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White Mountains Insurance Group has completed the sale of a controlling stake in data-driven insurance distribution platform Bamboo to a fund affiliate advised by CVC Capital Partners. The deal, initially announced in October, valued Bamboo at $1.75 billion. At the time, White Mountains said it would continue to hold approximately 15% of the company’s fully…
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Rob Groenen as the newly created Head of European Portfolio Solutions. Groening will be based in the Netherlands and retain his current role as general manager for the Benelux and Nordic regions. He will continue to report to Pierre-Edouard…
Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by Mundi Ventures, FirstMark Capital and HDI Group, with participation from F2 Venture Capital and several other strategic investors. The round brings Parametrix’s total funding to $45 million and positions revenue to grow 300% by 2025, driven by…
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has unveiled a framework to ensure protection against natural disasters remains widely available, affordable and sustainable in the long term, centered on a new reinsurance vehicle called Elementar Re. GDV said that through the Elementar Re model, insurance companies are making “concrete proposals” on how to build Germany’s national protection…
ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and natural disaster solutions, has entered into a new global strategic partnership with Munich Re Risk Management Partners, which will leverage the group’s reinsurance expertise to deliver advanced climate risk insights through its location risk intelligence platform. Through this partnership, ICEYE’s flood solutions will…
Experian, an information services company specializing in credit reporting and fraud prevention, has released its 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast, which provides an outlook on the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape. The report predicts that increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence will likely increase by 2026, along with growing threats posed by vulnerabilities in…
Property and casualty insurer Chubb Limited has promoted Aaron Shead to executive vice president (EVP) and head of overseas general (COG) property, effective immediately, for the company’s international general lines business. Since 2018, he has served as COG’s senior vice president and fire chief. In his new role, Shead will oversee the growth and profitability…
US property and casualty insurance company Westfield has announced the appointment of Lloyd Scholz as corporate chief information officer (CIO). In his new role, Scholz will oversee the development and execution of a business-driven technology strategy designed to support Westfield’s continued growth, diversification and global expansion. He will also leverage his more than 25 years…
Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), the global financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), has announced that Pinnacle Underwriting Pty Ltd has joined DIFC to expand its regional operations and strengthen its reinsurance and risk management capabilities. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Sydney with offices in Melbourne, Singapore and Dubai,…
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company and conglomerate run by Warren Buffett, has named Nancy L. Pierce chief executive officer (CEO) of GEICO, effective immediately. She currently serves as GEICO’s chief operating officer and has held leadership roles in claims, underwriting, product management and regional operations since joining the company in 1986. Ajit Jain, Vice Chairman…