Novatae appoints Brian Voorhees as MD of Personal Lines

Novatae Risk Group (Novatae), the wholesale insurance business of World Insurance Associates, has announced the appointment of Brian Voorhees as Managing Director (MD) of Personal Lines. In his new role, Voorhees will lead Novatae’s personal lines business and be responsible for setting strategic direction, driving growth and delivering strong operational and financial results. He will…

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Markel introduces new media and entertainment coverage to professional liability offerings

Markel, the insurance business unit of Markel Group Inc., has expanded its professional liability offerings to provide insurance protection against rapidly evolving creative, digital and professional risks. The enhanced ProSolutions product portfolio is a suite of professional liability products designed for specific risks and designed to eliminate insurance blind sports. By consolidating multiple insurance needs…

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions introduces AI-powered Location Intelligence tool for US home insurers

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a data and analytics provider focused on the insurance, financial services and public sector markets, has launched LexisNexis Location Intelligence for Home, a predictive analytics solution designed to help American Home Insurance Company more accurately assess property risk. The tool uses artificial intelligence and neural network modeling to support underwriting decisions during…

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Jun Xu joins Zhibao Labuan Reinsurance board as Independent Director

Industry veteran Xu Jun has joined the board of directors of Zhibao Labuan Reinsurance Co., Ltd., a China-based insurtech company specializing in digital insurance brokerage, as an independent director. The executive has more than 30 years of senior leadership experience and brings deep international insurance and reinsurance expertise to the company’s leadership. Her career has…

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Centre for Disaster Protection’s new platform to help accelerate risk financing solutions

The Center for Disaster Preparedness (the Center) has launched Labs, a new innovation platform designed to accelerate practical solutions to help governments better plan, finance and respond to disasters. Conor Meenan will lead the initiative as Laboratory Director. As modern disasters continue to increase in scale and complexity, traditional reactive financing models have proven insufficient….

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Evolving geopolitical landscape is creating new opportunities in the Middle East: Pelagos CEO

Pelagos Insurance Capital CEO Dan Burrows said on the company’s recent earnings call that the changing geopolitical landscape in the Middle East is bringing new opportunities to the region. In the first quarter of 2026, Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited (formerly known as Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited) reported a $76.2 million increase in underwriting revenue across…

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Pro Global strengthens LatAm offering to support growth and a complex insurance market

Pro Global, a specialist advisor to the specialty insurance industry, has strategically strengthened its services in Latin America to support the growth and increasing operational complexity of the insurance market. This strategic move is designed to meet the growing operational, financial and cross-border needs of insurance companies, reinsurers and brokers in the region. To achieve…

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Sixfold expands distribution of AI underwriting platform through Microsoft marketplace

Sixfold, a technology company specializing in AI-driven underwriting solutions for the insurance industry, announced that its platform is now available through Microsoft Marketplace, Microsoft’s online platform for cloud-based applications, AI tools, and enterprise services. Sixfold said the integration is designed to make it easier for insurers to access, purchase and implement their underwriting technology through…

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