Santam Syndicate 1918 Hires Liberty Specialty Markets Exec as Head of Property
: Santam Syndicate 1918, part of Santam Group, has appointed Nigel Tatlock as head of property.
Tatlock will lead the development of a dynamic and market-leading property underwriting team, to build a global property book ...
Date: April 2, 2026
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Bridgehaven Extends Arrow MGA Capacity Partnership Into Europe
: Bridgehaven Europe Specialty DAC entered into its first European managing general agency capacity agreement, with Arrow Risk Management GMBH.
Following Bridgehaven's acquisition of Dublin-based SureStone in 2025, the part...
Date: April 2, 2026
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Amwins CEO: London Market Softens as Capacity Grows
: Nick Abraham, chief executive officer, Amwins Global Risks, discusses how abundant capacity, social inflation concerns, and growing delegated authority opportunities are shaping broker strategy and client outcomes in the Lond...
Date: April 2, 2026
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AM Best: Market Segment Outlook – United Kingdom Nonlife Insurance
: AM Best expects investment income from fixed-income portfolios to remain robust through 2026 given relatively strong reinvestment yields, moderating the impact of softening rate conditions on the underwriting side, according ...
Date: April 2, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited and Its Subsidiaries
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Fidelis Insurance Bermuda Limited (Bermuda), Fidelis Underwriting Limited (Unit...
Date: April 1, 2026
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Aegon's Board of Directors To Propose Contract Extension for CEO
: Aegon’s board of directors will propose to extend the term of Lard Friese as executive director of the board of directors and chief executive officer at Aegon’s annual meeting of shareholders on June 10.
Friese’s propose...
Date: April 1, 2026
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ICA: Australian Insurers Mobilizing for Middle East Conflict Fallout
: Australia's insurance industry is mobilizing to manage the effects of the Middle East conflict on all insurance lines, including double-digit price increases for fuel and materials as reported by insurers, the country's main ...
Date: April 1, 2026
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AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Canopius US Insurance, Inc. and Canopius Reinsurance Limited
: AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Canopius US Insurance, Inc. (Canopius US) (W...
Date: April 1, 2026
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Best’s Special Report: US Life/Annuity Industry Sees 34% Net Income Increase in 2025
: The U.S. life/annuity industry posted a 34% year-over-year increase in net income to nearly $40 billion in 2025, the largest total in the last five years, according to AM Best. These preliminary results are detailed in a new ...
Date: April 1, 2026
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Willis Appoints Head of Facultative for Europe, Great Britain
: Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Tony Simm as head of facultative for Europe and Great Britain to lead on delivering solutions to clients across multiple territories and lines of business.
In his new position, Simm w...
Date: March 31, 2026
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Investment Firm JC Flowers Takes Controlling Stake in India's Niyam Group
: J.C. Flowers & Co. will acquire a controlling stake in India's Niyam Group and will act as lead investor in Niyam Syndicate 2047, a new Lloyd's syndicate.
Niyam is a reinsurance platform based at Gujarat International Fin...
Date: March 31, 2026
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AM Best’s Outlook for the London Market Insurance Segment Remains Stable
: AM Best has maintained its stable outlook for the London Market insurance segment as despite softening pressures, the pricing environment for most business lines is expected to remain adequate and support positive underwritin...
Date: March 31, 2026
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WTW Accelerates AI Strategy With EMEA ICT Appointments
: WTW announced structural and strategic changes to the Europe, Middle East and Africa regional operations of its insurance consulting and technology business and appointed Tim Rourke EMEA property/casualty leader and Michael K...
Date: March 30, 2026
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Willis Launches US Casualty Facility With Lloyd's Capacity
: Willis has launched an umbrella casualty facility backed by Lloyd's capacity to cover hard to place large U.S. risks.
The Willis excess liability facility will address limited capacity for large and complex casualty risks...
Date: March 30, 2026
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AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Equitable Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries Under Review With Developing Implications
: AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of Equitable Financial Life Insuran...
Date: March 27, 2026
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AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Corebridge Financial Inc.’s Subsidiaries Under Review with Developing Implications
: AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of the subsidiaries of Corebridge Financial...
Date: March 27, 2026
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Athora Group Completes Pension Insurance Corp Group Acquisition, Moves HQ to United Kingdom
: European savings and retirement business Athora Holding Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of Pension Insurance Corp. plc, creating one of Europe's largest savings and retirement services.
Athora also said it plans t...
Date: March 27, 2026
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Senator Questions DFC's $20 Billion Gulf Reinsurance Plan
: A United States senator is raising questions about the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.'s $20 billion reinsurance plan for Persian Gulf shipping risk with Chubb Ltd. as lead underwriter.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen wr...
Date: March 27, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Allianz México, S.A., Compañía de Seguros
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa” (Superior), and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aaa.MX” (Exceptional) of Allianz México, S.A., Compañía de S...
Date: March 27, 2026
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Allianz SE and Its Rated Subsidiaries
: AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa” (Superior) of Allianz SE (Allianz) (Germany) and its rated subsidiaries. Concurrently, ...
Date: March 27, 2026
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