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Volante Global appoints Demian Smith as new Group CEO
28th July 2025
Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate owned by global fintech Acrisure, has appointed Demian Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to current contractual obligations and regulatory approval. Smith started his re/insurance industry career in 1995, and has since successfully built and transformed businesses across ... Read the full article
Volante Global appoints Peter Montanaro as Non-Executive Director
13th June 2025
Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has announced the appointment of Peter Montanaro as Non-Executive Director, effective 1st July 2025. In this role, Montanaro will work closely with Martin Reith, Executive Chairman of Volante Global. He will also join the Volante Global Group Board and serve ... Read the full article
Aaron Brockwell joins Volante Global as Head of Outwards Reinsurance
18th February 2025
International Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate, Volante Global, has appointed Aaron Brockwell as Head of Outwards Reinsurance, a newly created position. Brockwell has over twenty years of experience in Lloyd’s and the London market. In his new role, he will reportedly design and purchase optimal reinsurance solutions across Volante Global. Reporting ... Read the full article
Volante Global appoints Martin Reith as interim CEO
17th February 2025
Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has appointed Martin Reith in the role of interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following his appointment at the end of last year as Executive Chairman. The firm stated this appointment aligns with its growth plan for Syndicate 1699. Reith’s extensive re/insurance ... Read the full article
Acrisure’s Volante Global appoints Martin Reith as Executive Chairman
23rd December 2024
Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has announced the appointment of Martin Reith as its new Executive Chairman. In his new role, Reith will focus on enhancing Volante Global’s underwriting strategy and ensuring it aligns with the company’s long-term goals and market opportunities. He will also ... Read the full article
Stuart Dale joins David Martin to lead Volante Re
26th November 2024
Stuart Dale has joined international managing general agent Volante Global to head the firm’s new Volante Re platform as CUO Treaty Reinsurance alongside David Martin. Volante Re will formally commence operations on June 1st, 2025. The company will provide specialized reinsurance solutions, initially focusing on treaty underwriting in the Casualty and ... Read the full article
Liu Song becomes Treaty Director of Volante Global’s Singapore branch
20th November 2023
Liu Song has been appointed to the role of Treaty Director of Volante Global's Singapore unit, where he will have a focus on treaty reinsurance underwriting for the company. Song's appointment was announced by Amy Fu, the MD of the Volante Global Singapore office. Volante Singapore is a multi-class, multi-territory international MGA ... Read the full article
MGA and Lloyd’s syndicate Volante launches in Singapore
1st June 2023
Asta, a third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, has announced that Volante Global, a multi-class, multi-territory international MGA and Lloyd’s syndicate has launched in Singapore. Volante Singapore will offer re/insurance solutions across Asia Pacific, Greater China, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Japan through Volante’s own A-rated Lloyd’s Syndicate 1699. The focus for its ... Read the full article
Volante names Laxmeekant Walikar as MD of Indian Subcontinent
21st April 2023
Volante Global, an international managing general agent platform and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has appointed Laxmeekant Walikar as managing director of the Indian Subcontinent. Walikar made the announcement on LinkedIn where he also mentions that he is responsible for setting up Volante Syndicate 1699 in India. The Syndicate 1699 was created to bring ... Read the full article
Volante targets Middle East growth with DIFC launch
20th October 2022
Volante Global, an international managing general agent platform and Lloyd’s Syndicate, has announced the launch of Volante (DIFC) at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. Having received regulatory approval from the local regulator, Volante (DIFC) will offer reinsurance ... Read the full article
Acrisure to acquire Volante Global; expects premiums to increase substantially
22nd March 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Acrisure is set to acquire managing general agent (MGA) Volante Global, a provider of niche, specialist re/insurance solutions with 2021 premiums of roughly $350 million. Under the arrangement, Acrisure will take control of all of Volante's brands, including Aesir Space, Horizon Europe AG, and all territory-based MGAs ... Read the full article
Volante launches Shareholder Activist Protection Insurance
28th February 2022
Volante Lloyd’s Syndicate 1699, managed by Asta Managing Agency, has launched Shareholder Activist Protection Insurance (SAPI), which provides standalone expense cover for shareholder activist activity and offers protection through its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1699 stamp. Developed by Volante Global and the help of experts at Marsh, the policy provides insurance for costs ... Read the full article
Volante appoints senior underwriters to lead new Canadian MGA
26th March 2019
Volante Global Limited, a multi-class international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has appointed three senior underwriters to lead its soon-to-be-launched MGA, Volante Canada Limited. Richard Newman, Robert Tsai and Steve Vandriel will head the new operation, which will provide property, casualty and automobile products in all provinces and territories in Canada. The ... Read the full article
Volante Global launches Gentium Motor MGA, names Managing Director
14th August 2018
Multi-class international managing general agent (MGA) platform Volante Global Limited has announced the launch of London Market based MGA Gentium Motor, with Neil Smith named as its Managing Director. Gentium Motor is focused on niche motor-related schemes and affinity groups within the international motor sector, including high-value and classic motor schemes ... Read the full article
Volante secures $900mn capacity deal for new underwriting teams
14th June 2018
Volante Global Limited, a multi-class international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has secured a $900 million treaty agreement with three A+ rated global carriers to provide capacity for nine new underwriting teams. The new teams are scheduled to launch on the Volante platform in the second half of 2018, and will ... Read the full article
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