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Abbie Day

Reporter

Abbie Day is a reporter for Insurance Insider. She covers cyber, trade credit, political risk, construction, product recall and InsurTech.

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  • M&A
    Canopius will continue to be one of several capacity providers to the MGA.
  • M&A
    Newfront’s business units will be combined with Risk & Broking and Health, Wealth & Career.
  • M&A
    The transaction is expected to close early in the first quarter of 2026.
  • An “extraordinary” proportion of storms reached Category 5 status this year.
  • The London-based MGA will begin underwriting its international book next month.
  • Paddy Jago was also chairman at Willis Re and North America CEO for P&C at Aon.
  • The platform will debut in Germany before an accelerated global rollout in 2026-27.
  • Adeptive co-founder and CUO Jeff Bright will lead the MGU’s US strategy.
  • Interim CUO Nick Pritchard turned in his notice in August of this year.
  • CEO Greg Case said data center demand could generate over $10bn in new premium volume in 2026.
  • The broker grew earnings per share by 12.1% during the quarter.
  • M&A
    Onex’s own balance sheet will become a 63% owner and AIG takes a 35% stake.
  • M&A
    This publication revealed that Starr was zeroing in on the deal earlier today.
  • The upgrade reflects consistent outperformance of “higher-rated peers”, S&P said.
  • Hurricane warnings are in place for Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas.
  • M&A
    BP Marsh has agreed the sale of its 28.2% shareholding as part of the deal.
  • Jason Keen joined Everest in 2022 as head of international.
  • This publication revealed the move earlier this year.
  • A canvassing of the cyber market suggests the impact will be negligible.
  • Christopher Reynolds and AJ Jones have been hired as business development directors.
  • Neil Ross was also appointed CUO for the broker’s MGA.
  • Mike Mulray joins from Everest, where he was EVP president of North America insurance.
  • Trade credit insurers are expected to respond with tighter buyer limits and stricter wordings.
  • The ratings agency cited a reduction in exposure to nat cat risk as a reason for the change.
  • Vantage Group Holdings received a BBB- long-term issuer credit rating.
  • The platform aims to “bend the loss curve”.
  • A survey from PwC described the sector as “stable”, “evolving” and “dynamic”.
  • It is understood that CyberCube has been considering a sale of the business.
  • Ryan Alternative Capital Re was launched in partnership with Axis Capital.
  • He succeeds Felix Cassau, who is joining Hannover Re.
  • M&A
    This publication revealed yesterday that Sompo is currently in negotiations with Aspen.
  • M&A
    The deal was announced last month.
  • M&A
    The broker approved a grant of $316mn in equity awards payable in staggered amounts over the coming five years.
  • Claude Wade is to step down from his role to address ongoing health issues.
  • The estimate covers property and vehicle claims.
  • The carrier is the first Fortune 500 company to take a stake in a League Two club.
  • More investment in early stage firms is an indicator of bullish market, says Gallagher’s Johnston.
  • The newly created role consolidates leadership across UK entities.
  • Nadia Beckert was promoted to Bermuda CUO in March.
  • Matthew Flynn joins from RenaissanceRe.
  • Insured losses produced the second highest first-half tally since records began in 1980.
  • The NFP acquisition was a “tailwind for organic growth, not a key driver”, said CFO Edmund Reese.
  • Jim Franson joins from Validus Re, where he was US president.
  • The IPO was priced at $21 per share, up from the previous target range of $18-$20.
  • Alcor has also opened an Atlanta office, broadening operations in the US market.
  • The MGA is expected to launch a product-recall portfolio in September.
  • In the US, the index fell 6.7% year on year.
  • Arturo Pelaez will continue in his managing director role at Brookfield Asset Management.
  • The LA wildfires accounted for 59% of loss activity over Q1.
  • Andrew Pryde succeeds Andreas Kull, who will stay on until September.
  • The platform will capture and standardise data from all submissions, the broker said.
  • The appointments are pending regulatory approval.
  • Coverage has broadened while limits have increased, the broker said.
  • The appointment follows B&B’s acquisition of Accession.
  • The reinsurer has also appointed Mehdi Benleulmi as global head of credit.
  • The line is being launched by Joe Cala and Scott Harper, sources said.
  • The reinsurer confirmed Andrew Phelan’s exit, as of 15 May.
  • Sam Wylie has been appointed portfolio manager.
  • Bredahl has been appointed CEO and Bonneau as chairman.
  • Starr and Axon also are among those on the Marsh USA-placed $40mn line.
  • He will also invest in the company.
  • Philip Enan joins following 11 years at Chubb.
  • SCS can no longer be considered a "secondary" peril for the US insurance market, Steve Bowen said.
  • Two large storms hit the Midwest and Ohio Valley regions on May 14-17 and May 18-20.
  • He was appointed executive chairman for international in 2021.
  • The CEO-designate will commence his tenure on 1 June.
  • The initial offering includes 6,875,000 shares of common stock.
  • The IPO was announced at the end of April, targeting ~$2.6bn-$2.9bn.
  • The appointment follows the recent exits of CUO Chatterjee and SVP Dharma-Wardana.
  • The broker's share price dipped 11% in morning trading after its Q1 earnings missed expectations.
  • The only major product line to see rate increases was casualty.
  • In a post on LinkedIn, Steve Arora said investor appetite “just wasn’t there”.
  • Alongside Chatterjee, SVP Dharma-Wardana has also exited the team.
  • Guy Carpenter president Dean Klisura added that Q1 was a record cat bond issuance quarter.
  • The growth figure represents a 5-point deceleration on the 9% reported in Q4 2024.
  • It is understood that Marsh brokered the tower, which is exposed to claims from a 2024 breach.
  • London-based US excess casualty writers are increasingly looking to attach lower in the tower.
  • A survey from the carrier looked at the political risk and violence concerns of companies.
  • Despite wildfires, reinsurers are “well positioned to maintain strong profitability in 2025”.
  • The Gallagher Re executive called on the market to “prepare to grow sustainably together”.
  • Insurance share prices were resilient amid today’s market meltdown.
  • Joe Cala will leave the carrier after nearly 13 years on the product recall team.
  • Overall market capacity increased by 5.3% year-on-year, the broker reported.
  • Adam Russell most recently held the role of head of strategy for global placement.
  • Earlier today, Aon confirmed president Eric Andersen had stepped down from his role.
  • Markel Insurance is made up of the firm’s three primary underwriting businesses.
  • Of the 178 passengers and crew on board, no serious injuries have been reported.
  • The ratings agency noted “significant” underwriting improvement in 2023-24.
  • This follows the firm’s exit from primary aviation.
  • Ana Robic will succeed Furby as EMEA regional president.
  • In the absence of interim action, the segment could face an “availability crisis”.
  • The carrier will look to expand business outside North America.
  • The carrier has paid $1.75bn on around 9,500 claims filed from the wildfires.
  • M&A
    Other digital distribution platforms, including ProWriters and SportsInsurance, are also exploring a sale.
  • This publication revealed the appointment earlier today.
  • The estimate covers property and vehicle claims.
  • The broker attributed the drop to smaller average deal sizes over the quarter.
  • Alexandra Furth has more than 20 years of claims and legal leadership experience.
  • This year's modelled outputs have increased across all return periods.
  • The storm is likely to be one of the costliest weather events in Canadian history.
  • Andy Houston will be based in London, reporting to Mark Roberts, division president UKISA.
  • Compared with its initial figure, CatIQ’s latest estimate has increased by 40%.
  • Bradley was construction team leader for US casualty at WTW.
  • Guy Carpenter said personal lines exposure would account for 85% of the aggregate loss.
  • Robin Hamilton has been appointed head of energy and marine liability.
  • Syndicate 609 will cede net loss reserves of approximately $196mn.
  • The 2024 loss figure exceeded that of the previous record of C$6.2bn in 2016.
  • Christopher Flatt succeeds Christopher Schaper, who was appointed CRO of AIG in November.
  • Six fires now cover more than 27,000 acres across Southern California.
  • Tim Watson most recently served as a senior credit and political risk underwriter.
  • The multi-day weather outbreak caused widespread damage from Texas to the Carolinas.
  • The new, publicly listed specialty program group will be led by Luke Ledbetter.
  • TSR anticipates that next year will see an ACE value of 129 compared with the 30-year norm of 122.
  • AIG launched an IPO of Corebridge Financial in September 2022.