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Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions to the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Business Development, covering the UK and continental European markets. In this role, Lillywhite will work alongside Justin Davies, Senior Vice President of Business Development, as part of a strengthened commercial…

While 2025 is shaping up to be a “broadly supported” year for insurance buyers, Aon said market conditions are becoming increasingly fragmented across product lines and geographies, underscoring the growing need for customized insights and analytics-driven decisions as organizations move into 2026. Despite generally weak conditions across many major insurance businesses, Aon’s latest Global Insurance…

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has appointed Fabrice Jerlin as its new chairman of the Middle East and Africa region. Jerlin brings more than thirty years of reinsurance industry experience to this position. He spent most of his career at Swiss Re before joining Gallagher Re. Most recently, he served as Swiss Re’s GCC Property…

Specialty property and casualty insurance company Palomar Holdings, Inc. has completed its acquisition of national insurance company The Gray Casualty & Surety Company (Gray Surety) and successfully closed new unsecured financing. The acquisition was originally announced in October 2025, with Palomar agreeing to acquire Gray Surety from Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP) and The Gray Insurance…

Ben Sitki joins specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) as an underwriter in its cyber reinsurance solutions team. He joins TMK from Guy Carpenter, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, bringing nearly two decades of re/insurance experience to his new role. Prior to this, he also held positions at Canopius and Willis…

Global reinsurance broker WTW’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 revenue fell slightly from the prior year, driven by the sale of TRANZACT, but revenue grew in both periods from an organic perspective. In the fourth quarter of 2025, WTW achieved revenue of $2.9 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3% as reported, but an organic growth of…

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Moussa Thiam to Group Compliance Officer. In this role, Thiam will lead and coordinate compliance activities across Hamilton’s global operations, ensuring a consistent and unified approach to standards across its underwriting platforms. Based in London, he will report to…

Catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark and Company (KCC) estimates privately insured losses from winter storm ferns bringing ice and snow to more than 30 states will total $6.7 billion. The estimate is based on the high-resolution KCC U.S. winter storm model and includes privately insured damage to residential, commercial and industrial properties due to…

Michelle Sipple has joined global insurance company Markel’s property and marine product leadership team as managing director, inland marine. Sipple brings more than thirty years of inland marine and builders risk underwriting experience to Markel and will lead the company’s inland marine strategy. “We’re so excited to have her on board!” Markle said. She joins…

Global specialist property and casualty re/insurer Canopius Group has appointed Jasan Fitzpatrick as general counsel, effective April 1, 2026. In this newly created role, Fitzpatrick will report to Canopius Group CEO Neil Robertson. His new role includes responsibilities previously held by Chief Risk Officer Sheldon Lacy. Fitzpatrick brings extensive legal and regulatory expertise. The company…