Month: January 2026

Jim Bichard, current leader of PwC’s global insurance division, will take over as chief financial officer (CFO) of Specialty Lloyd’s Insurance and Reinsurance Markets in April 2026, succeeding Alexandra Cliff. Cliff was announced nearly a year ago to succeed Burkhard Keese as Lloyd’s Chief Financial Officer and will serve as Deputy Chief Financial Officer from…

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has released insights from its new data-driven tool designed to help organizations build sustainable resilience and drive growth, called the Aon Resilience Quotient, which was developed in partnership with US multinational analytics and consulting firm Gallup. The broker explains that its Resilience Quotient combines public sentiment on global…

WTW business Willis has announced the appointment of James Tedder as Director of its International Real Estate team, part of Willis Direct & Facultative Global Specialty. Tedder has over 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Marsh since July 2010, joining WTW, initially as an Account Processor. Most recently, he served as Senior…

Munich Re Thailand, part of the global reinsurer, has appointed Chotima Puasiri as chief representative, effective March 1, 2026. She joins ERGO (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the reinsurer’s primary insurance arm, as executive vice president (EVP) of product management and underwriting strategy. In his new role, Puasiri reports to Michael Hauer, Munich Re’s managing director and…

AM Best reiterated the stable outlook for the Indian non-life insurance sector, citing favorable macroeconomic conditions and strong demand, supported by regulatory initiatives and reforms. Although the sector’s growth slows in 2025 due to fire department pricing pressure, weak auto expansion and accounting changes in long-term policies, the rating agency said the sector’s growth momentum…

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has upgraded dozens of bushfires that have affected Victoria since January 7 to insurance catastrophe status, with the fires burning a total of about 985,000 acres of land. The fires have damaged or destroyed around 260 homes and 900 buildings, caused significant agricultural damage and one death, and are…

AM Best reiterated the stable outlook for the Indian non-life insurance sector, citing favorable macroeconomic conditions and strong demand, supported by regulatory initiatives and reforms. Although the sector’s growth slows in 2025 due to fire department pricing pressure, weak auto expansion and accounting changes in long-term policies, the rating agency said the sector’s growth momentum…

ICW Group, a national insurance company providing specialty risk and underwriting solutions, has expanded its ICW Specialty business unit with the introduction of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) solutions and the appointment of Travis Murnan as head of Alternative Risk Transfer in Atlanta, Georgia. The move is part of ICW Group’s wider growth strategy and highlights…

Optalitix, an insurtech company in the underwriting and pricing space, has entered into a strategic partnership with MGA Netherlands and Intermont, part of the Acrisure Group, to accelerate its digital transformation and deliver flagship Optalitix deployments in the Netherlands. The partnership will modernize Intermont’s pricing and underwriting operations while laying a solid foundation for Optalitix…

The London Insurance Lawyers Market Forum has elected Weightmans partner Ling Ong as chairman, succeeding Kennedys partner Fleur Rochester. London Market FOIL is a division of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) and focuses exclusively on the needs of the global insurance and reinsurance markets operating in the English capital. Ong’s appointment follows the division’s…