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Ryan Specialty, a specialty insurance company providing distribution, underwriting, product development and risk management services, announced leadership promotions for its underwriting management division, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM). The changes apply to Velocity Risk Underwriters, a technology-enabled managed general underwriter focused on complex commercial real estate catastrophe risks. The company has confirmed that Paul Carnegie…

Insurance brokerage, risk management and advisory firm Gallagher has announced the launch of Gallagher Blueprint, a strategic framework designed to help clients enhance their risk profile and build more cost-effective insurance plans. Gallagher Blueprint combines AI-driven analytics with Gallagher’s proprietary data and deep niche expertise. It builds on Gallagher’s established sales methodology, aligning clients’ insurance…

Commercial insurance intelligence platform Fuse expands the scope of Watch, its real-time risk intelligence layer built for the entire insurance value chain. Fuse announced the full rollout of Watch in April, launching a product built specifically for commercial insurance brokers and underwriters that plots every active hazard in the United States on a real-time map….

International General Insurance Holdings Limited (IGI), a specialty commercial insurance company and reinsurer, reported underwriting income of US$37.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 35.1% from US$27.9 million in the same period last year, and the combined ratio increased from 94.4% to 89.1%. IGI attributed the improvement in underwriting revenue to…

MSIG USA, the U.S. insurance subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, has appointed Pat Dougherty as head of guarantees, responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and expansion of the business, reporting to Dan Riordan, head of political risk and trade credit. Dougherty has nearly 20 years of experience in the guaranteed market spanning underwriting, distribution…