Rokstone launches healthcare division and hires Natalie Mauro
International specialist re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) Rokstone has announced the launch of Rokstone Healthcare, a new division focused on the global healthcare market. The platform will target large exposures in the U.S. mid-market and allied health, social services and outpatient facilities (excluding hospitals). It will offer multi-line coverage covering professional, general and sexual abuse…
Antares names Sri Ram Pappu as Deputy CEO
Antares, a subsidiary of QIC Global, announced the promotion of Sri Ram Pappu to deputy chief executive officer (CEO). In his new role, Sri will support Antares Underwriting Asia Pte Limited CEO Li Shan Yeo in driving the company’s continued growth. He has over twenty years of industry experience, with expertise spanning all sub-categories of…
HDI Global partners with mea Platform to expand AI-driven input management across underwriting and claims
HDI Global, the corporate and specialty insurance arm of Germany’s Talanx Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with mea Platform, an insurance-focused AI technology provider, to enhance AI-driven input management across its global underwriting and claims functions. Under the agreement, HDI Global will use mea Platform’s technology to create a more standardized approach to…
Artificial Labs appoints Eric Joost as President to lead US expansion
Artificial Labs, a provider of digital brokerage and underwriting technology for the specialty and commercial insurance markets, announced the appointment of Eric Joost as President. In his new role, Joost will join Artificial’s leadership team and be responsible for shaping the company’s U.S. strategy and supporting client engagement while ensuring its platform reflects the operational…
Price softening to persist into 2027 without significant industry cat loss: JP Morgan
In a recent Love Actuary report, JPMorgan analysts highlighted that reinsurance pricing will continue to weaken in 2027, barring huge industry catastrophe losses. Reinsurance price softening has clearly accelerated in 2026, a trend that is unlikely to stop as mid-year renewals approach, driven by strong surplus capital levels and impressive first-quarter 2026 earnings. The report…
Octave Specialty Group sees $13m net income and 92% revenue growth in Q1’26
Global specialty insurance company Octave Specialty Group (formerly known as Ambac Financial Group) announced its first quarter 2026 financial results, reporting to shareholders a net profit of $13 million and a 92% increase in total revenue. ask1 Net income to shareholders in 2026 increased significantly from the $3 million net loss reported in the first…
IAG eyes GWP of over $25bn by 2030 in new growth plan
At an investor day in Sydney, IAG unveiled an updated strategy and new long-term financial targets under its Ambition 2030 plan, which aims to expand the group’s customer base to more than 11 million and increase gross written premiums (GWP) to more than A$25 billion. Having successfully achieved the targets set for 2021, IAG said…
HIVE launches Aviation Reinsurance division
Independent specialist MGA HIVE Underwriters is to establish an aviation reinsurance arm, with underwriting scheduled to commence in October 2026. The addition of Aviation Re further strengthens HIVE’s position as a multi-class specialist MGA and Lloyd’s underwriter, expanding the capabilities of its existing aviation, aerospace, marine and political violence and terrorism teams. Senior underwriters Scott…
Blue Owl Capital appoints Deva Mishra to lead expansion of insurance solutions platform
US-based alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital Inc. has confirmed the appointment of Deva Mishra to lead its insurance solutions platform as it expands its capabilities for insurance clients. Blue Owl, which invests across credit, real assets and general partner strategic capital strategies, said the appointment was part of its ongoing efforts to expand its…
U.S. Treasury and insurance regulators discuss evolving risk oversight
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss the growing intersection of private credit and the insurance industry. The conference provides a forum for state insurance regulators to share insights into their oversight of insurance company risk management and investment practices. The discussion focused on…
