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Swiss Re Cor So appoints new Head of Commercial Growth Initiatives for Alternative Risk Transfer
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (177+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Taylor Mixides - Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re, has appointed Yann Krattiger as Head of Commercial Growth Initiatives for Alternative Risk Transfer (ART). The company said Krattiger has helped shape its Alternative Risk…...
Accelerant expands Lloyd's partnership with launch of ARX Consortium
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (245+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange platform for the specialty insurance market, has expanded its partnership with Lloyd's of London through the launch of the ARX Consortium, reportedly backed by seven highly respected syndicates. Accelerant said the…...
Travelers launches proprietary LLM tailored to property casualty business
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (229+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - The Travelers Companies, Inc. , a provider of property and casualty insurance for auto, home and business, has developed Travelers LLM, a proprietary large language model tailored to its property and casualty business. Trained on millions of…...
Insurance sector leads in AI readiness improvements: Accenture
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (201+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Accenture, a global professional services company, has released findings from its inaugural AI Progress Barometer, which tracks how AI readiness among approximately 3, 000 of the world's largest companies evolves over time, benchmarking each company against peers across…...
Bishop appointed as Partner Re's CUO, Global Cat
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (150+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez - Olivia Bishop has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Catastrophe, at Bermuda-based reinsurer Partner Re, a role she will hold alongside her current position as SVP, Head of North America Catastrophe. "As the catastrophe landscape evolves,…...
Malibu Life establishes US retail annuity origination platform with Tru Spire acquisition
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (438+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Malibu Life Holdings Limited, a London Stock Exchange-listed insurance holding company focused on the U. S. retirement and annuity market, has completed its acquisition of Tru Spire Retirement Insurance Company, which will be rebranded as Malibu Life USA....
Everest makes key leadership changes within Global Wholesale & Specialty
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (293+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Everest Group, Ltd. , a global specialty reinsurance and insurance leader, has appointed Stephen Buonpane as Global Head of Construction, Global Wholesale & Specialty (GWS), and promoted Danielle Stewart to President, Everest Evolution, both effective October 1. In this…...
Venezuela quakes to generate more than $10bn in economic losses, insured impact remains uncertain: Verisk
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (343+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Kane Wells - Economic losses from the June 24, 2026, earthquakes in Venezuela are likely to exceed $10 billion, according to Verisk's Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group, which said the insured share of industry losses is unusually difficult to estimate because of…...
Incline P&C Group enhances partnership with Accelerant
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (166+ words) 2nd July 2026 - Author: Beth Musselwhite - Incline P&C Group, the premier insurance programme market services firm, has entered into an expanded partnership with Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange platform for the specialty insurance market. As part of the agreement, Incline will…...
Flood Re sets out reform programme to update flood insurance ahead of next decade
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (751+ words) 1st July 2026 - Author: Taylor Mixides - Flood Re, the UK government-supported reinsurance scheme created to improve access to affordable flood insurance for households at higher risk, has set out a series of reforms to mark its tenth year of operation. The organisation…...