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Fitch concluded that the Lloyd’s market’s disciplined approach to underwriting, reserves and investment management positions it well to weather a softer pricing cycle over the next two years. The global credit ratings agency stressed that Lloyds will continue to maintain a very strong capital position and expects its credit profile to remain strong through 2026,…

Bulgaria-based Boleron has received approval from OpenAI to distribute insurance products directly through ChatGPT, reportedly making it the first licensed insurance broker in the world to be authorized for AI agent distribution and the only one of four multi-jurisdictionally regulated insurance companies in the world permitted to operate. Alexander Tsvetkov, founder and CEO of Boleron,…

Specialist managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s underwriter Blenheim Underwriting has appointed Ian Ritchie as contingency underwriter, effective June 2026. In his new role, Ritchie will primarily focus on enriching the existing absentee roster by adding areas such as event cancellations, prize compensation, contract bonuses, excess redemptions, film and licensing programs. With this appointment, Ritchie…

Corebridge Financial, Inc., an American multinational financial services company, has appointed Christopher Filiaggi as interim chief financial officer (CFO), effective April 24, 2026. Currently, Filiaggi serves as chief accounting officer. He will continue in his interim role until Corebridge’s pending merger with Equitable Holdings, Inc. is completed. Upon closing of the terms, Robin M. Raju,…

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., a U.S.-based diversified real estate and holding company with expanding interests in real estate development and financial services, has appointed Marc Grandisson to its Board of Directors, effective May 7, 2026. Marc Grandisson is the former Chief Executive Officer of Arch Capital Group Ltd., a global insurance and reinsurance company specializing…

Steve Bowen, chief science officer at Gallagher Re, noted that while weather and climate factors are certainly partly responsible for the increase in severe convective storm (SCS) damage costs in the United States, much of the increase can be clearly linked to macroeconomic and socioeconomic drivers. Speaking to Reinsurance News following the release of Gallagher…

Brokerage firm SterlingRisk has promoted Marci Waterman to deputy chief executive officer (CEO) and John S. Beres to chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. In her new role, Waterman will translate strategic vision into disciplined execution and further strengthen the company’s leadership structure. She will continue to serve as president of SterlingRisk subsidiary Sterling Analytics….

Reinsurance broker Howden Re has released a new syndicated analysis of the Lloyd’s of London market, pointing to the ongoing transition to a more competitive and capital-rich environment in which underwriting discipline and capital deployment are becoming key drivers of performance. Howden Re said in its latest report that capacity continued to expand, supported by…

Fuse International, the AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, announced the general launch of Watch, a new product built specifically for commercial insurance brokers and underwriters that maps every active hazard in the United States on a real-time map. According to Fuse, Watch is organized around four views: hazard mapping of active events in the continental…

Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), a multi-line regional insurance provider headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, has received a license to engage in reinsurance business from GIFT City, the first International Financial Services Center (IFSC) in the Indian state of Gujarat, effective April 1, 2026. ADNIC Group provides insurance and reinsurance globally, with offices…