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Xceedance appoints Gavin Lillywhite as SVP, Business Development

Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions to the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Business Development, covering the UK and continental European markets. In this role, Lillywhite will work alongside Justin Davies, Senior Vice President of Business Development, as part of a strengthened commercial…

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Tailored insight and analytics-driven decision-making key for firms in 2026: Aon

While 2025 is shaping up to be a “broadly supported” year for insurance buyers, Aon said market conditions are becoming increasingly fragmented across product lines and geographies, underscoring the growing need for customized insights and analytics-driven decisions as organizations move into 2026. Despite generally weak conditions across many major insurance businesses, Aon’s latest Global Insurance…

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Palomar completes acquisition of Gray Surety

Specialty property and casualty insurance company Palomar Holdings, Inc. has completed its acquisition of national insurance company The Gray Casualty & Surety Company (Gray Surety) and successfully closed new unsecured financing. The acquisition was originally announced in October 2025, with Palomar agreeing to acquire Gray Surety from Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP) and The Gray Insurance…

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Hamilton promotes Moussa Thiam to Group Head of Compliance

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Moussa Thiam to Group Compliance Officer. In this role, Thiam will lead and coordinate compliance activities across Hamilton’s global operations, ensuring a consistent and unified approach to standards across its underwriting platforms. Based in London, he will report to…

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Markel hires Michelle Sipple to lead inland marine underwriting strategy

Michelle Sipple has joined global insurance company Markel’s property and marine product leadership team as managing director, inland marine. Sipple brings more than thirty years of inland marine and builders risk underwriting experience to Markel and will lead the company’s inland marine strategy. “We’re so excited to have her on board!” Markle said. She joins…

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