Howden US launches new Korean practice led by Brian Cho
Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Howden has launched a new business dedicated to serving South Korea-based companies with significant US operations, led by managing director Brian Cho. The appointment comes as South Korea deepens economic ties with the United States and Europe, including a pledge in March 2026 to invest $350 billion in key…
Distinguished Programs launches Marine Cargo programme with Allianz backing
Distinguished Programs, the national MGA and insurance program manager, has officially opened its ocean freight program. This plan covers physical loss or damage to goods during transportation and storage. Coverage includes inventory throughput, ocean/international transportation, domestic inland transportation, foreign inland transportation and emergency cargo, addressing complex global supply chain and specialty logistics risks in various…
Gallagher names Adam Stafford as COO of Specialty division
Insurance broking, risk management and advisory firm Gallagher has appointed Adam Stafford as chief operating officer (COO) of its specialist division, expanding its London market operational expertise. The appointment is effective from September 2026. In his new role, Stafford will report to Gallagher Specialty CEO Sarah Lyons and will be part of the broker’s operational…
Tokio Marine’s International business sees profit rise to JPY 473.9bn in FY’25
Tokio Marine Holdings announced its full-year results for fiscal 2025. International business profits increased by 9.5% year-on-year (excluding currency effects), from 428.4 billion yen to 473.9 billion yen. Despite the year-on-year increase, the final figure was 50.1 billion yen lower than the February forecast. The decline was primarily due to an increase in provisioning provisions…
Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance completes $310m cat reinsurance programme
Patriot Select, a U.S. property and casualty insurance company, has confirmed the successful completion of its 2026 catastrophe reinsurance program, which will be effective June 1, 2026. The arrangement is designed to provide financial protection against hurricane losses and severe weather events while maintaining and exceeding the expectations of Florida regulatory standards and rating agencies….
BlueFive Capital to invest in Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Company
Global investment platform BlueFive Capital has signed a binding share subscription agreement with Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Company (GGI), a company listed on the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange. This strategic move aims to restructure GGI’s share capital to strengthen its financial position, starting with the cancellation of 176 million Saudi riyals of share capital, increasing…
Cotality report highlights growing hurricane and flood exposure across major US housing markets
New research released by Cotality, a global provider of real estate information, analytics and technology data solutions, shows that New York has the highest concentration of homes at risk related to hurricanes in the United States. Cotality estimated in its 2026 Hurricane Risk Report that more than 3.27 million New York households face moderate or…
Aon names Masahito Hirai as CEO for Japan
Global professional services company Aon plc has announced the appointment of Masahito Hirai as Chief Executive Officer of its Japan operations, effective June 30, 2026. Hirai will oversee the company’s business strategy in Japan and be responsible for growth plans and customer service delivery across the market. He will report to Qin Lu, head of…
Disciplined underwriting drives HDI Global’s Q1’26 income up 8% as CoR improves
Corporate and professional insurance company HDI Global disclosed its first quarter 2026 results. Net profit increased by 8% to 152 million euros, and the combined ratio increased to 91%, in line with expectations for the full year to be below 92%. HDI Global said the key drivers behind these results were disciplined underwriting, good large…
Coterie names Brett Saternus as its new CUO
Coterie Insurance, a technology-enabled, data-driven general agent (MGA) specializing in property and casualty (P&C) commercial insurance for small businesses, has appointed Brett Saternus, FCAS, as its new chief underwriting officer (CUO). Saternus has over 15 years of underwriting and insurance leadership experience across specialty insurers, insurtech MGAs and commercial insurers. During his career, he held…