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Specialty MGA, the managing general agent within MNK Group, has appointed David Higgins as Senior Underwriter for Bloodstock as the business moves to establish a new international portfolio focused on high-value bloodstock risks. Higgins joins Specialty MGA with more than four decades of underwriting experience across the bloodstock and aviation sectors. His previous roles include…

Meanwhile, a bitcoin life insurer regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, has successfully raised $37.5 million in new funding from its existing investors, bringing its total capital raised past $180 million. The round was led by Bain Capital Crypto, alongside Haun Ventures, Framework Ventures, Pantera Capital, Apollo, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, and Morgan Creek Digital,…

Howden Insurance Brokers Limited has announced the appointment of Emma Carpenter as Head of Superyachts, London. In her new role, Carpenter will lead Howden’s London Superyacht team and join its Global Superyacht Executive Committee, helping to shape the continued development of its international proposition while supporting long-term succession planning. She brings more than two decades…

The African Insurance Organisation (AIO), a pan-African organisation representing the continent’s insurance industry, has published its Annual Report 2026, prepared by consulting firm Faber Consulting, with the findings pointing to continued economic expansion, significant differences in insurance market development between countries and comparatively strong results from regional reinsurers. The report also identifies access to reliable, consistent…

Rising Edge Ltd, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) has announced three strategic appointments, Chris Smerald as Chief Actuary, Jessica Stephenson as General Manager, and Tatiana Davanzo as Tax Insurance Underwriter. These appointments enhance Rising Edge’s leadership, underwriting expertise, and technical capabilities, as the firm scales its platform, expands into new lines of insurance, and…

Price Forbes, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the launch of Accordium, the first integrated London market facility to combine property, stock throughput and terrorism cover under a single policy. Accordium will target SME and mid-market businesses with total insured values of up to $1 billion and will be available internationally across a…

Global insurance intermediary group Howden has announced the appointment of Elliot Richardson as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Richardson will report to CEO David Howden and join the Group Executive Committee (GEC), while remaining Executive Chair of Howden Re. The appointment is central to Howden’s new commercial strategy, designed to make full use of…

Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed Zara Fountaine to its team, bringing additional expertise in credit, surety and political risk. Fountaine began her career at Lloyd’s of London before training as a direct broker in the Political and Credit Risk team at Willis. She…

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), a provider of parametric disaster insurance, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) signed a Letter of Cooperation to strengthen their shared commitment to advancing disaster risk reduction and financial resilience across the Pacific region by advancing parametric insurance models to make them proactive resilience…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reinsurance market continues to present solid top-line growth opportunities and attract steady inflows of international capital, even as geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties intensify across the region, a new AM Best report states. According to the Best’s Market Segment Report, “MENA Reinsurers are Focused on Profitable Growth Opportunities…