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DUAL Group, an international professional underwriting institution, announced the launch of global transaction risk products with long-term global support led by Liberty. The unified offering combines DUAL’s expertise in Warranty & Indemnity/Representation & Warranty, Tax, Contingency, Title and Climate Risk & Resilience into a single global practice. This development is in line with DUAL’s goals…

Property and casualty insurance underwriter Tokio Marine Highland has announced the appointment of Casey Santangelo as President of Fine Arts and Collectibles, effective immediately. Santangelo brings more than 18 years of fine art insurance experience to her new position. Throughout her career, the executive has built a reputation for technical underwriting expertise, market leadership and…

Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) has received approval from the Saudi Insurance Authority to acquire a 22.5% stake in the UK’s AdA Risk Holding Co Limited, operator of Lloyd’s AdA Syndicate, for £8.95 million. The pair said this strategic minority investment is a natural development of Saudi Re’s established relationship with AdA. The acquisition, which…

Africa Risk Capabilities Ltd. (ARC Ltd.), Africa’s first development-focused parametric insurance company, has permanently appointed David Maslo as its interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after successfully leading the company through a period of significant transformation. The ARC Ltd. board of directors appointed Maslo as interim CEO in June 2025. He previously served as chief risk…

A recent report from AM Best shows that the U.S. property and casualty industry will post its largest underwriting profit and lowest combined ratio in a decade in 2025, driven by improvements in underwriting performance and pricing. The ratings agency noted that the industry generated $84 billion in underwriting gains over the past two full…

Lockton, a privately held independent insurance brokerage, has appointed Jeremie Deschamps as regional head of cyber consulting for Asia, based in Singapore. In his new role, Deschamps will lead the broker’s cyber advisory advice across the region, working closely with existing teams to help clients build cyber resilience and make informed decisions around risk management…

Artificial President Eric Joost said the company sees opportunities in the U.S. reinsurance market, particularly the wholesale market, MGAs and more structured distribution models, as companies seek to manage increasing submission volumes and higher operational complexity. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, Artificial builds technology and software tools for commercial insurers and brokers, and…

Global professional services company Aon has announced a new application programming interface (API) integration between Aon Broker Copilot and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, making Aon Broker Copilot the first insurance company to integrate directly with Aon Broker Copilot via an API connection. The integration is expected to…

Re/insurance holding company WR Berkley Corporation has appointed John Enright as President of Berkley Specialty London and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WR Berkley Syndicate Management Limited, effective July 1, 2026. WR Berkley Syndicate Management Limited is the Lloyd’s managing agent of WR Berkley Syndicate 1967. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Enright succeeds…

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has released its third estimate of the Victorian bushfires that occurred from January 7 to 13, 2026, with insurance industry losses now standing at $860 million. PERILS explains that this loss figure is based on detailed loss data by postcode and property and motor hull lines of business collected…