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Non-profit climate change-related insurance risk financing company InnSure has launched Creation Labs, its flagship climate innovations incubator platform created in partnership with GreenieRE. InnSure explained that Creation Labs is a launch and growth platform that will foster the development of new climate risk management products and […]

Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Jimaan Sané as Head of Growth, Global Cyber, effective immediately. In his new role, Sané will be responsible for overseeing the performance and expansion of Chubb’s global cyber growth strategies. He will also collaborate with global distribution and underwriting teams, to deliver […]

White Mountains Insurance Group’s specialty P&C re/insurance subsidiary, Ark Insurance Holdings Limited, has renewed Outrigger Re Ltd at a smaller size for business incepting during calendar year 2026, reflecting increased use of traditional quota share reinsurance. As in 2025, the reinsurance sidecar entered into a quota share with Ark to […]

RenaissanceRe (RenRe), a global property and casualty reinsurer, has appointed Paloma Quiroga Arias as Senior Vice President (SVP), Client Data & Analytics. Arias brings extensive experience in reinsurance, corporate strategy, research, data analysis, and consulting. She joins RenRe from Swiss Re, where she spent nearly three years serving as […]

The competitive environment will undoubtedly erode some of the insulation reinsurers enjoyed during the hard market, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2026 Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Report. As the market shifts, the current rates, attachment points, and terms that reinsurers have fought to maintain are facing […]

MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lutz Honstetter as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). In his new role, Honstetter will be responsible for shaping the company’s long-term investment strategy. Based in Zurich, he will report directly to Robert Wiest, Chief Executive Officer of MS Re, […]

The catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace broke numerous records in 2025, as a huge 122 transactions brought a record $25.6 billion of new issuance to market, supported by 15 new market entrants, according to the latest Artemis report. The Artemis Q4 and full-year 2025 catastrophe bond and related ILS market […]

Statera Managing Agency Limited, a subsidiary of Octave Ventures, has received regulatory approval to act as a Lloyd’s Managing Agent. Statera will now manage Syndicates 4242 and 1416, which currently underwrite specialty risks produced through their strategic relationship with Octave Ventures, a division of Octave Specialty Group, Inc. The […]

Howden has revealed that the January 1 casualty reinsurance renewals benefited from improved supply and demand dynamics, with performance-driven US outcomes amid ongoing long-tail and reserving pressures, while international placements were generally stable despite tougher renewals for programmes with US exposure. According to the firm’s latest […]

Reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has appointed Scott Cobon as Head of Strategic Solutions in Bermuda. Cobon joins from Artex, Gallagher’s specialist in alternative risk management, captives, and insurance-linked securities, where he earned a reputation for his extensive risk management expertise, sophisticated structuring […]