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Brit Group Holdings Limited has appointed James Winn as Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of Office at Brit Re – Bermuda. Winn, currently Managing Director of Property Treaty at Brit in London, is expected to relocate to Bermuda towards the end of 2026, subject to the relevant approvals. He has more than 35 years’ experience…

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) carries systemic threats that require coordinated industry oversight as its implementation moves to an immediate operational driver across the re/insurance market, Marsh’s President and CEO John Doyle has commented. Speaking on the broker’s strategic positioning, Doyle emphasised that AI is already reshaping risk advisory, client engagement, and internal…

ACES Specialty Insurance Company (ACES), a newly formed subsidiary of American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC), the insurance holding company of American Coastal Insurance Company, has received a Certificate of Authority from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions to conduct transactions in excess and surplus (E&S) lines. ACIC initially plans to underwrite catastrophe-exposed commercial…

Antares Global, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has promoted Meera Rajoo-Oakley to the newly created role of Chief Actuary of Commercial. The move aims to bring pricing, reserving and exposure management for Antares’ commercial division under a single leader. In her new role, Rajoo-Oakley will report directly to Mark Graham, Commercial Chief Executive…

Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, has warned that liability insurance claims in the UK could face further cost pressures as the government considers reforms to litigation funding, collective redress and product liability. In a report published by the Swiss Re Institute, Senior Economist Arnaud Vanolli examines how legal and regulatory developments could affect claims…

Reinsurance run-off group Premia Holdings Ltd. has sold its international claims, audit and risk management advisory firm, Alan Gray LLC and A.G. Risk Management, Inc., to Lewis & Ellis, Inc., a Novacap portfolio company. Alan Gray was founded in 1988 to serve insurers, reinsurers, law firms, and other insurance market participants, and was acquired by…

Marsh Re has recorded a 6% decline in Q3 2026 revenue to $374 million, down from $398 million a year earlier, on both a GAAP and underlying basis, as the wider group reported growth across its other main business lines. The reinsurance business, previously reported under the Guy Carpenter name, was rebranded as Marsh Re…

Clearwater Underwriting, an Aquiline-backed managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Henry MacHale as Chief Executive Officer, a newly created role. Bringing extensive experience across the specialty insurance market. MacHale will depart Sompo, where he currently serves as Chief Underwriting Officer & Head of Strategy, International Markets, prior to assuming his new position….

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that the privately insured loss from Hurricane Isaias will be $3 billion in the US from wind and storm surge. Based on KCC’s high-resolution US Hurricane Model, the estimate covers damage to residential, commercial and industrial properties, as well as automobiles and business interruption. It excludes boats, offshore…

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Fredrik H. Øyan as Market Manager, Nordics, effective 1 November 2026. Based in Liberty’s Oslo office, Øyan will work closely with underwriting teams in Cologne, London and Madrid to strengthen collaboration across the Nordic markets and support the continued…