Asta announces six senior leadership promotions

Asta, the third-party administrator of Lloyd’s of Davis, has announced a number of senior leadership promotions, including the promotion of David Hopkins to chief underwriting officer (CUO), who has been the company’s deputy CUO since August 2024. Hopkins has more than 25 years of insurance industry experience, including four years with Westfield Specialty International, most…

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BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions now live on mShift Marketplace

Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift), a digital insurance marketplace designed to simplify specialty insurance distribution, announced that BOXX Insurance is now live on the mShift Marketplace, enabling brokers to streamline access to BOXX cyber insurance solutions. The partnership allows brokers to quote, bundle and issue BOXX’s cyber insurance and protection products directly through the mShift platform,…

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Facultative reinsurance expands role in Asia Pacific as insurers pursue growth and stability: Aon

Global risk, retirement and health solutions provider Aon reports that temporary reinsurance is playing an increasingly important role in Asia Pacific as insurers look to support expansion while managing volatility. In its analysis of the April 2026 renewal period, insurance and reinsurance broker Aon highlighted a significant rise in usage in the first quarter, with…

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The Baldwin Group launches member-owned captive for construction clients

Insurance distribution company Baldwin Group has partnered with Innovative Captive Strategies to launch Azimuth Re, Ltd., a new member captive insurance group tailored for its construction clients. Baldwin explained that Azimuth is designed for “forward-looking” construction companies that pay $250,000 or more per year in workers’ compensation, general liability and auto insurance premiums. The program…

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Fuse introduces Contractors and Construction vertical to expand insurance intelligence platform

Fuse, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has launched the contractor and construction verticals, which the company said extends its always-on data infrastructure to key construction-related insurance areas. Fuse describes its platform as providing continuously updated intelligence covering general liability, workers’ compensation, builder’s risk, surety, professional liability and contamination, using multiple real-time data streams to…

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Marsh Risk’s Cyber ECHO facility now offers up to $200m of insurance capacity

Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh Risk has announced that its Cyber ​​ECHO facility now provides clients with up to $200 million of insurance capacity, making it the largest cyber facility in the global insurance market. Launched in 2016, Cyber ​​ECHO is designed to mitigate customers’ most complex cyber and technology risks. The facility has become the…

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Indian April 1 renewal one of the most competitive in recent years: Guy Carpenter

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter reported that Indian insurance companies received the most favorable reinsurance terms in recent history during the April 1 renewal period, with risk-adjusted rates falling by as much as 30%. According to Guy Carpenter’s Reinsurance Renewal Report for April 1, 2026, this renewal season marks a marked softening of the market, driven…

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