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In a statement accompanying Lloyd’s H1 2026 results, Chief Executive Patrick Tiernan suggested that addressing challenges such as the protection and perception gaps will require the full power of the Lloyd’s market to be harnessed to manage risks that others cannot, moving beyond isolated innovations in products, capital or structures to make innovation the market’s…
Corgi Insurance, the AI-native, full-stack insurer, has launched Corgi Re, a reinsurance platform designed to bring underwriting technology, speed, and operational efficiency to the reinsurance market. With this launch, Corgi is expanding its role in the insurance industry to provide capacity and risk management solutions to insurers themselves. Corgi Re combines Corgi’s technology-driven market approach,…
Re/insurers that view artificial intelligence (AI) as a capacity creator rather than simply a cost-reduction tool can unlock greater value from the technology, according to Martin Henley, CEO of mea Platform. In an interview with Reinsurance News ahead of the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo, Henley emphasised that using AI to reduce costs…
Helen Wilson has joined The Fidelis Partnership from Hannover Re to serve as Reinsurance Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), as Sarah Ching joins the firm from MS Amlin as Senior Underwriter, International Property. Wilson brings more than two decades of reinsurance underwriting, catastrophe modelling, analytics and business transformation experience to her new role. She joins from…
Global professional services firm Marsh has announced the appointment of Jens Florian-Jansen as Head of its Insurance Practice, Europe, a newly created role, effective immediately. Florian-Jansen will be based in Düsseldorf and report to Julian Enoizi, CEO of Marsh Re Europe. Matthias Grass, formerly CFO of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, is succeeding Florian-Jansen as President…
Oneglobal Broking has expanded its Latin American reach with the acquisition of LATAM Reinsurance Brokers Corp. (LATAM RE), an independent reinsurance broker headquartered in Panama City, Panama. LATAM RE was founded in 2008 and is duly licensed by the Superintendencia de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá. The firm works closely with insurers and reinsurers across…
Specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace Lloyd’s has recorded a 6.9% rise in gross written premium (GWP) to £34.7 billion for the first half of 2026, up from £32.5 billion in H1’25, driven by strong volume growth of 15.8% from new and existing syndicates, despite a more competitive pricing environment. For the six month period, the…
Global insurance broker Gallagher has announced the appointment of Steve Munday as Managing Partner of Natural Resources. In his new role, Munday will be responsible for further developing Gallagher’s client portfolio, services and capabilities in its renewables practice area. He will report to Julian Raven, CEO of Natural Resources, and work alongside Duncan Gordon, Head…
Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced the appointment of Olivia Dowden to its broking team. Dowden brings more than eight years of experience across the London insurance and reinsurance market. She has expertise in client management, broking, and placement across a range of reinsurance…
AM Best, the credit rating agency and provider of insurance industry data and analysis, has reported that a group of leading US and Bermuda reinsurers remained underwriting profitable for a fifth consecutive year in 2025, despite a significant slowdown in premium growth. The findings are contained in AM Best’s latest Best’s Market Segment Report, US…