AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the credit ratings of Kuwait Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P. (Kuwait Re), citing its improved financial performance and strong capital position. The company’s Financial Strength Rating has been elevated from A- to A (Excellent), and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating has been upgraded from “a-” to “a”. The outlook […]
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LMA welcomes UK Gov’s financial services strategy, says Arabella Ramage
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) welcomes the UK Government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, which recognises the insurance sector’s importance, specifically the role of Lloyd’s of London, according to Arabella Ramage, Legal and Regulatory Director at LMA. The Strategy sets out the government’s ten-year plan to enable the UK to be the global location […]
Resilience, CrowdStrike & AWS partnership aims to reduce enterprise cyber risk
Cyber risk solutions company Resilience has partnered with CrowdStrike and expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help enterprises to proactively mitigate cyber risk and minimise material losses from cyber incidents. Customers can now leverage the Resilience Threatonomics Platform to transform security insights into financial risk mitigation strategies, potentially improving cyber insurance coverage […]
MSIG Malaysia appoints Ang Yien Chia as CEO
MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd has announced that Chua Seck Guan, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since March 30th, 2010, retired on July 2nd, 2025, after a career spanning 42 years in the insurance industry, including 15 years at the firm. Following this, Ang Yien Chia succeeded him as the new CEO of the general insurer […]
U.S. MGA premiums grow 16% in ‘24 driven by migrating talent, AI adoption & other factors: Conning
The U.S. Managing General Agent (MGA) growth once again outpaced the broader property-casualty market, with direct premiums written rising 16% year-over-year to an estimated $114.1 billion, a recent Conning study has revealed. Conning’s latest strategic study, “Managing General Agents: Built for What’s Next,” highlights several market dynamics that have benefited the MGA sector. These include […]
Castle Harbour Insurance launches transactional risk insurance brokerage
Castle Harbour Insurance, a provider of specialty insurance services, has launched a transactional risk insurance brokerage focused on addressing complex deal-related risks. The new offering is designed to assist clients with structured solutions in areas such as tax insurance, representations and warranties insurance, litigation insurance, and contingent risk insurance. The New York City-headquartered firm is […]
SageSure and Auros close $100m cat bond with strong investor support
SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, along with its carrier partners Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange and Elevate Reciprocal Exchange, has closed the Gateway Re Series 2025-3 catastrophe bond at $100 million. Including this latest issuance, the SageSure-supported Gateway Re series now exceeds $2.1 billion in cumulative notional limit, securing SageSure’s position […]
Allianz appoints new leaders to drive growth in UK commercial insurance
Allianz Commercial, an insurance and financial services provider, has announced two permanent leadership appointments within its UK commercial division. These changes, effective immediately, strengthen the company’s focus on delivering high-quality insurance solutions to mid-market and large corporate clients. Graham Stait has been confirmed as Director, UK Markets, after serving in the role on an interim […]
Chris Wilson appointed to lead unified fleet and commercial motor division at ERS
ERS, a UK specialist motor insurer, has announced the promotion of Chris Wilson to Head of Fleet and Commercial Motor. This follows Scott Tillbrook’s move into the role of Active Underwriter and marks a strategic shift to bring two closely connected areas under one leadership structure. Since joining ERS in 2014, Wilson has been instrumental […]
Amynta combines underwriting units to create integrated healthcare practice
Amynta Group, an insurance services provider, has announced it is combining its underwriting units, Oryx Insurance Brokerage (Oryx) and Total Program Management (TPM), to create a fully integrated healthcare practice. The combined business will operate as Oryx Healthcare, leveraging the company’s underwriting solutions with a broader offering to serve the needs of Amyta’s agent and […]