Continental Re relocates Group Holding Company to Botswana

Continental Reinsurance Holdings, the African reinsurance group with operations in more than 50 countries, has officially moved its group holding company from Mauritius to the Republic of Botswana. The move, which follows the fulfillment of all regulatory, statutory and logistical obligations, marks an important milestone in the group’s expansion plans and underlines Botswana’s position as…

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Fitch flags Mexico as 2026 outlier in otherwise steady LATAM insurance landscape

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings’ view of the Latin American insurance industry is generally stable in 2026, with a “neutral” outlook for most markets, reflecting Fitch’s expectations for stable performance in the region. A notable exception is Mexico, where Fitch believes economic conditions have “deteriorated” as tax reform will put pressure on profitability and capital…

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Sompo Hong Kong enhances underwriting team, Ophelia named Head of Property & Construction

Property & Casualty Insurance Hong Kong, a unit of Property & Casualty Insurance International Holdings Limited, has appointed Ofelia Szeto as head of real estate and construction business and Jessica Lai as head of mid-sized corporate and SME business to strengthen its underwriting structure, effective January 1, 2026. These appointments are part of Sompo Hong…

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Swiss Re and RIQ partner to accelerate AI-enabled risk solutions in UAE

Swiss Re and Reinsurance IQ (RIQ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and expand innovative capability solutions, risk origination opportunities and artificial intelligence-powered capabilities across the UAE. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), RIQ was launched in June 2025 by global investment firm IHC in partnership with BlackRock and Lunate. The…

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Acrisure to acquire underwriting MGA Vave from Canopius

Acrisure has agreed to acquire Vave, a technology-first underwriting management general agency, from Canopius Group, an international specialty insurer and P&C/insurance company. Vave, which will continue to operate under its own brand, leverages data-driven precision underwriting to provide instant bindable quotes for U.S. catastrophe E&S property risks, with real-time binding and servicing via APIs. The…

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Cyber insurance predicted to become mandatory as digital threat landscape grows: Kennedys

As the digital threat landscape becomes more volatile and disturbing, cyber insurance is expected to become mandatory for doing business, driven by pressure from large enterprise customers, according to market forecasts from Tom Pelham, global head of cyber and data, and Arran Roberts, partner at Kennedys. In a recent report, executives offered five predictions outlining…

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