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Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has hired rival broker Guy Carpenter’s Jim Summers to lead its global specialty business with immediate effect. As CEO of the company, Summers is responsible for setting strategic direction and driving growth across all professional categories globally. The CEO will…
Aon plc, a global professional services firm providing risk, retirement and health solutions to clients around the world, has announced the appointment of Simon Hawkins as Executive Managing Director of Reinsurance within its Global Legacy team, who will join the company later this year. Hawkins will advise clients on complex legacy and run-off transactions, supporting…
Specialist reinsurer Ascot Group Limited has confirmed the appointment of Joseph Eppers as its group chief investment officer and a member of its global executive committee. The firm said the appointments were part of the ongoing development of senior leadership in its international investments business. Within Ascot Group Limited, Eppers will be responsible for developing…
Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance brokerage and advisory arm of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced the appointment of Eric Schwebach as executive vice president (EVP), head of North America large personal property products. Schwebach joins Gallagher Re with more than 20 years of reinsurance brokerage experience. Throughout his career, he has developed extensive expertise…
Maximum Information has announced the launch of PsiClone, a new real-time event monitoring platform designed to help insurers, reinsurers and underwriting teams monitor portfolio risk and respond early during active tropical cyclone events. Founded in 2020, Maximum Information is dedicated to improving society’s resilience through evolving natural disaster risk models. Designed for use before and…
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance brokerage and risk management company Lockton, has announced the appointment of Brian Hall as Chief Solutions Developer. Hall will play a key role in advancing the company’s next-generation disaster analysis capabilities. In his new role, he will support Lockton Re’s analytics team and brokers by helping to…
Space sovereignty intelligence provider ICEYE has raised €450 million ($520 million) in a major Series F funding round led by General Atlantic, valuing it at more than €10 billion ($12 billion). Including the secondary placement, the total financing in this round exceeds 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion). The company operates the world’s largest synthetic aperture…
MSIG USA, the U.S. insurance subsidiary of global insurer MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., announced that its newly launched excess and surplus (E&S) line carrier MSIG Specialty Insurance America, Inc. has been assigned an A+ (Senior) financial strength rating and an ‘aa’ (Senior) long-term issuer credit rating by AM Best. The ratings agency also affirmed…
Cyber ​​incidents, economic stress and artificial intelligence have emerged as top concerns across five key insurance segments, underscoring the growing interconnectedness of modern risks, according to RiskScan 2026, a cross-market study jointly conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Munich Re. For the 2026 edition, Munich Re USA and Triple-I commissioned independent market research…
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance brokerage and risk advisor, announced that Jan-Oliver Thofern, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aon Reinsurance and Chairman of the National Board of Directors of Aon Germany, will retire on January 1, 2027. Pending his retirement, Toffern will continue to carry out his full responsibilities and his successor will be…