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Neptune appointed as Palomar’s exclusive MGA for flood insurance
27th June 2025
Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Neptune Flood, a private flood insurance provider, to accelerate growth in the US flood insurance market. As part of the collaboration, Neptune will become Palomar’s exclusive managing general agent (MGA) for flood insurance. Palomar will gain access to Neptune’s AI-powered ... Read the full article
AXA XL hires Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas
27th June 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas to expand its energy underwriting capabilities. In his new role, Anderson will underwrite energy property risks related to oil and gas operations, power generation ... Read the full article
Chubb to launch new engineering centre in Bogotá, Colombia
27th June 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced plans to open a new engineering centre in Bogotá, Colombia, scheduled for October 2025. Joining existing engineering centres in India, Mexico, and Greece, the Bogotá centre will strengthen Chubb’s technological capabilities and enhance the customer experience. The centre will focus on software development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, ... Read the full article
S&P upgrades Convex Group entities credit ratings, assigns stable outlook
26th June 2025
S&P Global Ratings has raised the financial strength ratings on re/insurer Convex group's operating companies to 'A' from 'A-', and assigned a stable outlook. The companies include: Convex Re Ltd., Convex Insurance UK Ltd., Convex Guernsey Ltd., and Convex Europe S.A. Convex has shown significant growth since launching in late 2019, ... Read the full article
Marsh launches cyber insurance facility for mid-sized organisations
26th June 2025
Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor within Marsh McLennan, has launched Cyber Unity, a new insurance facility for organisations with revenues up to €500 million across the European Union, as well as Israel, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey. In a recent report, Marsh highlighted the urgent need for innovative solutions to ... Read the full article
Davies appoints James Ferris as CEO of Captive Management business
26th June 2025
Davies, a specialist professional services and technology company, has announced the appointment of James Ferris as CEO of its Captive Management business, effective 1st July 2025. Based in Bermuda, Ferris succeeds Nick Frost, who will assume the role of Chairman after serving as Captive Management CEO for 14 years. Ferris brings more ... Read the full article
K2 Cyber & Liberty Mutual partner on cyber insurance for small & medium-sized organisations
26th June 2025
K2 Cyber, a K2 Insurance Services brand and the provider of Intelligent Cyber Insurance™, has entered a partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance and its Ironshore programs group, to provide intelligent cyber insurance to small and medium-sized businesses. This program provides a holistic cyber solution, protecting both organisations and their owners and ... Read the full article
Oliver Wyman to acquire Validate Health, expanding healthcare analytics capabilities
26th June 2025
Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm and part of Marsh McLennan, has announced an agreement to acquire Validate Health, a healthcare analytics company that supports healthcare providers and Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) in improving cost management, risk assessment, and operational performance. Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to close ... Read the full article
Cowbell partners with Zurich to expand insurance offerings for US SMEs
26th June 2025
Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has expanded its product lineup in the US by launching Zurich Select Plus, a co-branded insurance offering developed in partnership with Zurich North America. Distributed through the E&S channel, the new suite includes Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices ... Read the full article
Citizens CEO hails ‘tremendous’ impact of reforms on Florida’s property insurance market
26th June 2025
Tim Cerio, President, CEO, and Executive Director of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, has suggested that Florida’s property insurance market is strong and well on the path to recovery, largely due to legislative reforms enacted in 2022. According to Cerio, the firm continues to benefit from improving market conditions driven by recent ... Read the full article
Corebridge & Venerable enter $2.8bn variable annuity transaction
26th June 2025
Corebridge Financial has entered into an agreement with CS Life Re, a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, to reinsure all the variable annuities of its Individual Retirement business. Explained, Venerable is set to reinsure approximately $51 billion of variable annuity business from Corebridge's insurance subsidiaries American General Life Insurance Company (AGL) and ... Read the full article
Descartes expands US Flood offer with new parametric product
26th June 2025
Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has launched a new fully customisable Flood-at-Location parametric flood insurance product for US commercial customers. Backed by extensive research in flood modelling and advanced sensor systems, Descartes noted that its new product upends the traditional approach to ... Read the full article
Robert Kennedy to succeed Carl Shuker as CEO, Howden UK & Ireland
26th June 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Robert Kennedy as CEO of Howden UK & Ireland, effective 1st October 2025. In this role, Kennedy will report to David Howden, CEO of Howden. Kennedy joined Aston Lark in 2020, which was later acquired by Howden, and currently ... Read the full article
Global executives overestimate their cyber resilience: Beazley
26th June 2025
While more global executives cite cyber risk as their greatest threat this year compared to 2024, 83% say they feel prepared to counter it—up from 74% last year—potentially indicating a false sense of security, as many organisations still lack the sustained vigilance needed for true resilience, according to Beazley’s latest ... Read the full article
AM Best revises Florida Family’s credit ratings outlook to positive
26th June 2025
AM Best has revised the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) outlook of Florida Family Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Florida Family Home Insurance Company, to positive from stable, and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term ICRs of “bbb”. Both companies, domiciled in Bonita Springs, FL, make ... Read the full article
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