Re/insurance industry veteran Dan Malloy joins Banyan Risk as Executive Managing Director

Dan Malloy, a veteran insurance and reinsurance executive and former CEO of United Risk, SiriusPoint and Third Point Re, joins specialist MGA Banyan Risk on 1 May 2026 as executive managing director. Malloy brings four decades of industry experience, including senior management and leadership roles at various brokers, insurers and reinsurers, and joins Banyan Risk…

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VIG’s 2025 result rises by 32% to €1.2bn

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) reported a solid financial position for the full year 2025, with pre-tax results increasing by 31.7% to €1.16 billion, compared with €881.8 million for the full year 2024. The insurer’s “strong” growth in FY25 was driven by a 7.1% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to €16.3 billion, as well as…

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PPL introduces updated trading console to advance digital placement capabilities

Placing Platform Limited (PPL), a London-based company that provides digital trading solutions to the insurance industry, has released an updated version of its trading console developed in partnership with Microsoft. PPL is designed to embed the new console within Microsoft Outlook and Teams as a central workspace for managing placements. As the adoption of digital…

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Diot-Siaci Group revenue increases 28% in 2025

Diot-Siaci Group, an independent insurance and reinsurance brokerage, announced total revenue of 1.31 billion euros for the year ending December 31, 2025. Results were up 28% on the prior year, driven by organic growth of 5.5% (excluding the impact of foreign exchange) and targeted acquisitions. This positive performance is due to the Group’s ongoing Horizon…

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Zurich appoints Amit Kalra to lead new Global Capability Center in India

Zurich, a major international insurance company, has established a new global competence center in Hyderabad, India, and appointed Amit Kalra as head of the Zurich competence center, effective July 1, 2026. The insurer said the move reinforces its focus on advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to “transform” the insurance industry. The new center…

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Apollo announces appointment of Paul Thomas and launch of sports and entertainment offering

Skyward Group-owned Apollo has announced the appointment of Paul Thomas and is expanding its specialist division with the launch of the Sports & Entertainment (S&E) business category. The company said the development combines S&E with its established emergency and accident and health (A&H) capabilities to create a more integrated offering designed to support profitable growth…

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