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Reinsurance is entering a new era with a systemic shift in how capacity is sourced and managed, driven by a convergence of granular data analytics, widespread technology adoption, and a diversifying pool of global capital, Send analysts stated in a recent report. Moreover, no longer content to compete solely on price or traditional appetite, the […]

Brenda Stewart has been promoted to Head of Captive Management & Advisory at global insurer American International Group (AIG). In her new role, Stewart will be responsible for leading the global captive management, segregated cell and advisory groups within AIG Captive Solutions. She will also oversee client relationship management, new […]

Insurance and risk management firm Travelers Companies, Inc., and AI research company Anthropic announced a collaboration to expand Travelers’ AI-enabled engineering and analytics capabilities. About 10,000 of Travelers’ engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product owners will use Anthropic’s personalised AI assistants to support and […]

Willis and Synthetik have extended their long-term partnership, giving the WTW business access to Synthetik’s complete suite of Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT) software modeling tools. By integrating Synthetik’s individual risk models, including AnyBuildingRisk, Cityscape, and SRCC Quantum, along with their associated data products, […]

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., part of Skyward Group, has broadened its Excess & Surplus (E&S) property offerings by introducing excess coverage. The expansion is part of the Company’s ongoing efforts to provide a wider range of E&S solutions. The additional capacity is intended to support layered programmes for complex, […]

Seasoned finance professional Prateek Maheshwari has joined Hannover Re India as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Maheshwari transitioned to the Indian branch from Hannover Life Re of Australasia, in Sydney, where he most recently served as Management Accountant for nearly four years. This appointment marks a homecoming of sorts for the […]

Global specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has entered into a new strategic partnership with Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a multi-line program administrator, to support the expansion of the latter’s flagship general liability programme, which is designed to provide cost-effective insurance solutions for small contractors such as […]

International business insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Chris Reidy as Head of Core Claims and James Villiers as Head of Complex Claims for European Operations. Reidy, who is succeeding Scott Jacobs, has been with QBE for close to two decades, most recently serving as Complex Property, Casualty, Motor and Health Claims Manager. Jacobs […]

Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Lee Iannarone as executive vice president, succeeding Stephen Kennedy, who has been named senior vice president and general counsel. As part of his new responsibilities, Iannarone, who has over 25 years of industry experience, will assume oversight of certain of […]

In its 2026 Predictions Report, CyberCube, a specialist provider of cyber risk analytics to the global insurance market, outlines how actionable data and operational efficiency are set to play a defining role for insurers and reinsurers in the year ahead. The report emphasises that turning cyber risk insights into practical underwriting and […]