Jensten Group Appoints Group Chief Executive
: Jensten Group has appointed Clive Buesnel to succeed Rob Organ as group chief executive officer, effective Nov. 2, subject to regulatory approval.
Buesnel joins from Insurance Advisory Partners, where he is managing part...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Markel Launches Chemical, Oil & Gas Property Offering, Appoints Head of First Party Energy
: Markel Insurance has announced the launch of its chemical, oil and gas related energy property offering, and the appointment of Candice Walker to head of first party energy.
Walker will lead the development of the new off...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Specialty MGA Appoints Senior Underwriter For Bloodstock
: Specialty MGA, the managing general agent that forms part of MNK Group, has appointed David Higgins as senior underwriter for bloodstock to establish and develop a global bloodstock portfolio.
Based in London, Higgins wi...
Date: October 8, 2026
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AI Underwriter Ledgebrook Raises $200 Million With Allianz Backing
: Ledgebrook Inc. raised $200 million in primary equity financing co-led by Allianz X, which the company said will scale its artificial intelligence-native specialty insurance platform.
The funding will scale its technology...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Aegon Shareholders Approve Redomiciling to New York
: Aegon Ltd. shareholders approved both the group's proposed redomiciling to the United States and an omnibus incentive plan at and extraordinary general meeting.
The group expects to proceed on Oct. 15 with the repurchase ...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Pen Underwriting Acquires Ornella Underwriting in Ireland Expansion
: Managing general agent Pen Underwriting has acquired Ornella Underwriting, which it said will expand its presence across Ireland.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Pen said in its announcement of the ...
Date: October 8, 2026
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MGA Athena Re Receives Approval as Lloyd's Coverholder
: Athena Re, a London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance managing general agent, has received approval as a Lloyd's coverholder, it said.
The MGA said it will operate a "flagship" cyber insurance binder backed by Ll...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Hartford Insurance International Chief: Specialty Lines Fuel Growth Momentum
: International growth focused on specialty lines is a strategic priority for Hartford Insurance Group as its London-based segment targets opportunities in Asia, the United Kingdom and Latin America, its international chief sai...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Pacific Life Re Executes $3 Billion Longevity Reinsurance Transaction With American National
: Pacific Life Re said it executed a $3 billion longevity reinsurance transaction with American National Insurance Co. that marked an entry into the U.S. market for its savings and retirement business.
The deal will see Pac...
Date: October 8, 2026
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AM Best Revises Issuer Credit Rating Outlook to Positive of Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and Its Subsidiary; Affirms Credit Ratings of National Borg Reinsurance N.V.
: AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a” (Excellent) of th...
Date: October 8, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Gulf Insurance Group – Jordan
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Gulf Insurance Group – Jordan (GIG Jordan) (Jordan). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (rati...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Axa XL Enters Electric Vehicle Data Deal With Gecko Risk
: Axa XL said its U.K. and Lloyd's unit entered into a partnership with data platform Gecko Risk to study evolving risks associated with commercial electric vehicle fleets.
Through the partnership with Gecko, an EV and new ...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Africa's Sanlam Boosts Growth Prospects With Santam Acquisition
: Sanlam Ltd. will acquire the remaining 37% of African property/casualty insurer Santam Ltd. it doesn't already own in a bid to strengthen its leading position in the continent's insurance market, its chief executive officer s...
Date: October 8, 2026
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Best’s Market Segment Report: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Reinsurers Maintain Robust Performance Amid Moderating Market Conditions
: Reinsurers in sub-Saharan Africa have reported another year of robust underwriting results, maintaining rate adequacy amid moderating market conditions according to a new AM Best report.
In its Best’s Market Segment Repor...
Date: October 7, 2026
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Intact Estimates $463.3 Million in Third-Quarter Cat Losses, Exceeding Prior Nine-Month Tally
: Intact Financial Corp. said it incurred an estimated C$660 million ($463.3 million) in net, pretax catastrophe losses in the third quarter, exceeding losses from the prior nine months.
Catastrophe losses of C$1.29 billion...
Date: October 7, 2026
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AM Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Sparrowhawk Re SPC
: AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) to Sparrowhawk Re SPC (Sparrowhawk) (Cayman Islands). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) ...
Date: October 7, 2026
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Mission-Backed MGA Kyntra Specialty Opens for Business in Ireland
: Mission Underwriters-backed managing general agent Kyntra launched with a focus on property risks that fall "outside mainstream insurers' appetites."
The MGA offers primary, first-loss, excess-of-loss and co-insurance for...
Date: October 7, 2026
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Four Nations' Trade Groups Pledge Insurance Industry Cooperation
: Insurance trade groups representing Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand formed the Four Nations Insurance Alliance in an effort to deal with rising risks threatening economic resilience across the four count...
Date: October 7, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of General Insurance Corporation of India
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) and the National Scale Rating of aaa.IN (Exceptional) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC...
Date: October 7, 2026
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London's Clear Group Acquires Broker Commercial Risks and Its MGA Troon Underwriting
: Clear Group said it has acquired London-based specialist broker Commercial Risks (UK) Ltd., along with its managing general agent Troon Underwriting, as part of a growth strategy.
Commercial Risks is a London market broke...
Date: October 6, 2026
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