HDI Global Belgium establishes aviation underwriting team for Benelux and Southern Europe

HDI Global Belgium, the Belgian business of international commercial and industrial insurer HDI Global, has created a dedicated Aviation underwriting team to serve brokers and clients across the Benelux and Southern European markets. Based in Brussels and led by Stijn Keppens, the new team sits within HDI Global’s Specialty aviation business and is intended to…

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SiriusPoint and Sutton Special Risk launch new sport insurance product for colleges and universities

SiriusPoint, a specialty underwriter, has announced a new strategic partnership with Sutton Special Risk, a specialist managing general underwriter providing innovative accident and health insurance solutions, to launch a new insurance product, SportsSecure™. A specialised insurance solution, SportsSecure has been designed to help college and university athletic programs manage injury-related financial exposures associated with Name,…

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From annual aggregation to real-time visibility: Allphins and Gallagher Re on the next era of exposure management

In a softer market, the ability to demonstrate a clear, differentiated view of exposure is becoming a genuine advantage at the negotiating table. Reinsurance News sat down with Laurent de la Porte, CEO of Allphins, and Ed Messer, Head of UK Analytics at Gallagher Re, to discuss how real-time, granular data is reshaping decision-making, where…

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Aon introduces new diagnostics for property and casualty risk analysis

Aon, a global professional services firm specialising in risk, insurance, retirement and health solutions, has introduced two new consulting-led diagnostic tools aimed at helping organisations assess property and casualty exposures and use risk data to inform investment and insurance decisions. The Property Risk Diagnostic and Casualty Risk Diagnostic are designed to give risk and finance…

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Continental Europe’s MGA market poised for growth: Marry, Bridgehaven

Fiona Marry, European CEO of specialty insurer Bridgehaven, said the MGA model represents a significant growth opportunity, with Continental Europe following the UK and US towards a more MGA-centric market, albeit on its own trajectory and timeline. Speaking to Reinsurance News around the 2026 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, Marry explained that Continental…

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Archer by Marsh to help asset managers, life & annuity insurers establish reinsurance units

Marsh, a global professional services firm specialising in risk, strategy and advisory services, has launched Archer by Marsh to service asset managers, as well as life and annuity insurers, in establishing and operating reinsurance businesses. The new unit will be led by Faisal Haddad, a Bermuda-based member of Oliver Wyman’s actuarial practice, as Chief Executive…

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Duck Creek introduces AI-powered Agentic FNOL for automated claims intake

Duck Creek, an insurance technology provider focused on core systems and digital capabilities for insurers, has introduced Agentic First Notice of Loss (FNOL), an AI-powered claims intake solution that the company says can automate information gathering, validation and routing from the moment a claim is reported. Built on the company’s Agentic AI Platform, Agentic FNOL…

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Insurance Advisory Partners adds Matthew Morris as Partner in New York

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), a boutique investment banking firm specialising in the insurance sector, has appointed Matthew Morris as Partner in its New York office, effective immediately. In his new role, Morris will leverage his more than three decades of industry experience to advise insurance clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, strategic transactions, and…

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