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NewsHigh US losses narrow H1 protection gap picture: Aon
Half-year catastrophe losses top $160bn with record US insured events; More than 90% of insured cat losses have occured in the US
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NewsBrindle and Burrows mark decade of Fidelis with growth milestones and global ambitions
Ten-year anniversary highlights include IPO, bifurcation, and $4.6bn of gross written premium
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NewsUK moves to enter global captives market with new regulatory framework
Industry leaders at Aon and Airmic welcomed government plans to establish a competitive onshore domicile
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NewsArch promotes Fairs to head of agency management
Promotion at London market re/insurer strengthens Lloyd’s oversight as syndicates expand
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NewsAlta Signa: AI, DORA and the Data Dilemma - Why Europe’s Cyber Insurance Market Can’t Afford Complacency
By Ingo Trede, European head of technical underwriting, and Audrey Louche, cyber underwriter, Alta Signa.
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NewsAM Best: Reinsurers cautiously upbeat despite rate softening ahead of Monte Carlo
Discipline holds firm on attachment points, as the re/insurance industry digests mid-year renewals, including rate softening, recent wildfire losses, and gears up for the usual hurricane season jeopardy and the Monte Carlo rendezvous.
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NewsMS Amlin warns US hurricane losses could surge 50% with 2°C global warming scenario
The London market re/insurer urges overhaul in pricing and resilience measures as climate risks escalate.
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NewsDIFC roundtable at DWIC 2025: Charting the path for global strength and momentum
At a closed-door roundtable hosted by DIFC, our re/insurance experts tackled the shape of resilience across the sector – debating AI, cyber, MGAs, and Middle East growth – and why evolving risks continue to the industry’s biggest opportunities.
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NewsDWIC 2025 roundtable: Political violence market warns of rising exposures amid falling rates
Capacity is flowing into the political violence (PV) market in 2025, but practitioners speaking at a DWIC 2025 roundtable observed the influx is suppressing rates at odds with rising risk accumulations.
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NewsWillis names Cousins to lead London market claims strategy
Veteran claims specialist to spearhead the broker’s global engagement from London hub.
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NewsDescartes expands into credit and political risk class
Move into CPRI by the Paris-based carrier includes a hire who joins from Coface in France and marks further diversification beyond parametric and cyber lines.
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NewsFidelis Partnership appoints Wells as chief operating officer
Former Arch executive to support operational integration amid expansion, including its Pine Walk MGA platform.
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NewsTariffs and trade fragmentation dampen growth but re/insurance resilient - Swiss Re SIGMA study
Swiss Re forecasts global GDP growth will slip to 2.3% in 2025 from 2.8% in 2024, with non-life insurance premium growth slowing to 2.6%, down from 4.7% last year.
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NewsArch promotes Bourrut Lacouture to lead Syndicate 1955 at Lloyd’s
Ondine Bourrut Lacouture steps into the role after playing a key part in the syndicate’s development, as Arch has tripled its stamp capacity since acquisition.
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NewsOAK unveils underwriting leadership team
OAK Reinsurance has announced a series of senior appointments across its underwriting, capital, and operations teams as the firm builds on a successful launch and positions for future growth. The Bermuda-based reinsurer, which formally launched in November 2024, has already written approximately $400m in gross written premium ...
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NewsWillis and Markel launch $200m cargo facility to address rising geopolitical risk
The new facility, branded Undercover, combines multiple risk exposures into a single facility, allowing cargo owners to tailor cover for geopolitical perils such as war on land, terrorism, political violence, and confiscation.
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NewsLiberty names Fraigneau as president for Europe to lead 2030 strategy
Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau is currently chief underwriting officer for LSM Europe and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe.
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NewsEurope and Asia outpace US in M&A surge despite global volatility, says WTW
European and Asia Pacific buyers defy geopolitical and economic uncertainty to post strong M&A returns, as North American dealmaking continues to slide, according to broker study.
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NewsMS Amlin appoints Harris to lead Natural Resources portfolio
Nicola Harris most recently served as head of energy for AXA XL’s UK and Lloyd’s business,
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NewsGallagher Re appoints Muñoz to lead global fac
Pablo Muñoz joins from rival Aon, and will be based in both London and Miami, tasked with growing the reinsurance broker’s facultative reinsurance business.
