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kWh Analytics appoints Anthemis founder Amy Nauiokas to board kWh Analytics, a provider of climate insurance and risk management for renewable energy projects, has appointed Amy Nauiokas—Founder and Group CEO of Anthemis Group—to its Board of Directors. The move reinforces kWh Analytics’ ambition to scale its data-driven insurance solutions at a time when the clean […]

Global shipping losses drop to record low of 27 vessels, but new geopolitical risks loom: Allianz Global shipping losses have fallen to their lowest level in decades—just 27 vessels in 2024, down from more than 200 annually in the 1990s—according to the Safety and Shipping Review 2025 by Allianz Commercial, the corporate insurance division of […]

Rokstone launches International Casualty Division, names Wylie Portfolio Manager Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance MGA and part of the Aventum Group, is strengthening its global specialty offering with the launch of its International Casualty Division. Sam Wylie has been appointed Portfolio Manager of the new division, a UK-based role, and will be joining the company […]

Florida’s personal property insurance market sees first underwriting profit in eight years: AM Best Florida’s personal property insurance market reported a significant recovery in 2024, posting its first underwriting profit after eight consecutive years of losses, according to a recent AM Best report.   The sector also recorded a substantial increase in pre-tax operating income, […]

Lee Mooney to succeed Neil Galjaard as MD of Markel UK Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Lee Mooney to lead its UK regional business, succeeding Neil Galjaard, who will step down from his role towards the end of June. Galjaard has served as Divisional Managing Director of Markel UK […]

June renewals reflect market transitioning from disruption to disciplined recalibration: Howden Re Howden’s global reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory arm, Howden Re, has noted a continued moderation in property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing at 1 June 2025, while underwriting rigour reportedly persisted, especially in structurally challenged layers. According to a new report from Howden Re, following […]

  IRB(Re) sponsors Brazil’s inaugural ILS transaction, R$33.7m Andrina Brazilian reinsurer IRB(Re), via its wholly owned subsidiary, Andrina Special Purpose Insurance Entity (SSPE), has issued the first insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction in the country, a R$33.7 million transaction (USD 5.9m) covering risks related to the reinsurer’s surety bond portfolio. This issuance of the first ILS […]