Year: 2026

William Robert Berkley, president, CEO and director of WR Berkley Corporation, said he is seeing early signs that competitiveness in the property catastrophe reinsurance market is spreading to casualty insurance, as players strive to meet premium targets on the property side and therefore lean toward casualty insurance for revenue generation. Speaking on WR Berkley Corporation’s…

HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialist managing general agent (MGA), has expanded into specialist marine insurance with the appointment of Nick Lewis as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Marine Insurance, effective July 2026. The launch of Marine marks the next stage in HIVE’s development as a multi-line specialist MGA. Under Lewis’ leadership, HIVE will develop a diverse…

Mantas, a provider of parametric cyber insurance and predictive analytics designed to help enterprises mitigate the risk of cloud outage, is launching parametric-based insurance solutions to cover the operational and financial impact of cloud outages and digital risks. To this end, the company has received a total of $1.77 million in funding from Nuwa Capital,…

Credit ratings agency AM Best has assigned new Guernsey reinsurance company Halldora Re Ltd (Halldora Re) a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of ‘a-‘ (Excellent) with a stable outlook. AM Best explained that the ratings reflect Halldora Re’s “very strong” balance sheet strength, adequate operating performance, limited business…

Novi Underwriters welcomes Jason Binette, James Cinque and Cody Ruggirello to lead its newly launched stewardship liability offering. Novi Underwriters is a full-service managed general underwriter managed by Lockton Affinity, dedicated to turning complex challenges into competitive advantage for insurance agencies and carriers. It has developed strong relationships with its carrier partners and offers specialized…

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Lillian Hua to head of Latin America (LatAm) and U.S. War and Terrorism, effective January 12, 2026. In her new role, Hua reports dually to Will Goldberg, chief of staff for Latin America and the United States, and Mike Burle, director of…

Cyber ​​risk quantification (CRQ) platform Squalify has launched Essential CRQ, a simplified CRQ product that enables organizations to quickly and financially quantify their cyber risk, requiring minimal input and delivering results in as little as 24 hours. Essential CRQ is built on Squalify’s proven platform, leveraging 15 years of cyber risk data and the expertise…

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance arm of global broker Aon, has expanded the role of Connor Halliday to full-time head of real estate for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America in London. Halliday brings more than a decade of industry experience and international leadership expertise to support clients as they navigate…

Willis, a WTW company, has announced that it will return to the light leisure general aviation market after a 30-year absence. The expansion is made possible by the arrival of the Crispin Speers team, a specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker based in London. The company said their proven expertise and structured solutions have enabled…

Atrium Underwriters has expanded its partnership with InsurX Limited, a provider of smart following technology. Atrium’s Syndicate 609 is a recognized smart leader on the platform and will participate in InsurX as an independent smart follower market. This enables Atrium to follow its own lead property Direct and Facultative (D&F) lines via the InsurX algorithm…