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Nexus appoints Walid Youssef as Head of UK Financial Institutions
17th March 2026
Nexus Underwriting, an Arrowhead Intermediaries company, has announced the appointment of Walid Youssef as Head of UK Financial Institutions. In his new role, Youssef will manage Nexus’s UK Financial Institutions portfolio and drive the line’s strategy. He will report directly to Joanne Edgley, UK Head of Financial Lines at Nexus. He joins ... Read the full article
Nexus expands Trade Credit operations into Italy
13th October 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown subsidiary, has announced the expansion of its Trade Credit operations into Italy, a strategic move that further strengthens the company’s global footprint. The managing general agent (MGA) has a long-standing history in the Trade Credit sector, with 25 years of expertise and a team of ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting adds SCOR’s Eamonn Long as CUO for Alternative Risk Transfer
6th August 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown group subsidiary, has appointed Eamonn Long as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business. In his new role, Long supports and grows Nexus’s service in ART, translating complex structures into successful transactions, and collaborating closely with capacity providers and producing brokers ... Read the full article
Nexus appoints Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager, Spain
24th April 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager for Spain in its Trade Credit business in Europe, effective April 1st, 2025. In her new role, Lamaignère will help expand Nexus’s presence in Europe and strengthen partnerships across the ... Read the full article
Nexus to acquire Dubai-based reinsurance MGA Arma Underwriting
23rd December 2024
Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has entered into an agreement to acquire Arma Fusion Limited, the parent company of Arma Underwriting Limited (Arma), with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. Founded in 2017, Arma is a Dubai-based specialty MGA focusing on Property, Energy, ... Read the full article
Nexus launches new ART business as alternative risk solutions grow in popularity
23rd August 2024
Specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group has announced the launch of a new Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business, under the leadership of Christof Bentele, President of Nexus Specialty Casualty. Nexus ART will offer multi-year structured re/insurance solutions, focusing primarily on Property insurance, along with Liability and Multi-line insurance. Tim Starr, an ... Read the full article
Nexus appoints Seline Low as Deputy Head of A&H Reinsurance, Asia
8th August 2024
Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Seline Low as the new Deputy Head of Accident & Health (A&H) Reinsurance for Asia. Based in Singapore, Low will work alongside Justin Yeo, the Head of A&H Reinsurance, to develop Nexus' presence in Asia’s Accident and Health ... Read the full article
Steve Willett named Head of Development for Nexus Group
23rd April 2024
Specialty Managing General Agent Nexus Group has announced the appointment of Steve Willett as Head of Development. In his new role, Willett will mainly focus on expanding Nexus’ Financial Lines team’s global footprint and broking base, in addition to spearheading the Nexus Lloyd’s box offering. The executive brings significant experience in underwriting, ... Read the full article
InShare and Nexus Mutual partner to enhance coverage for UK independent retail businesses
18th August 2023
InShare, a distinguished player in alternative risk transfer and mutuals, has embarked on a "groundbreaking" collaboration with Nexus Mutual, a pioneering alternative risk capital capacity provider. The strategic partnership aims to amplify coverage capacity and extend protection to over 5,000 small independent business proprietors throughout the United Kingdom. A notable milestone in ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown to acquire Kentro Group by Q4 2023
23rd May 2023
J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of Brown & Brown, Inc., announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire Kentro Capital Limited. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023, subject to certain closing conditions, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals. The Kentro Group and its ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting drives Middle East footprint with Spectrum acquisition
11th April 2023
Nexus Underwriting, an independent specialty MGA, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Spectrum Risk Management, a specialist MGA headquartered in Dubai that primarily focuses on Marine and Property insurance and reinsurance. This marks Nexus’ 16th acquisition since the company formed in 2008, and the ... Read the full article
Darlea named AVP, Product Recall of Nexus US Specialty Casualty Division
25th January 2023
Specialty managing general agent (MGA), Nexus Underwriting has appointed Justin Darlea as Assistant Vice President, Product Recall, in its Specialty Casualty business. Darlea joins Nexus Underwriting from Starr Insurance Companies, where he held the role of Regional Underwriting Manager, Crisis Management, and was responsible for a significant portfolio for the last ... Read the full article
Nexus names Farah Rostamzad Head of Trade Credit
20th January 2023
Nexus Underwriting, an independent specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has appointed Farah Rostamzad as Head of Trade Credit, a Paris-based role. Originally trained in insurance law, Rostamzad spent some time at Cabinet Bardon and LOYER & ABELLO before joining HSBC Insurance in 2015 as Wealth Expert (IFA Services). After she left HSBC ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting appoints Bentele to lead new Specialty Casualty Division
24th October 2022
Independent specialty MGA, Nexus Underwriting, has appointed Christof Bentele as President of their new Specialty Casualty business. A global market leader, Bentele has previously run specialty casualty teams at Aon, JLT group and, most recently, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty where he was a director within the Alternative Risk business. During his ... Read the full article
Nexus Underwriting establishes new financial lines division
23rd June 2022
Independent specialty MGA Nexus Underwriting has announced the formation of a new financial lines division, called Nexus Frontier. Frontier is a new financial lines MGA structure for Nexus, where fronted insurance arrangements will be housed in the new division. Nexus will be utilising Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited as its fronting partner, supported ... Read the full article
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