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ICW Group names Travis Noland to newly created reinsurance and risk management role

ICW Group Insurance Companies, a US insurance provider, has appointed Travis Noland as Head of Ceded Reinsurance and Enterprise Risk Management. The company said the creation of the position reflects its ongoing business development and focus on maintaining robust underwriting practices, managing risk and supporting long-term financial stability. Noland has been with ICW Group since…

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Subscribe MGA secures long-term capacity agreement with Fortegra Insurance UK

Subscribe MGA, a Lloyd’s-backed underwriting agency, has strengthened its underwriting platform by securing a new long-term capacity agreement with Fortegra Insurance UK Ltd. (FIUK), a subsidiary of global specialty insurer Fortegra. Launched in November 2025 by Acies MGU, Subscribe is a Lloyd’s-backed MGA specialising in financial lines insurance, including Professional Indemnity, Management Liability and Directors…

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Arch Insurance UK appoints Karen Donald as Glasgow Branch Manager

Arch Insurance’s UK Regional Division has announced the appointment of Karen Donald as Branch Manager of its Glasgow operations. In her new role, Donald will oversee the branch’s day-to-day operations, manage broker distribution and drive the delivery of Arch’s growth strategy across Scotland. She will report to Janine Starkie, Regional Manager, North & Scotland. She…

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Marsh leans into AI growth but warns of systemic cyber exposure: CEO Doyle

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) carries systemic threats that require coordinated industry oversight as its implementation moves to an immediate operational driver across the re/insurance market, Marsh’s President and CEO John Doyle has commented. Speaking on the broker’s strategic positioning, Doyle emphasised that AI is already reshaping risk advisory, client engagement, and internal…

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ACIC’s ACES Specialty Insurance Company gets approval to underwrite E&S insurance

ACES Specialty Insurance Company (ACES), a newly formed subsidiary of American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC), the insurance holding company of American Coastal Insurance Company, has received a Certificate of Authority from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions to conduct transactions in excess and surplus (E&S) lines. ACIC initially plans to underwrite catastrophe-exposed commercial…

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Antares Global names Meera Rajoo-Oakley as Chief Actuary of Commercial

Antares Global, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has promoted Meera Rajoo-Oakley to the newly created role of Chief Actuary of Commercial. The move aims to bring pricing, reserving and exposure management for Antares’ commercial division under a single leader. In her new role, Rajoo-Oakley will report directly to Mark Graham, Commercial Chief Executive…

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UK liability claims growth could rise further as legal reforms are reviewed, says Swiss Re

Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, has warned that liability insurance claims in the UK could face further cost pressures as the government considers reforms to litigation funding, collective redress and product liability. In a report published by the Swiss Re Institute, Senior Economist Arnaud Vanolli examines how legal and regulatory developments could affect claims…

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Premia Re sells Alan Gray to Lewis & Ellis

Reinsurance run-off group Premia Holdings Ltd. has sold its international claims, audit and risk management advisory firm, Alan Gray LLC and A.G. Risk Management, Inc., to Lewis & Ellis, Inc., a Novacap portfolio company. Alan Gray was founded in 1988 to serve insurers, reinsurers, law firms, and other insurance market participants, and was acquired by…

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