News

Insurance

Castel creates new specialty division under Munich Re executive

Castel Underwriting Agencies, a managing general agent (MGA) formation platform, has expanded its specialty portfolio with the launch of a global construction division.   20 July 2017

Reinsurance

Navigating PFAS: What the insurance industry needs to know now

Beyond cyber and climate: PFAS is emerging as one of the most urgent and unpredictable threats to underwriting and reserving.   20 June 2025

Alternative Risk Transfer

Markel taps Hamilton's Brenton Slade to build new ILS fund Lodgepine

Markel Corporation has hired Hamilton's Brenton Slade as president of Lodgepine Capital Management, its new retrocessional insurance linked securities (ILS) fund based in Bermuda.   19 September 2019

Insurance

New reinsurance business that accepts crypto and fiat enters market

The company will be domiciled in Bermuda.   6 April 2022

Insurance

Typhoon Faxai payments reach $2.442 billion, finds GIAJ

Insured losses have yet to hit the low end of modelled estimates.   21 November 2019

Insurance

Aon swoops for WTW practice leader to deepen UK client relationships

The executive has held various leadership roles at Marsh and EY in the UK/Asia.   6 April 2022

Insurance

ARAG acquires Munich Re’s MGA DAS operations in Canada

The move represents a continuation of its international expansion strategy.   16 March 2021

Insurance

Nordic Capital invests in MGU RiskPoint to support growth

Nordic M&A and TigerRisk Capital Markets advised on the deal.   13 July 2022

Insurance

LA wildfires threaten insurers’ budgets as losses mount to historic highs

Insured losses could hit up to $20bn, early estimates reveal.   10 January 2025

Reinsurance

Munich Re hikes margins for 11 ratio points, but warns on early optimism

Baltimore bridge leads Q1 major loss tally, but remains ‘exceptionally difficult’ to pinpoint.   8 May 2024

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.