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The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) welcomes automation platform Unitary, experts in streamlining complex insurance workflows, as an associate member. This strategic move strengthens Unitary’s commitment to the UK brokerage community, following strong momentum in the managed general agency (MGA) sector and the successful launch of its insurance virtual agency product. As brokers increasingly seek…

Howden Re Fac has expanded its DACH team with the appointment of Enver Karapinar as concurrent DACH Director and Andreas Fricke as concurrent DACH Managing Director Reinsurance. Howden said Karapinar has more than 30 years of underwriting and brokerage experience, deep expertise in temporary reinsurance and a strong reputation in the DACH market. Frick, meanwhile,…

Oxbow Partners, a consulting firm best known for its work in insurance and financial services, is celebrating its tenth anniversary in business and making a major push into the U.S. market with the opening of a New York office. While the company has long served clients in the UK, Europe, Bermuda and the US, the…

Independent specialist credit and political risk broker Texel Group has announced the appointment of Rhys Davies as newly created head of restructuring. This new appointment will establish a center of excellence designed to enhance Texel’s customer service. In his new role, Davis will work with the brokerage team and claims team, led by Jerry Kohler,…

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Aon has appointed Viviana Martinez as interim reinsurance director for the Middle East and North Africa region, based in Dubai. In her new role, Martinez will lead the provision of interim reinsurance solutions to clients across the MENA region, providing cedants and insurers with tailored technology placements in key…

Asta, an independent provider of professional underwriting platforms and services to the global insurance market, announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Limited (Verde), with FCA regulatory approval in December 2025. Verde specializes in the financial sector, including commercial crime, management liability and financial institutions, and will serve clients in the UK, European and…

Ledgebrook, a provider of technology focused on excess and surplus lines insurance, announced the appointment of Renata Kubczak as reinsurance operations specialist. Kubczak has three years of reinsurance operations experience and more than 13 years of insurance accounting experience. Prior to joining Ledgebrook, she worked at RenaissanceRe Services (UK) Ltd as a Cash Operations Assistant….

AM Best said in a recent report that despite a tumultuous start to 2025, marked by devastating California wildfires and multiple severe convective storms, the U.S. property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry successfully recovered in the third quarter, driven by continued momentum in personal lines that successfully offset first-quarter losses. Direct loss rates for the…

OnRe, a global property and specialty reinsurer tokenized in ONyc, has partnered with Dubai-based managing general agent Rhodium Re to combine its capital base with Rhodium’s underwriting operations, providing OnRe with direct access to underwriting expertise, carrier relationships, and the ability to build a scalable distribution presence. OnRe, a fully licensed mortgage reinsurer and on-chain…

Global Parametrics, part of CelestPro Group, has partnered with rural social commerce platform Frontier Markets to launch gender-smart parametric insurance solutions in India. The product is designed to protect smallholder women farmers in four districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The plan covers excess moisture and drought risk during the current Rabi growing season (November…