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Japan’s FSA moves against Prudential Life – and the parent company above it
Japan’s insurance regulator is pulling holding companies into its enforcement frame, and brokers stand to gain from the distribution reforms that follow
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Cambodia bancassurance deals squeeze out independent brokers
Exclusive distribution agreements concentrate premium flow inside bank channels, leaving independent intermediaries with shrinking access to new policyholders
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MAS moves to approve who chairs insurer nominating committees
Singapore’s regulator wants sign-off over the leaders of the committees that pick insurer boards – a move with direct counterparty implications for brokers placing risk in the market
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Some Insurers Incorrect on Fortified Roofs Endorsements, Kentucky Commissioner Says
The Kentucky insurance commissioner is reminding property insurers they have just three weeks to resubmit homeowner policy endorsements that comply with state law on coverage for Fortified roofs. “Upon review, several FORTIFIED endorsement…
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AM Best reports higher number of rating upgrades among US life and health insurers
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has reported a stronger balance of rating actions among US life/annuity and health insurers during the first half of 2026, with upgrades outnumbering downgrades by two to one compared with the same period…
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Neptune Insurance names David Noble as independent board member
Neptune Insurance Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Neptune Flood Incorporated, an AI-native managing general agent focused on flood insurance, has appointed David Noble as an independent member of its Board of Directors, with the…
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Clear Group Acquires UK Specialist Broker Commercial Risks
Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance intermediary, has acquired specialist broker Commercial Risks (UK) Ltd. and its managing general agency, Troon Underwriting. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in…
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Clear Group bolsters specialist wholesale proposition with Commercial Risks acquisition
Clear Group, an independent insurance intermediary, continues to build its specialist wholesale proposition with the acquisition of London based specialist broker Commercial Risks (UK) Ltd and its managing general agent (MGA), Troon…
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Large Commercial Property Rates Drop 14.5% in Q2 to Highlight Latest Willis Report
Commercial property rates continues to soften, according to a new report from Willis, a WTW business. Large and complex property rates with WTW’s portfolio dropped 14.5% in the second quarter 2026, according to the fall 2026 edition of its…
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FERMA calls to bridge gap between insurance and business planning cycles
Philippe Cotelle, President of FERMA, has called for greater collaboration between organisations and the insurance industry to address the misalignment between the annual insurance renewal process and the multi-year planning cycles that…
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Daniel Rombach joins Great Eastern as VP for digital distribution platforms
Singapore-based Rombach makes the switch from Chubb, where he was most recently the accident and health product owner for Asia Pacific since April 2024. The post Daniel Rombach joins Great Eastern as VP for digital distribution platforms…
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Novatae Acquires Trucking MGA Specialized Program Solutions
Novatae Risk Group, the wholesale division of World Insurance Associates, announced it acquired Specialized Program Solutions (SPS), a managing general agency (MGA) in Chester, New Jersey. Founded in 2022, SPS specializes in underwriting…
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People Moves: Marsh Agency Names Neary CEO of New East Region
Marsh Names Neary CEO of Newly Combined East Region Marsh appointed Andrew Neary as chief executive officer (CEO) of Marsh Agency’s newly combined East region. Neary will be based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and will continue to report…
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ILS NYC 2027 conference: Over 60% of Super Early Bird tickets already gone
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference will be held four months today. Having…
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Volkswagen Recalls 4 Million Cars, Handelsblatt Reports
German auto group Volkswagen will recall around 4 million vehicles across four brands in the biggest such action since the Dieselgate scandal, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday [Sept. 25]. Some 2.16 million VW models and…
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Prismic Life to reinsure $5bn of Prudential’s Japanese whole life policies
Prismic Life Holding Company, LP, a reinsurance company providing capital and risk management solutions to insurers, has reached an agreement with Prudential Financial, Inc., covering a portfolio of Japanese whole life insurance business…
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Miami Project Sells $1.7 Billion of Condos Before It’s Built
While condo sales across Miami have broadly slumped in recent years, one sector of the market is booming — ultra-luxury sales in apartments that haven’t even been built yet. The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Miami on Brickell Key, a…
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South Korea Orders Security Checks After Finance-Sector Data Leaks
South Korean regulators urged financial institutions to promptly complete internal security inspections and report the results to authorities after a series of cyberattacks led to personal data breaches across the industry. “The entire…
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Howden announces leadership transition as Dominic Collins prepares to step down as Executive Chairman
Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has announced a planned change to its senior leadership, with Dominic Collins set to step down as Executive Chairman. Once a successor has been appointed, Collins will take on the role of…
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Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8 Million People’s Personal Data
Denmark suffered a major data breach that gave unauthorized individuals access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers belonging to about 8.8 million people registered in the country’s central population database. The…
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Cowbell launches Risk Advisor to reduce policyholders’ cyber risk
Cowbell, a provider of AI-native cyber and specialty insurance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched Risk Advisor, an individualised AI agent that provides policyholders an evidence-backed plan for reducing…
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War, Cyber Attack May Spark Next Financial Crisis: Reserve Bank of India
The next financial crisis could originate from a source outside the world of finance, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said Saturday. “It may begin with a geopolitical event, or cyber attack or a technological failure that…
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African Risk Capacity Ltd promotes Muthengi to Chief Underwriting Officer
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. African Risk Capacity Ltd., the financial affiliate and parametric insurance underwriting entity of the African Risk Capacity…
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Markets/Coverages: Specialty MGA Banyan Launches Red Fox Risk for Wildfires
Specialty managing general agent Banyan Risk said it launched Red Fox Risk Ltd, a new underwriting venture focused on wildfire-exposed property risk in the U.S. The business will be led by Brian Espie as CEO and Sarah Kennedy, chief…
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Dominic Collins to step down as Howden's executive chairman
The exit of the group's longest-serving modern chairman opens a succession question at one of the world's largest brokers
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Ong Bi Ying to lead Allianz Insurance Singapore as CEO
Global insurer Allianz has appointed Ong Bi Ying as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd (Allianz Insurance Singapore), effective 1 October 2026 In her new role, she succeeds Hicham Raissi, who is departing…
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Chaucer and Indemni new US Cargo proposition to target strategic theft
Global specialty reinsurance and insurance group Chaucer has partnered with Indemni, a technology-led cargo risk specialist and newly approved Lloyd’s coverholder, to launch a specialist US cargo insurance proposition designed to target…
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Google Faces $3.2 Billion Damage Claims on Ad-Tech Monopoly
USA Today Co., Daily Mail General and Trust Plc and a class of large publishers can seek more than $3.2 billion in damages for harm caused by monopolization of advertising technology markets by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a New York federal …
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New insurance appointments underscore ING’s continued sector investment
ING has strengthened its global insurance franchise with the appointment of Tom Duncan as Global Lead Insurance and Lauren Marshall as EMEA Lead Insurance. The appointments underscore ING’s continued investment in sector-led coverage and…
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PICC P&C appears to have returned for its second Great Wall Re catastrophe bond
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Chinese domestic insurer PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited seems to have returned to sponsor its second catastrophe…
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AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Minnesota’s RAM Mutual Insurance
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of RAM Mutual Insurance Company (RAM) based in Esko, Minnesota. The…
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South Korea’s nat cat claims under public insurance schemes top US$1bn in 2025: Korean Re
Claims paid under storm and earthquake insurance, crop disaster insurance, and livestock disaster insurance rose by 16.5% year on year. The post South Korea’s nat cat claims under public insurance schemes top US$1bn in 2025: Korean Re…
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Union Pacific Railroad Fined $304K for Firing Employee During Severe Weather
A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration whistleblower investigation has concluded that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act by removing from service and later terminating a…
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UCITS cat bond funds average 6.67% return YTD, fourth highest annual figure on record: Plenum Index
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Catastrophe bond funds structured as UCITS investment strategies are now averaging a 6.67% return for the year to September…
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Search Continues for 6-Person Air Ambulance Missing Over Atlantic En Route to Boston
Searchers found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from an air ambulance that was carrying six people when it vanished over the Atlantic on Saturday during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, the U.S. Coast Guard…
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Marsh Completes Acquisition of Iowa’s Accel Holdings
Marsh has completed its previously announced agreement to acquire Accel Holdings, a diversified independent insurance and advisory firm headquartered in Waverly, Iowa. Accel will operate within Marsh Agency. Terms of the acquisition were…
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People Moves: Texas Mutual Names Grube as VP of Austin Operations
Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently promoted John Grube to vice president of regional operations for Texas Mutual’s Austin region, effective May 2026. In this new role, Grube will direct and coordinate all regional office operations…
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Eaton Vance mutual fund ILS holdings hit $777m, new Swiss Re and Jaffa Capital investments
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. Holdings in insurance-linked securities fund structures and reinsurance sidecars made by Eaton Vance through three of its…
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Life sciences risk is shifting and coverage may not follow
A new Zurich report finds accountability gaps forming as AI and outcome-based models reshape the sector
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APAC ILS and parametric markets poised for growth as capital needs shift: Marsh Re’s Gallagher
This content is copyright to www.artemis.bm and should not appear anywhere else, or an infringement has occurred. While both the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and parametric markets remain nascent in parts of Asia-Pacific compared to…
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