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Independent insurance brokerage Lockton reported that global revenue increased 12% year-on-year to approximately US$4.5 billion in fiscal 2026, as the company’s global reinsurance business, Lockton Re, continued to grow strongly. The company noted that revenue growth included 11% organic growth, marking Lockton’s sixth consecutive year of double-digit organic growth and underscoring the strength of its…
Lancashire Insurance Company America has announced three new appointments as it expands its product portfolio with three new business lines: financial, inland marine and environmental liability. The new products double the company’s coverage offerings and complement existing energy casualty, property casualty and general casualty categories. Jason Rubman, who has 25 years of experience driving market…
Global reinsurer FGH Parent, LP (together with its subsidiary Fortitude Re) announced that Fortitude Life Insurance and Annuity Company (FLIAC) has completed the issuance of its second financing agreement-backed notes (FABN) to institutional investors. Fortitude Re entered the financing agreement-backed notes market in October 2025 with an initial offering of $500 million. The most recent…
Oxbridge Re, a leader in digitizing reinsurance securities into tokenized real-world assets (RWA), and its subsidiary SurancePlus have entered into an agreement with HCI Group, Inc. to launch three tokenized reinsurance securities that provide comprehensive contract returns and catastrophe risk exposure based on the results of reinsurance contracts underwritten by HCI’s reinsurance subsidiary Fortex Re….
BMS Group, an independent global insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has launched a new cross-team division focused on brokering and servicing syndicates in the Lloyd’s market, led by Richard Wynn as managing director, licensing agencies and syndicates. The newly formed unit will leverage BMS’s operational expertise in licensing structures and customized portfolio configurations. The driver for…
International specialist insurance company Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has announced the appointment of Georgina Rennie as Head of Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT). In his new role, Rennie will be responsible for leading the strategic development and underwriting performance of the company’s PVT portfolio in London and Singapore. She will report to TMK’s head of…
UK pensions, actuarial and investment advisory firm Lane Clark & ​​Peacock (LCP) reports that intense competition among insurers has driven buy-in pricing for UK defined benefit pension schemes to record levels, according to its latest pensions risk transfer market update. LCP attributed this development to insurers’ capacity remaining at historically high levels, currently exceeding short-term…
Pacific Life Re, a provider of life and health reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Florence Durousseau as Head of European Capital Solutions. This strategic hire strengthens Pacific Life Re’s ability to provide insurance companies with solutions designed to improve capital efficiency, reduce balance sheet volatility and achieve sustainable growth. Michelle Moloney, Executive Vice…
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Marsh, has appointed Rowan Minhas to its emerging risk solutions team, where he will focus on parametric reinsurance. Minhas joins Guy Carpenter after nearly four years at Miller Insurance Services LLP, where he most recently served as an Account Processor/Broker in the firm’s Parametric Solutions team. While at…
Pinpoint UK Solutions Ltd, part of AM Specialty Insurance Group (ASIG), has been authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate in the UK market as a direct authorized company. The authorization is an important milestone and is in line with ASIG’s long-term growth plans to develop Pinpoint UK, further supporting its ambition to…