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Atrium strengthens aviation team with Mark Connellan appointment
10th September 2025
Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Mark Connellan as Underwriter in its Aviation team. In this role, Connellan will work alongside Bassel Matta, Head of Aviation, strengthening the team’s position in the aviation market, following the recent addition of Rob James as Underwriter. He joins Atrium ... Read the full article
ZestyAI adds mitigation-aware scoring to Severe Convective Storm risk assessments
10th September 2025
ZestyAI, a company specialising in AI-driven property risk analytics, has introduced a new feature in its Severe Convective Storm risk suite that allows insurers to update risk scores based on property improvements. The company, which provides data-driven tools for assessing property vulnerability to natural hazards, said the feature enables adjustments for ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln strengthens APAC Special Risks with appointment of Phoebe Liew
10th September 2025
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a specialist insurer, has named Phoebe Liew as Special Risks Underwriter with a focus on Credit and Political Risk. Based in Singapore, she steps into the role immediately and will report to Cindy Gunawan, Head of Special Risks, Asia Pacific. Liew brings almost ten years of experience in ... Read the full article
Apollo expands third-party platform with strategic partnerships and captive syndicates: RVS 2025
10th September 2025
London headquartered insurance platform Apollo is expanding its presence in the re/insurance sector, with Director of Strategic Partner Syndicates Andy Gray and Chief Engagement Officer and Head of New Business Development, Matt Newman, sharing insights around the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo about the company’s evolving strategy and approach ... Read the full article
RAA meets FEMA Review Council to propose reforms for national flood insurance programme
10th September 2025
In early 2025, President Trump established the FEMA Review Council to propose reforms aimed at improving the nation’s emergency management and disaster response systems. The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), a trade association representing the US reinsurance industry, met with the Council this week to share recommendations for the National Flood ... Read the full article
Ben Webster named Associate Director at The Centre for Disaster Protection
10th September 2025
The Centre for Disaster Protection, an organisation dedicated to helping countries better prepare for and finance responses to disasters, has announced the appointment of Ben Webster as Associate Director, effective 8 September 2025. Webster joins the Centre from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), where he ... Read the full article
MISSION-supported Laplace rolls out tailored insurance solutions for high-complexity corporate risks
9th September 2025
Laplace Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions, a newly established managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on alternative risk transfer (ART), has officially launched its structured insurance programmes for large corporate clients with complex or hard-to-place risks. Named after French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace, whose contributions laid the foundation for modern risk modelling, the company ... Read the full article
Canopius Group appoints Ray Wong as Energy Underwriter in Singapore
9th September 2025
Canopius Group, a specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Ray Wong as Energy Underwriter, effective 4 September 2025. Wong will be based in Singapore, joining the APAC Energy team under the leadership of Johnny Kim, Head of Energy and Construction, APAC. With more than 14 years of experience, Wong ... Read the full article
CatX and Cactus to merge, launch AI-driven risk platform in Bermuda
8th September 2025
Bermuda-based insurance technology firms CatX and Cactus have announced plans to merge, forming the island’s largest insurance software company. CatX provides AI-based risk intelligence and workflow tools for property, specialty, and catastrophe insurance, as well as a regulated digital exchange connecting insurers with investment funds. Cactus offers a digital workspace for underwriting ... Read the full article
HSB (UK & Ireland) names Andrew Burke as CEO
8th September 2025
HSB (UK & Ireland), a provider of engineering insurance and inspection services, has appointed Andrew Burke as Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval. Burke has more than 30 years of experience in insurance and financial services. He was previously CEO of DAS UK Group, where he managed the company’s strategic ... Read the full article
Insurance Europe warns Solvency II reform falls short of EU competitiveness goals
5th September 2025
Insurance Europe, the federation representing national insurance associations across 39 European countries, has cautioned that the European Commission’s draft Level 2 measures for Solvency II fall well short of political commitments made by EU lawmakers, jeopardising growth and putting billions in potential long-term investment at risk. In its consultation response, Insurance ... Read the full article
Planette’s quantum-inspired forecasting system to improve extreme weather prediction
5th September 2025
In a move to combat the growing challenges of extreme weather, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has chosen Planette, a long-range weather prediction technology company, to develop QubitCast, a next-generation forecasting system. This new system aims to provide more accurate and timely predictions for extreme events like heavy ... Read the full article
ABIR members see strong growth in 2024, despite elevated claims
4th September 2025
Member companies of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) recorded a solid performance in 2024, showing a 10% increase in premium written, an 8.5% rise in total equity and gross written premium (GWP) increased to over $188 billion, a record figure, according to a recently published report. ABIR’s Global ... Read the full article
Dale Underwriting Partners to exit offshore energy as a standalone class
4th September 2025
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name of Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, a specialist insurer at Lloyd’s of London, has announced it will cease writing Offshore Energy as an independent class of business. The decision to discontinue Offshore Energy as a standalone class follows a strategic review of the ... Read the full article
DOF advances climate-disaster risk finance & insurance mechanisms in the Philippines
3rd September 2025
The Department of Finance (DOF), together with the Global Shield Secretariat, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), and development partners, is working to strengthen climate-disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) mechanisms in the Philippines. As the government agency tasked with mobilising financial resources for climate initiatives, the DOF is ... Read the full article
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