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Acrisure London Wholesale launches aviation division with leadership appointment

23rd March 2026

Acrisure London Wholesale (ALW), the London-based wholesale division of Acrisure, has moved into the aviation insurance sector with the launch of a dedicated specialist team. The development comes shortly after the firm introduced its construction division, highlighting its ongoing focus on building out expertise across targeted, high-value segments. From 16 March, Jonny ... Read the full article

US life insurance premiums hit record $17.5bn in 2025: LIMRA

23rd March 2026

LIMRA, the research and consulting organisation supporting the insurance and financial services sector, reported that US individual life insurance new annualised premium climbed past $17.5 billion in 2025, establishing a new industry high. According to LIMRA’s individual life insurance sales survey, total new premium increased 10% compared with the previous year, ... Read the full article

Intelligent AI partners with Guidewire to integrate high-resolution property risk and rebuilt data

20th March 2026

Insurtech Intelligent AI has partnered with Guidewire, a property and casualty insurance platform, to bring high-resolution property risk data directly to insurers. The partnership will also enable insurers to rebuild cost data directly within Guidewire InsuranceSuite workflows. Intelligent AI, originally launched through Lloyd’s Lab and recognised as Guidewire Insurtech Vanguard, provides “best-in-class” ... Read the full article

CRC Group expands Insurisk platform to support growing data centre insurance demands

20th March 2026

CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has announced enhancements to its exclusive Insurisk platform aimed at meeting the increasing insurance demands of the global data centre industry. The company stated that the platform’s underwriting capabilities have been strengthened in response to rising investment, larger-scale developments, and growing operational complexity ... Read the full article

Marsh reports reversal in transactional risk insurance pricing amid surge in global M&A activity

20th March 2026

Marsh, a global firm specialising in risk, insurance, and consulting services, reports that the transactional risk insurance market experienced a notable change in 2025, with pricing increasing after several years of decline. Marsh states that primary representations and warranties (R&W) insurance rates rose across most regions during the year, reversing a ... Read the full article

Atrium strengthens Property Business Group with key appointments

20th March 2026

Atrium, a specialty insurer operating at Lloyd’s, has announced several leadership and team appointments within its Property Business Group. Natalie Dubois and Thomas Hobbs have been promoted to joint Head of US & Canada Property Binders. Emily Lambert joins Atrium as an Underwriter in the Property Direct & Facultative team, working ... Read the full article

Hippo broadens reach with Progressive distribution agreement

20th March 2026

Hippo Holdings Inc., a US-based insurer specialising in homeowners cover and data-led underwriting, has entered into a distribution arrangement with Progressive Insurance, enabling Hippo's policies to be offered through Progressive’s existing sales infrastructure. Through an agreement with Progressive Advantage Agency, Inc., Hippo’s homeowners insurance products have been integrated into HomeQuote Explorer. These ... Read the full article

QBE and Aurora launch fully automated underwriting for complex marine risks

20th March 2026

QBE, in partnership with Aurora, has introduced an integrated algorithmic underwriting system that functions entirely within the insurer’s existing governance, risk appetite, and operational procedures. Developed with QBE Ventures, this solution enables fully automated lead underwriting of complex specialty risks, a first in the industry. The technology is now operational for QBE’s ... Read the full article

GCC insurers’ credit conditions hold steady amid Middle East conflict: S&P

18th March 2026

S&P Global Ratings, the international credit rating agency, has stated that insurers across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are likely to maintain stable credit conditions despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The agency underscores that its assessment is shaped by considerable uncertainty regarding how long the conflict will last ... Read the full article

Renew Risk appoints Joshua Macabuag as Chief Executive Officer

18th March 2026

Renew Risk, a specialist provider of analytics focused on risks affecting renewable energy assets, has named Joshua Macabuag OBE FREng as its new Chief Executive Officer. The company develops catastrophe risk models and data tools designed to support the insurance and energy sectors in assessing and managing risks linked to renewable ... Read the full article

B.P. Marsh invests in energy-focused start-up broker Ventura

18th March 2026

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc, an investor specialising in early-stage financial services businesses, has announced an investment in Ventura Risk Partners Holdings Limited, a newly established insurance broker focused on energy risks within the Lloyd’s and wider London insurance markets. As part of the transaction, B.P. Marsh has taken a 25% ... Read the full article

Lockton expands EMEA Transaction Liability Team with senior appointments

18th March 2026

Lockton Companies, an insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointments of Luke Sutton as Chief Commercial Officer (EMEA) and Abbas Juma as Head of Tax (EMEA) in its Transaction Liability (TL) practice. These moves mark a further step in Lockton’s investment in a unified TL platform following the ... Read the full article

AI editing tools linked to rising insurance fraud, Verisk reports

18th March 2026

Artificial intelligence-powered editing tools are becoming a routine part of digital life, and data analytics and technology provider Verisk reports that their growing use is now influencing behaviour within insurance claims. In its latest Verisk State of Insurance Fraud study, the company states that 36% of consumers would consider altering a ... Read the full article

James River names Kelly Hadiaris as SVP, Underwriting , Excess Casualty

18th March 2026

James River Group Holdings, Inc., a US specialty insurer focused on excess and surplus lines and reinsurance solutions, has announced that Kelly Hadiaris has returned to the firm as Senior Vice President, Underwriting – Excess Casualty. She will lead the Excess Casualty division within the company’s Excess and Surplus (E&S) segment ... Read the full article

MGAA supports launch of REG Risk 365 to improve counterparty oversight

18th March 2026

The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), the representative body for UK managing general agents (MGAs), has welcomed the launch of REG Risk 365 by REG Technologies. The new module, part of the REG Network, is designed to enhance governance of counterparties across the insurance distribution chain. The introduction of REG Risk 365 ... Read the full article