Descartes Underwriting has appointed Sébastien Bardy to the newly created position of chief financial officer. Bardy will ...

Moody’s Ratings said a survey of primary insurers showcased further downward pressure on property reinsurance pricing in 2026, as certain terms have started to slip as well. This comes as the ratings ...

Gallagher Re has struck a deal to buy Sydney-based intermediary Steadfast Re for an undisclosed sum. Steadfast Re was born out of the sale of Beach & Associates’ Australian arm to Steadfast Insurance ...

Ratings agency Fitch has revised its sector outlook for reinsurers, following a period of stellar performance, to “deteriorating” for 2026.

Reinsurance dedicated capital increased ahead of projections to $805bn in H1 2025, Gallagher Re noted in its Reinsurance Market Report today.

UK and European fronting carrier Bridgehaven has hired Jamie Wakeling to take on the new role of head of underwriting strategy. For the past two years Wakeling has worked at Ocean Re as group CUO and ...

Descartes Underwriting has appointed Sébastien Bardy to the newly created position of chief financial officer. Bardy will lead Descartes’ financial scale-up with a focus on value creation for ...

Chris Strong has been appointed HDI Global’s new head of ESG Risk Solutions. Strong has more than 20 years’ experience in environmental liability – both in underwriting and in broking. He joins from ...

Sompo has highlighted several new facets that it will gain via its $3.5bn acquisition of Aspen, but pulling together the two overlapping portfolios together successfully will require deft handling.

Hines steps into the role of VP, underwriter, reporting to Murdoch-Smith. Both will be based in Bermuda. Hines joins Envelop Risk from Ariel Re BDA where she was assistant VP, underwriter – cyber, ...

Zurich has hired Tracey Hunt to work as its global head of energy and energy transition, Insurance Insider can reveal. In her role, Hunt will lead Zurich’s global energy underwriting business as it ...

Bain Capital has signed a deal to buy UK distribution firm Jensten Group from Livingbridge for an undisclosed sum. The announcement comes after this publication revealed last month that Bain and ...