Last week the news emerged that US and international retail broking network Assurex Global is to launch its own London wholesale operation, led by former Evolin executive Will Ripley. The timing of a ...

Hiscox London Market has appointed former London Stock Exchange (LSE) executive Phil Withey as its chief technology officer.

Nick Tye, co-founder and CEO of Carbon Underwriting, has announced he will retire from the MGU due to ill health. Following Tye’s retirement, fellow co-founder and CUO Jacqui Ferrier has been ...

Aon has promoted Steve Clark as global head of claims and client services advocacy within the Reinsurance Solutions segment, as part of a handful of claims-related appointments. Clark was previously ...

Blueprint Two’s core build will be completed by May, with full Vanguard testing expected to be finished by the end of 2025, Bob James, Velonetic CEO, has told this publication. Speaking to Insurance ...

A roundup of all the news you need, including the appointment of a director of regulation at the ABI.

Perils has increased its insured-loss figure for Windstorm Éowyn, which struck the UK in January, by 12% to EUR696mn ($791mn). The loss figure – Perils' second estimate for the event – covers the ...

Rokstone has hired former Antares head of reinsurance Eddie Hughes as head of specialty reinsurance. This publication revealed Hughes’s exit from Antares in October. He spent a decade with the ...

The Hartford has recruited Sompo International’s VP of cargo underwriting for global markets Ryan Godfrey, Insurance Insider can reveal. Godfrey joined Sompo International from Axis Capital in ...

Simplification was the hot topic for risk managers, brokers and carriers at Axco Global Insurance Summit last week when discussing multinational insurance programmes. There has been an increase in use ...

German broking group Hanseatic Broking Center (HBC) is in the early stages of a sale process, with Macquarie being appointed as its adviser, Insurance Insider can reveal. Sources told this publication ...

The launch of WTW’s reinsurance broker as a joint venture with Bain Capital is still focused on building infrastructure and ...