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Direct-to-consumer digital home, auto insurance and home finance provider Kin reported continued strong revenue expansion in 2025, with gross written premiums (GWP) rising 28% year over year to $634.4 million, compared with $495.3 million in 2024. The growth was primarily driven by renewal premiums, which climbed to $439.9 million in 2025 from $302 million a…
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden has appointed Cheryl Yi Min Poon as director of multinational client operations. Cheryl joins Howden from Marsh Asia for ten years, most recently as Vice President. She originally joined Marsh Asia in 2015 as an account manager and was later appointed assistant vice president. Prior to that, the executive…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), the country’s monetary authority responsible for maintaining financial stability and supervising the banking sector, has successfully completed the first disbursement of the Solomon Islands Climate Risk Parametric Insurance Scheme. The payments were triggered by a heavy rainfall event in January 2026 and were processed through the bank’s regulatory…
QBE Asia has announced the appointment of Carles Tondo as Head of Asia Real Estate, effective immediately. Tondo will take over the real estate portfolio from Brendan Dunlea, regional head of construction and engineering at QBE Asia, who will continue to lead the construction, engineering, renewables and power business and further develop QBE Asia’s resilient…
Lloyds Group AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Neil Bayles as its newly created Chief Information Officer (CIO). In his new role, Bayles will be responsible for developing and implementing the company’s IT strategy, ensuring it aligns with and supports broader business objectives. A key aspect of his role is to strategically use technology…
Cayman Finance, the representative body for the Cayman Islands’ financial services industry, reports a significant expansion in the jurisdiction’s reinsurance industry following the release of 2025 insurance statistics by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). According to the latest data from CIMA, Cayman Financial stated that the number of licensed reinsurance companies has increased from…
Canopius, a global specialty and P&C re/insurer, announced that Canopius US Marine and Globex Underwriting Services have formed a partnership to provide local marine policy underwriting services globally. Globex Underwriting Services, a division of Globex International Group, is an independent service provider supporting the international needs of insurance companies. Through this partnership, Canopius will expand…
Ancient Financial, a newly formed financial services company specializing in life and annuity reinsurance and asset management, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer F&G Re from a subsidiary of F&G Annuities & Life, which will be renamed Ancient Re upon closing. As part of Ancient, Ancient Financial will…
International reinsurance and insurance brokerage United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) has partnered with cyber risk analytics provider CyberCube to enhance its cyber insurance capabilities and accelerate growth in Latin America and Asia. As part of this collaboration, UIB will adopt CyberCube’s Brokerage Manager and Preparation modules to enhance the analytical capabilities of its global cyber…
Lumen Holdings, LLC, a technology-based managing general agent (MGA) headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has been acquired by Vistria Group, LP, a middle market private investment firm. The transaction positions Lumen as a new platform investment in Vistria’s financial services strategy. Vistria noted that this move reflects the culmination of years of work focused on the…