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Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions to the insurance industry, announced the appointment of Swapna Allapur as Chief People Officer. In this role, Allapur will lead the company’s global talent strategy with a focus on workforce readiness, enabling transformation at scale, and strengthening organizational capabilities to help insurers adopt new technologies, including artificial…

Florida-based homeowners insurance specialist Olympus Insurance has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, completing a $120 million multi-year offering through newly formed Abacab Re Ltd., which provides capital markets-backed reinsurance protection for Florida storm risk. According to reports, Olympus’s first issuance of catastrophe bonds was originally worth US$100 million with a guidance…

RiverStone International achieved record investment income in 2025 and maintained strong capital levels, allowing the group to pursue new acquisition opportunities in 2026. RiverStone’s total pre-tax profits will increase from $287 million in 2024 to $295 million in 2025, supported by record investment income of $275 million. RiverStone said its portfolio outperformed the benchmark by…

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings reports that Asia-Pacific non-life insurance companies continue to demonstrate strong credit fundamentals relative to their international peers. In its latest peer analysis, Fitch Ratings compared the key credit characteristics of major non-life insurers in Asia Pacific with those of large global operators and selected companies in the United States and…

Marsh, a global firm specializing in risk, reinsurance, capital solutions and management consulting, announced the appointment of Janelle Griffith as head of Marsh Risk’s global logistics practice. In this newly created role, Griffith will lead the company’s global logistics strategy, bringing together data-driven insights, advanced analytics and risk transfer expertise to deliver solutions that enhance…

Insurance intermediary Specialist Risk Group (SRG), backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek Holdings, has promoted Halim Rosalan to partner and the newly created role of head of Asia operations, effective April 13, 2026. In his new role, Rosaland will oversee business development, benefits solutions, enterprise risk solutions, temporary reinsurance, claims, and future strategic risk management…

Netherlands-based international life insurance, pensions and asset management group Aegon has agreed to sell its UK business to Standard Life in a deal worth £2 billion. The transaction concludes the global insurance group’s strategic review of its UK business and supports its stated ambition to become the leading life insurance and pensions provider in the…

Hamilton Insurance Group, a Bermuda-based underwriting and insurance platform focused on specialty insurance and reinsurance, has established a reinsurance sidecar to support the capabilities of its casualty reinsurance portfolio. The structure is expected to operate for many years, with total ceded premiums estimated to be approximately $300 million over its lifetime. Sidecar’s investment capital and…

Global insurance and reinsurance group Aon has expanded its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) by an additional $1 billion, increasing total capacity to $3.5 billion. At the same time, the broker has also expanded the program’s coverage to include existing data centers that have exceeded their first year of operation. The broker explained…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the promotion of Jessica Kirby to UK country manager, replacing Nick Major who is retiring from the company and the London market. Kirby will be based in London and brings nearly two decades of experience focusing on the UK and London markets and deep financial expertise. She has…