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Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Howden has appointed Chris Aries as general counsel for its US retail brokerage and advisory operations. In his new role, Aries will serve as primary legal counsel for Howden’s U.S. operations, covering specialty and retail insurance. He joins the senior leadership team, as part of which he will help…

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) and Elevate Reciprocal Exchange’s request for an average rate reduction of 7.5%, benefiting the companies’ more than 73,000 homeowner policyholders and more than 17,000 residential policyholders. The changes, which will take effect on February 16, 2026, reflect statewide averages, meaning each policyholder’s actual…

Private managed general underwriter (MGU) Fidelis Partnership (TFP) has transferred its main European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025. TFP’s use of Dublin as a hub to access European markets reflects its growing investment in Ireland and further supports its overall European growth ambitions. TFP Dublin’s headcount has grown to more than…

hyperexponential (hx), a pricing and underwriting platform for re/insurers, has expanded its strategic partnership with Aviva to accelerate the British insurers’ AI-powered underwriting and pricing transformation. This builds on the announcement in July 2025, with Aviva leading hx’s AI beta program, spearheading the exploration of the newly launched Actuarial Agent within hx Renew. Aviva is…

Moody’s RMS has launched a new high-definition model of severe convective storms in North America, just as recent industry events have highlighted the urgent need for more robust and reliable risk modeling. According to the company, insured losses from severe convective storms (SCS) in the United States have exceeded $50 billion annually over the past…

Radian Group Inc., a U.S. company primarily known for mortgage insurance, has received all regulatory approvals required for its pending acquisition of Inigo Limited, a specialty insurance group underwritten through Lloyd’s of London. The transaction is expected to close in February 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The deal would mark a major step for…

Specialty insurance provider Westfield Specialty International has announced plans to expand its business beyond Lloyd’s Specialty Vehicles into the corporate market. Westfield Specialty intends to establish a Luxembourg subsidiary and use the platform to underwrite risks on corporate notes in addition to existing underwriting capabilities within Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200, subject to regulatory approval. In the…

In its new multi-year strategy “Ambition 2030”, Munich Re Chief Financial Officer and designated Chairman of the Management Board Christoph Jurecka said the company aims to reach higher peaks in all aspects to outperform its peers at the end of the cycle. Munich Re recently said it expects its return on equity (ROE) to exceed…

Bold Penguin, a provider of digital solutions for commercial insurance, has partnered with Adaptive Insurance, a pioneer in artificial intelligence-driven insurance. The partnership brings Adaptive’s GridProtect parametric outage coverage to the Bold Penguin platform, marking the first time a parametric insurance company has been integrated into the company’s digital exchange. The company explains that this…

The International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents insurers and reinsurers in the London market, has established a new Chief Underwriting Officers Council for the London corporate market. The newly formed group will provide leadership and direction for all IUA efforts to support its members’ underwriting operations. It will also provide input into research projects and…