Aventum-backed Rokstone has hired Giles Hussey as senior executive officer (SEO) of Rokstone (Dubai International Financial ...

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has accused United Insurance Brokers (UIB) of failing to prevent international bribery. The SFO alleges UIB’s US-based intermediaries for Ecuador paid bribes in return ...

Why have reinsurance start-ups remained so rare in recent years, even as underwriting conditions have improved?

At Mereo, despite having industry figurehead Brian Duperreault as chair, the fundraising to launch took the best part of 18 months, with its origins in a partnership in late 2023 with asset management ...

A roundup of all the news you need, including a Perils update.

The association’s board is responsible for overseeing all its work representing London insurers and reinsurers providing international and wholesale cover. In addition to these appointments, Chris ...

Loss aggregator Perils has updated its industry exposure database to include market sums insured for the peril of severe convective storm (SCS) in Europe, Japan and New Zealand. Natural catastrophe ...

Property Claims Services (PCS) has increased its loss estimate for the Palisades Fire by 10% to $20.6bn, while slightly decreasing its Eaton Fire loss estimate, by 1% to $15.1bn. This has lifted PCS’s ...

Specialty insurer Markel is moving to expand its marine products by acquiring MGA The Meco Group. Based out of London, Dubai and Shanghai, Meco Group comprises three core brands, each offering ...

Oliver Delaney has been named departmental head of liability at TMK. He has spent the past 14 years at TMK, most recently in the role of divisional head of liability. Announcing his promotion, TMK ...

General aviation (GA) underwriter Charles De Bar has resigned from Allianz after four years with the insurer as he makes the ...

The carbon credit insurance market has pottered along over the last couple of years, boasting massive interest in its coverage, but fewer policies bound than initially anticipated, sources said. “It ...