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SanlamAllianz Reinsurance, the reinsurance arm of SanlamAllianz, announced the appointment of Shawn Kriedemann as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective January 1, 2026. Kriedemann has more than 35 years of experience in Africa and Europe and has strong technical expertise in claims, underwriting and reinsurance. He joined SanlamAllianz Re in June 2023 as Treaty Manager. Prior…
Alliant Insurance Services has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, North America’s largest transportation network, as the insurance broker for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway, a $2 billion project that begins in September 2025 and is expected to take four years to complete. Alliant saved the MTA approximately 2-3% of the estimated…
Munich Re, a global provider of reinsurance, primary and insurance-related risk solutions, announced the appointment of Zhao Qiming as CEO of its Beijing branch. The appointment will be effective January 1, 2026, pending regulatory approval. Zhao will report to Steve Zhang, CEO of Life and Health Greater China. Mr. Zhao will succeed Adrian Goh, who…
Reinsurance innovation solutions provider Jireh and independent insurance company manager Strategy Risk Solutions (SRS) have launched OpIngen, a next-generation operational service for the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets. In an era of increasing data complexity, mandate growth, regulatory scrutiny and the need for scalable operational efficiencies, OpIngenl leverages a combination of proprietary technology, deep…
Analysts at Gallagher Bassett have highlighted the shift to the “barrier principle” in Lloyd’s claims management, which places the delivery of high-quality claims services among the key fundamental responsibilities of managing agents, making it a strategic priority alongside underwriting and governance. Elevating claims management to a “barrier principle” means claims performance is no longer just…
JAB Insurance, the global insurance business of JAB Holdings, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire its life and pensions (ULP) business from Utmost Group plc. ULP is a UK life and pensions platform with over £5bn of assets under management and services for around 290,000 pensioners. The platform operates in the UK bulk…
A recent report from Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance brokerage owned by Marsh McLennan, shows that the expansion of reinsurance capacity and reinsurance renewals at the critical time of January 1, 2026 have accelerated pricing softening in many business areas. There is ample discussion around interest rate changes ahead of the crucial 1.1 renewal season. For…
International insurance group Ageas has announced the appointment of Karolien Gielen as Managing Director Asia and Business Development, effective February 1, 2026. Gielen, currently Managing Director of Business Development (including Strategy, CDSO, M&A and Communications), will succeed Filip Coremans, who has decided to step down after more than 23 years with Fortis. According to the…
As the use of Model Context Protocol (MCP) accelerates, KYND is calling on the insurance industry to rethink its approach to cyber exposure and increase technical awareness of MCP, as it introduces new systemic risks that cyber insurers can easily overlook. Cyber risk specialist KYND has released a new white paper, MCP: The Hidden Frontier…
A recent report from Autonomous showed that growth momentum for European reinsurers has stalled after several years of outperformance, with analysts warning that maintaining top-line growth and margins will become increasingly challenging in 2026 due to a weak pricing cycle. Analysts say reinsurers will stall in 2025, pressured by a weak pricing cycle, foreign exchange…