AXIS Capital’s underwriting result strengthens amid lower cat losses and favourable PYD

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited’s combined ratio improved to 90.4% and 89.8% in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, respectively, with catastrophe losses falling in both periods compared with the same period a year earlier and net favorable reserve development (PYD) higher in the prior year. AXIS Capital ended 2025…

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Howden names José Ignacio Lathrop as Executive Chair, LatAm

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Howden has appointed José Ignacio Lathrop as executive chairman of Howden Latin America (LatAm). In his new role, Lathrop will leverage his deep market expertise to guide and support Howden’s operations in Latin America, working closely with International Growth Markets Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonia Caamaño to drive growth…

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Arch Insurance International launches event cancellation cyber coverage

Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group and a multi-disciplinary specialist insurance solutions provider, has launched event cancellation cyber insurance. This new coverage is a cyber extension of the event cancellation policy and protects against events being canceled, abandoned, curtailed, interrupted, postponed or rescheduled due to unauthorized, malicious or criminal cyber conduct or computer…

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Athene appoints Scott Campion as Head of New Markets

Athene Holding Ltd., a life and retirement reinsurer largely owned by investor and private equity specialist Apollo Global Management Inc., has appointed Scott Campion as head of new markets. In his new role, Campion will focus on expanding Athene’s capabilities into new and adjacent areas. “There is a significant and growing unmet customer need for…

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Epsom appointed Allspring’s Head of Insurance for its International client group

Global asset manager Allspring Global Investments has announced the appointment of Andrew Epsom as head of international insurance, based in London. In this newly created role, Epsom will lead Allspring’s international (ex-U.S.) insurance strategy, aiming to expand the company’s presence in the global insurance market. The executive will also be responsible for driving strategic engagements…

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Willis unveils new model for comprehensive data centre risk management

Willis, the insurance brokerage company owned by WTW, has launched a specialized, forward-looking risk management model designed to deal with the increasingly complex data center environment. The unveiling comes as the industry moves away from viewing data centers as stand-alone assets and begins to view them as “critical, interconnected digital infrastructure that underpins global technology…

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KCC adds industry veteran Deanne Nixon as SVP

Karen Clark & ​​Company (KCC), a provider of disaster risk modeling solutions, has appointed industry veteran Deanne Nixon as senior vice president (SVP) to its senior leadership team in Jacksonville, Florida. In her new role, Nixon will work directly with insurers and reinsurers to ensure KCC’s advanced modeling technology and applications continue to deliver high…

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