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ATA launches $750m AI infrastructure risk facility
Advanced Technology Assurance has launched an insurance consortium of up to $750m to underwrite the global AI infrastructure build-out, backed by a consortium of more than 10 re/insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates
Chaucer reshapes Singapore leadership with Loh, Bryan appointments
Chaucer has appointed Les Loh as CEO Singapore and named Dan Bryan to lead its Asia Pacific reinsurance business, as the China Re-owned group strengthens its regional leadership team
Niyam secures Lloyd’s nod for India-focused syndicate
Niyam Group has received in-principle approval from Lloyd’s to establish a new syndicate, as it looks to deploy disciplined reinsurance capacity into India and other high-growth markets across Asia and Africa
Political violence and geopolitics ‘increasingly central’ to re/insurance capital deployment – Howden Re
No longer peripheral, political violence, SRCC and wider geopolitical risk have shifted firmly into the core of underwriting and capital decision making, according to the reinsurance broker’s assessment of the 1 January 2026 renewals.
MS Amlin backs Kita launch of non-payment cover for carbon projects
Political risk protection for carbon projects and their financial backers is seen as increasingly necessary due to the location of many renewables and other net zero projects within unstable or risky countries, as the carbon trading business is projected to grow globally
Lockton Re appoints Bisset CEO, North America, and Durant global vice chairman
Two executive level promotions as the reinsurance broking arm of Lockton continues its build out
Mosaic launches Bermuda excess casualty unit amid sustained liability pressures
Bermuda-based hybrid specialty MGA-insurer Mosaic adds excess casualty as an eighth line of business to its roster
WTW: Global M&A activity rises for second year, but Q4 slump nods to volatility ahead
Global M&A activity rose for a second consecutive year in 2025, with stronger deal performance and a resurgence in large transactions, although a sharp reversal in the final quarter underlines the risk of renewed volatility in 2026, according to WTW research
Gallagher Re appoints Cobon to lead strategic solutions in Bermuda
Scott Cobon joins from Artex, another Gallagher company, where he was a managing director of insurance management services.
Zaffino to step back as AIG CEO as Andersen named successor
AIG has confirmed that Andersen will join on 16 February the US insurer’s president and CEO-elect, reporting to Zaffino
Price Forbes appoints Heath to lead reinsurance and wholesale in Singapore
Dick Heath joins Price Forbes from Gallagher, where he most recently served as CEO, Asia
Has cyber insurance lost the war with AI?
The question for our industry is no longer whether AI will be utilized by adversaries, but whether the insurance model can evolve quickly enough to remain a viable backstop for the digital economy, writes Guy Simkin, co-founder and CEO at Cyber Insurance Academy
Moody’s holds stable outlook for global P&C as profits and capital hold firm
Global property and casualty insurers are set to maintain solid profitability and strong capital positions through 2026, despite subdued economic growth and persistent casualty and catastrophe loss trends, according to a new sector outlook from Moody’s Ratings.
LSM appoints Saillen as European CUO
New European chief underwriter at Liberty Specialty Markets part of insurer’s Invest in Europe 2030 strategy
Blenheim Partnerships launches trade credit MGA under Parker
New credit MGA launches with capacity from Blenheim Underwriting and other Lloyd’s market carriers.
TFP’s Imala Re appoints Herrera as deputy CUO
MGA Imala Re began underwriting from 1 January through The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk platform.
Casualty reinsurance at 1/1: capital returns, but discipline holds
January renewals marked a turning point for casualty reinsurance, though not in the same abrupt fashion seen in property catastrophe business, according to broker reports.
Record capital fuels buyer leverage and growth options at 1.1 renewals, Aon finds
Competition intensified at the January 2026 renewals, with double-digit price reductions in property and new options opening for insurers to redeploy savings into earnings protection and growth, according to the re/insurance broker’s renewals report.
Howden strengthens transaction liability platform with Atlantic Group acquisition
Latest transaction adds further scale to the London market broker’s US expansion, which has seen hundreds of industry professionals join the group across multiple cities and practice areas since August.
Reinsurance buyers find choice and flexibility at 1.1 as capacity expands, says Gallagher Re
Reinsurance buyers were presented with a wider range of options and opportunities at the 1 January 2026 renewals as rising capital and strong competition drove further market softening, according to a new report from reinsurance broker Gallagher Re
Howden heralds ‘re-balancing’ as rates fall to pre-hard-market levels
Property cat pricing was down 15%, while London market casualty placements also dipped 5-10% amid increased supply, the reinsurance broker said
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