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ICIEC, a Sharia-based multilateral insurance company and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has signed a framework reinsurance agreement with the OeKB (acting as agent of the Republic of Austria under the Export Guarantees Act) to strengthen export credit and investment risk protection. The agreement, signed during the 2026 Berne Union Spring Meeting,…

Speaking on Accelerant’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Accelerant co-founder and CEO Jeff Radke highlighted the productivity gains the company has achieved through the use of artificial intelligence, including the development of in-house solutions designed to reduce and potentially eliminate reliance on expensive third-party software systems. Radke, who has previously highlighted that AI forms a core…

Global insurance broker Howden has announced major leadership changes at Howden Asia, appointing Alaric Lee as CEO of Hong Kong and Alfred Sham as Chief Strategy Officer of Asia. Lee currently serves as chief commercial officer for Asia and will assume his new role on July 1, 2026. He has over a decade of market…

Japanese insurance group MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, through its subsidiary Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), has completed the acquisition of an 18% stake in Barings Bank, the global alternative asset management subsidiary of MassMutual Bank. Upon completion of the transaction, which was initially announced in November 2025, MS&AD becomes a long-term strategic partner of…

Robert Lewis, CEO of INTX Insurance Software, emphasized that the company’s assumed and ceded reinsurance products are of interest because of their ability to manage complex reinsurance treaties and temporary contracts, with flexibility and configurability at the core of their value proposition. INTX offers two reinsurance products: INTX Re, a purpose-built operating system for assumed…

Novella, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wholesale insurance broker, has raised $21 million in funding to expand its business, hire agents and develop its proprietary AI platform. The financing was led by Brewer Lane Ventures, with participation from Box Group; Crystal Venture Partners; SV Angels; Avid Ventures; Verissimo Ventures; Blank Ventures; and global insurance firm Arch….

Malibu Life, a Cayman Islands-based life insurance and reinsurance group listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker MLHL, announced the appointment of Todd D. Shriber as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 20, 2026. Shriber will succeed Gary Dombowsky, who is resigning from the position but will remain associated with the company…

Financial research and credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said the world’s largest multi-line insurer continued to deliver strong financial performance in 2025, supported by disciplined underwriting, solid investment returns and a resilient capital position. The company said in a new report that the 15 global multi-line insurers (GMI) it rates had a combined net…