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EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a provider of insurance and risk management services, has announced the appointment of James Enelow as Executive Managing Principal, Client Engagement. In this role, Enelow will lead a coordinated approach to client engagement, aligning EPIC’s top talent and solutions with clients facing complex challenges. His leadership will ensure EPIC delivers […]

MAPFRE Economics, the research arm of MAPFRE, a Spain-based insurance company, has raised its global growth forecast in its latest Economic and Industry Outlook 2025 report, projecting a 3.1% increase in global GDP for 2025, a slight upward revision from previous estimates. The report also anticipates a 3% global growth rate for 2024, with inflation […]

Ventis, a Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in Commercial and Residential insurance, has reported strong growth in its first full year of trading, underwriting £12 million in gross written premiums. Since its January 2024 launch, Ventis has issued 3,000 policies, protecting £5.5 billion in assets, and expanded its team with two additional frontline underwriters. The […]

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company has filed an S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering and has applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ASIC. For those unaware, Ategrity provides excess and surplus insurance to small and medium-sized businesses. The firm reported $344 million in revenue for […]

Australian insurance broking and distribution group Steadfast has rebranded the recently acquired, London-domiciled specialist wholesale business, H.W. Wood to HWS Specialty. Founded in 1982, H.W. Wood has been a Lloyd’s broker since 2003, operating in France and Greece. It has a strong presence in wholesale, retail, and reinsurance solutions, serving clients in international marine and […]

Despite significant losses from the California wildfires in January 2025, S&P Global Ratings considers it an earnings event and expects it to mostly affect US renewals rather than global markets, according to Taoufik Gharib, Director & Lead Analyst, Reinsurance Ratings. Speaking during S&P’s Fourth Quarter U.S. Insurance Webinar, Gharib noted that the wildfire losses will […]

Everest Reinsurance, part of Bermuda-based Everest Group, has confirmed the appointment of Jason Koh from large European reinsurer Swiss Re as Head of Financial Risk, Asia Pacific (APAC). Koh joined Everest Reinsurance last month following more than seven years with Swiss Re, where he most recently served as Vice President, Senior Underwriter Credit & Surety, […]

Allianz Commercial has announced the appointment of Lara Martiner as Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), effective April 1, 2025. succeeding Grant Maxwell. Maxwell is leaving the German insurer at the end of June, and will maintain her current role as CEO of AGCS subsidiary Allianz Risk […]

The International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents companies in the London insurance market, has announced the appointment of Chris Jones as its new Chief Executive, effective May 1st, 2025. Jones succeeds Dave Matcham, who is retiring after a 45-year career in the London Market, including 20 years as IUA Chief Executive. The appointment was confirmed […]

Elementum, an alternative investment manager specialising in collateralised natural catastrophe reinsurance investments, has appointed Jeff Davis as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Catastrophe Bonds and Paul Barker as CIO of Private ILS. The firm states that this transition acknowledges Davis and Barker’s success in leading their respective teams and developing investment strategies for Elementum’s clients. The […]