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ING has strengthened its global insurance franchise with the appointment of Tom Duncan as Global Lead Insurance and Lauren Marshall as EMEA Lead Insurance. The appointments underscore ING’s continued investment in sector-led coverage and its commitment to supporting insurance clients through a full range of banking and financial services solutions. In his new role, Duncan…
Reports have emerged suggesting that Bajaj Finserv is to enter the reinsurance business and is likely to file an application with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), with former GIC Re chairman N Ramaswamy Narayanan reportedly set to lead the venture. Both CNBC-TV18 and the Economic Times have cited sources as saying…
AI-native Corgi Insurance has launched a new insurance coverage built to support data centres, protecting construction and commissioning through ongoing operations and the hardware that powers computing workloads. The coverage aims to cover the full life cycle of a data centre, as they become an increasingly critical part of the infrastructure powering AI, cloud computing,…
SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), the Swiss reinsurer based in Zug, has appointed Beatrix Dodgson as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1 November 2026. Dodgson will join SI Re from Korean Re Switzerland AG, where she has served as Chief Underwriting Officer and a member of the Executive Team since September 2024. She previously…
Specialist reinsurance broking and advisory business Willis Re has appointed Thomas Artmann as CEO of Willis Re Germany, effective immediately, with the Munich-based executive responsible for developing the company’s German operations, establishing its presence in the region and driving its strategic objectives. Artmann holds over 36 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry,…
Euna, a specialist managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Steve Morse as Head of Personal Lines. Morse will report directly to Ross Dingwall, CEO of Euna. He will join the firm’s personal lines team, which was launched in July alongside Specialist Home, its non-standard residential and contract works product. The product covers…
Aki Hussain, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer Hiscox, has joined the Steering Committee of the Insurance Development Forum, a public-private partnership between the insurance industry, the UN, and the World Bank to protect vulnerable countries against climate disasters. As a respected insurance leader, Hussain brings extensive executive leadership experience in the global…
AM Best, the global credit rating agency focused on the insurance sector, has lowered the Financial Strength Rating of SanlamAllianz Re Ltd (SAZ Re), the Mauritius-based reinsurance company, to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent). The agency has also reduced SAZ Re’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent). At the same time,…
AXA XL, the property and casualty specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Thomas Götting as Chief Client & Distribution Officer for APAC & Europe, effective 1 October 2026. In his new role, Götting will lead AXA XL’s client and distribution strategy across Europe, Asia and Australia. He brings nearly 30 years…
In the wake of the news and discourse around an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, social media has been flooded with content about raising boys: videos of mothers explaining how they’re teaching their sons about consent, threads from mums sharing scripts for having tough conversations with boys. Those conversations matter. But experts say another…