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Cortina syndicate 1956, a new syndicate at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace that will provide dedicated, multi-year reinsurance capacity, has been launched by global broking group Aon and funds managed by large alternative asset manager, Blackstone. The plan is for Cortina syndicate 1956 to commence underwriting from January 1 2027, having received Lloyd’s…
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurance company, has reported net income of $49.8 million for the third quarter of 2026, up approximately 8.5% from $45.9 million in the same period a year earlier. During the quarter, gross written premiums amounted to $803.5 million, a 9% increase from $737.3 million….
Some things in our routine are inevitable: we brush our teeth, we wash our faces, and we put on our daily moisturiser. But when it comes to our genitals, there’s almost no care. No one teaches you you’re not meant to use scented soap on a vulva, and unless you frequent the sexual health clinic…
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., a specialty lines insurance group, has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, reporting a net income of $12.9 million, a 10.8% increase in gross written premiums, and a combined ratio of 95.9%. Compared to Q3 2025, net income was down 14.7%. Adjusted net income in Q3 2026…
To call myself a Nigella Lawson fan would be like saying Paul Hollywood’s eyes are blue. I am, and they are – but much more so than anyone who’d never witnessed either my baking rants or Paul’s piercing peepers would have ever expected. I’ve already tried (and written about) her lasagne of love, lemon tuna…
The most wonderful time of the year is (almost) here – and although the women in your life might have been dropping hints for the past 12 months (and we hope you’ve been keeping a list and checking it twice), a little gifting inspiration never hurt anyone. Whether you’re buying for your mum, sister, grandma,…
ALIRT Insurance Research’s recent analysis has revealed that Excess & Surplus (E&S) lines direct premium growth slowed considerably in the first half of 2026, following years of record expansion as the insurance pricing cycle shifts. In ALIRT’s annual U.S. Surplus Lines Overview, which examines industry-wide trends and the financial performance of its 50 Company E&S…
Optio Group, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has named Jamie Jeffers as managing director of Optio Asia, tasking him with overseeing the development of its insurance business across Asia-Pacific. The appointment takes effect immediately, with Jeffers operating from Singapore. His responsibilities will include identifying opportunities to enter new markets, strengthening the group’s underwriting…
IA Capital Group, a New York-based venture capital investment firm focused on financial technology and insurance technology, has confirmed the first close of its Inter-Atlantic Opportunity Fund I. The investment vehicle, the firm’s 11th fund since its establishment in 2000, has secured QBE Insurance Group as its anchor investor through QBE Ventures, the insurer’s corporate…
Celebrity Traitors finalist King Kenny is playing down the idea that there was anything but plotting and scheming going on between himself and co-star Maya Jama in that iconic turret. Earlier this week, Kenny sat down for an interview on Capital XTRA Breakfast, where presenter Robert Bruce pointed out that, since the finale aired last…