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Mark Carney has demolished Donald Trump’s attempt to change the name of Lake Ontario as part of his ongoing feud with Canada. The US president signed an executive order on Thursday re-naming the vast expanse of water “Lake America”. It came after trade talks between America and Canada collapsed last week, with Trump imposing 50%…
FutureProof Technologies, an AI-native property insurance MGA and Agency, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Mertz as Chief Business Officer. In his new role, Mertz will lead FutureProof’s business development, strategic partnerships and go-to-market efforts as the company scales towards building its AI-native full-stack property insurance carrier. He brings more than two decades of experience…
Pinpoint UK Solutions Ltd, part of AM Specialty Insurance Group (ASIG), has adopted Risque, an underwriter-built platform established by Quotech, a developer of integrated technology solutions for underwriting and broking teams. Initially, Pinpoint UK will deploy Quotech systems to underwrite UK commercial property business. Pinpoint UK, the Lloyd’s coverholder, was established to lead ASIG’s expansion…
AIG, a global insurance organisation providing a broad range of commercial insurance and risk management solutions, has welcomed two new colleagues to its Casualty DACH team in Germany. Bianca Keim has joined AIG as Senior Underwriter Casualty, Southern Germany, based in the company’s Heilbronn office. She will support AIG’s Team South and contribute to its…
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France. In his new role, Boulanger will be responsible for strengthening Swiss Re’s long-term partnerships with clients and contributing to the development of the Life & Health market in France, combining technical expertise, an understanding of clients’ needs,…
Fosun International Limited has released the unaudited first half of 2026 results for Hong Kong-based global reinsurer Peak Re, reporting a 25.0% year on year increase in reinsurance revenue to USD825.7 million, and an 11.8% rise in gross written premiums to USD1,186.0 million. Net profit after tax reached USD89.7 million, reflecting solid profitability, with the…
Pen Underwriting, a UK-based multi-class, multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has partnered with Hadron UK Insurance Company Limited, a multinational specialty carrier, to provide underwriting capacity for Pen’s longstanding specialism in the UK thatched and personal leisure property risks market. Coming into effect on 1 September 2026, the new multi-year partnership will enable Pen to…
HDI Global, the Corporate & Specialty insurer within the HDI Group, has appointed Tobias Sigurdsson as Global Head of Fine Art & Specie, with the company aiming to further develop its international offering for high-value assets and complex risks. The appointment forms part of its wider strategy to strengthen its specialty insurance capabilities by combining…
The reinsurance market has long relied on legacy spreadsheets and manual administration, often lagging behind broader digital transformation. Today, though, the merging of cloud-native Software as a Service (SaaS) and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving an essential modernisation across the sector, according to Sapiens. Sapiens, a global provider of software solutions for the insurance and…
The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), the trade association representing the managing general agent (MGA) sector, has published its 2026 Annual Report, detailing developments across its membership, events, industry engagement and regulatory activity over the past year. The report covers the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 and provides an overview of…