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Premium renewal rates down in Q2’26 across nearly all major commercial lines: Ivan

Ivans, a unit of Applied Systems, released its second-quarter Ivans Index results, showing that premium renewal rates fell year-over-year for nearly all major commercial lines. Workers’ compensation was the exception, as it increased slightly over the same period. By business line, the average premium renewal rate of commercial vehicles was 4.93%, which was lower than…

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Moonrock Insurance names Rory Galloway as Chief Data and Actuarial Officer

Moonrock Insurance, a specialist insurer insuring emerging aviation risks including unmanned aviation, has appointed Rory Galloway as its first chief data and actuarial officer. The newly created executive positions reflect the company’s continued commitment to enhancing its use of data, analytics and actuarial expertise as it continues to develop its underwriting capabilities. Moonrock Insurance said…

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Howden acquires Irish financial advisory business Thomond Asset Management

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden expands its Irish presence through acquisitions Thomond Asset Management is the trading name of Folk Asset Management Limited, a financial advisory firm based in Limerick. Founded by Tom Fitzgerald, Neil Kelly and David O’Neill, Thomond Asset Management provides expert advice to individuals and business owners on financial planning,…

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Reinsurance operations must evolve to remove constraining inefficiencies: INTX CEO Lewis

Rob Lewis, CEO of INTX Insurance Software, said that the reinsurance business is still limited by fragmented architecture and manual workflows. He believes that platforms must unify data, workflows and intelligence across risk economics to solve serious inefficiencies. INTX is a unified insurance platform that helps insurers modernize operations, connect data and accelerate product innovation….

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Markel Canada names Marc Copland as VP, Product Line Leader – Property

Markel Insurance, the insurance business unit of Markel Group Inc., a specialty insurance company that provides commercial insurance products and services in multiple areas, has announced the appointment of Marc Copland as Vice President and Head of Property Product Line, effective immediately. In the newly created role, Copeland will oversee the strategic direction and continued…

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Vantage recruits former Arch leaders Grandisson and Gansberg for Chairman and CEO roles

Diversified holding company Howard Hughes Holdings announced that former Arch Capital Group leaders Marc Grandisson and David Gansberg have been appointed executive chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), respectively, of Vantage Group Holdings. Howard Hughes completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurance and reinsurer Vantage in June 2026. Back in April, the company welcomed…

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