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Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has promoted Colin Wildey to chief risk officer of Markel International, subject to regulatory approval. Wildey has been Head of Risk at Markel International since 2022 and has over a decade of senior risk management experience in the London market and international insurance industry. Prior to…

Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) said catastrophe bonds are firmly established as a core component of clients’ risk management frameworks from 2025 through reinsurance renewal on January 1, 2026. HCMA noted that catastrophe bond issuance reached a record level in 2025 due to an increase in the number of transactions, with issuance volume increasing…

Global specialty and P&C reinsurer Canopius Group has announced that Nicholas Whettem and Namrata Soni have joined its newly formed Natural Resources team. The reinsurer recently reorganized its underwriting capabilities to form an integrated natural resources team that integrates energy (upstream, midstream and downstream), heavy industry, power and renewables, and construction. Whitham has been appointed…

Talbot Underwriting, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance company owned by AIG, has promoted Andrew Bickmore to director of political risk and George Goodliffe to director of public agencies. Bickmore has been with Talbot for nearly 16 years, joining the company as a senior underwriter of political and trade credit risk. Prior to Talbot, the…

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. reported net income of $138.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with $109.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the final quarter of 2025 included an after-tax catastrophe loss of $2.3 million, compared with net income of $6.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024….

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage group Aon has announced the appointment of Nick Fraccalvieri as global concurrent CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions, effective March 1, 2026. In his new role, Fraccalvieri will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and execution of Aon’s global concurrent reinsurance strategy and prioritizing ceded concurrent business. He is also…

Canada Life Reinsurance, Great-West Lifeco’s capital and risk solutions (CRS) reinsurance business, performed strongly into 2025, with fourth-quarter underlying earnings rising 11% year-over-year to C$258 million, while net income was flat at C$203 million. Canada Life Re posted double-digit underlying earnings growth in the final quarter of the year after posting 20% ​​year-over-year growth in…

Credit rating agency AM Best has revised Atlantic Re’s long-term issuer credit rating (Long-term ICR) outlook to positive from stable. Meanwhile, AM Best affirmed the Morocco-based reinsurer’s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (good) and long-term ICR of ‘bbb’. The outlook for FSR is stable. AM Best noted that the revision reflects improvements in the…

Conduit Holdings, the ultimate parent company of Bermuda-based multi-line reinsurer Conduit Re, has announced the appointment of Nicholas Shot as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Shot, who will join the Conduit Holdings board of directors in November 2025, will also succeed Ken Randall as chairman of the Nominating Committee. Prior to this appointment, he…

Specialty insurtech company Concirrus has officially launched Concirrus Inspire, an AI-native underwriting platform designed to help specialty insurers and managing general agents accelerate processes while retaining control over underwriting preferences, risk exposures and portfolio outcomes. Inspire covers the entire underwriting lifecycle from submission to binding, enabling underwriters to make confident decisions and support business growth…