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…
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…
Michelle Hubicki appointed Director of Reinsurance at Incline P&C
Incline P&C Group, an Austin, Texas-based property and casualty insurance planning platform with more than $2 billion in total written premiums, announced the appointment of Michelle Hubicki, AFIS, as director of reinsurance. In her role at Incline P&C Group, she will be responsible for leading the execution of core treaty renewals and project placements across…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Mphasis names Richard Miller as Global Head of Insurance Business
Mphasis, an artificial intelligence (AI)-led, platform-driven technology solutions provider, has appointed Richard Miller as global head of insurance. In his new role, Miller will lead Mphasis’ global insurance strategy, helping insurers modernize operations, transform core business processes and apply artificial intelligence to drive measurable business value. He has more than three decades of experience helping…
