broker, although wider reinsurance capacity remains resilient, according to Howden Re analysis
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping underwriting, claims and cyber defence, but a report from Willis said adoption is outpacing governance frameworks
Paul Beattie and Ed Winter have been appointed joint heads of crisis solutions, with the new team focused initially on war, political violence and terrorism risks
A report co-authored by Jennifer Chang, senior vice president for sustainable finance credit, Moody’s Ratings, and Firas Saleh, director of North American flood models, Moody’s, looks at flood scenarios facing the US and warns of a yawning protection gap