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Pleasure is the meaning of life, but somewhere along the way, we forget that. Whether you’re busy with work, or constantly distracted by the online world, it can be easy to forget to connect with your partner, or yourself. With cosy season coming up, though, we’re all going to be cooped up indoors, so there’s…
Lockton has strengthened its Alternative Risk Solutions (ARS) practice with the appointments of Alejandro Reyes to Lockton ARS as Analytics and Innovation Leader, and Owen Meaney as US Parametric Leader. In his new position, Reyes will focus on helping clients optimise their risk financing strategies through data-driven insights and innovative solutions. The executive brings over…
Post & Co, a specialist marine and logistics managing general agent (MGA), has received regulatory approval to begin writing business as part of Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance MGA. Aventum, Rokstone’s parent company, originally announced the acquisition of Post & Co – considered one of continental Europe’s most established marine underwriting businesses – back in…
After 13 years, Grand Theft Auto VI is finally in sight. Almost. With just a couple of months until its official launch (on 16 November, FYI) there’s still a little time to level up your gaming set up so you give the moment the experience you deserve. Whether you need a new gaming laptop, TV,…
MS Amlin, a global specialty commercial insurance and reinsurance provider and part of MS&AD, has appointed Sarah Reidy to the newly created role of Commercial Director. In her new role, Reidy reports to Martin Burke, Chief Underwriting Officer, and will serve as a critical link between MS Amlin’s underwriting teams and the senior leadership of…
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory business of Howden Group, and Synthetik Insurance Technologies, a leader in modelling political violence and terrorism perils, have launched UNREST, an analytics tool to better manage strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) risk, through an exclusive partnership. Built on the heels of Synthetik’s srccQuantum, UNREST is…
EQT and McGill and Partners have revealed that EQT X (EQT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus for $2 billion. McGill and Partners was founded in May 2019 by Steve McGill alongside a core senior team that included John Lloyd, Stephen Cross and…
QBE Insurance Group, an Australia-headquartered international general insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the completion of the sale of its Global Trade Credit and Surety operations to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. The transaction, originally announced in February 2026, transfers the unit’s operations across Australia, New Zealand,…
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) is maintaining its risk appetite and underwriting discipline ahead of the 1 January 2027 renewals, while seeing opportunities to meet demand for specialist capacity and products across developing markets, according to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Eric Malterre. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the annual meeting of the reinsurance industry…
From 24 to 28 August, severe convective storm (SCS) outbreaks caused extensive damage across multiple European countries, with the most severe weather occurring between 27 and 28 August and industry losses anticipated to approach EUR 2.5 billion, according to global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re. Between 24 and 26 August, a low-pressure system…