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Lockon Re, MENA appoints Gup Carpenter’s Bayan Ismaeel as Senior Client Manager

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re, MENA has announced the appointment of Bayan Ismaeel as Senior Client Manager within its Life & Health practice. Ismaeel brings eight years of industry experience, with a combination of commercial insight and actuarial expertise. Sh...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Inside the Toxic Legacy of Georgia-Based Mulitbillion-Dollar Carpet Empire

Insurance Journal

Bob Shaw glared at the executives from the chemical giant 3M across the table from him. He held up a carpet sample and pointed at the logo for Scotchgard on the back. “That’s not a logo,” fumed Shaw, CEO of …

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Mike Valiante Promoted to President of Commercial Markets at AF Group

Risk & Insurance

The latest people news in the industry today. The post Mike Valiante Promoted to President of Commercial Markets at AF Group a...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Premiums rise YoY in Jan ’26 across all lines except Workers’ Comp: Ivans

Reinsurance News

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the January 2026 results of the Ivans Index, showing a year over year increase in average premium renewal rates for Commercial Auto, Business Owner’s Policy (BOP), General Liability, Commercial Pr...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers

Carrier Management

Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers Presumably, many insurers in the n...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Ken Griffin, Steve Ross Team Up to Lure More CEOs to Florida

Insurance Journal

Ken Griffin and Stephen Ross, who are among the highest-profile billionaires to move to South Florida during the pandemic, are bankrolling a new campaign to get others to follow in their footsteps. The pair is funding a $10 million drive …

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

EPA Outlines Trump Plan to Speed up Rebuilding of Homes Destroyed in LA Wildfires

Insurance Journal

Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles this week to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year&#8217...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

LatAm insurtech investment surges 117% in 2025: Mapfre

Reinsurance News

The Latin American (LatAm) insurtech market continued its recovery and maturation in 2025, with the number of active companies standing at 536 and investments reaching US$199 million, according to findings from Mapfre’s 11th edition of the ‘LatAm...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Man Charged in Organized Cargo Theft of Snow Crab, Blueberries, Cologne

Insurance Journal

A New York man has been arrested and charged for allegedly conspiring to use hacked email accounts of legitimate truck-load carriers to book cargo with shippers and selling the items for illicit profit. Forbes was arrested on Feb. 5 in …

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Alexander De Croo and Tsutomu Yamamoto join the IDF Steering Committee

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has appointed Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Tsutomu Yamamoto, Managing Director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), part of the Wo...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Addressing widening protection gaps with public-private insurance programmes: GA

Reinsurance News

With disaster risks accelerating faster than societies can adapt and protection gaps widening, well-designed public-private insurance programmes (PPIPs) aligned with national resilience strategies can strengthen risk reduction, according to a rece...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Tainted Baby Milk Hits Billionaire Family’s Powerful Dairy Empire

Insurance Journal

For the secretive billionaire Besnier family, the recent recall of potentially dangerous infant formula made by its nearly century-old firm brings an uncomfortable feeling of deja vu. Just eight years ago, the French clan behind Groupe Lactalis, the...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Compre appoints David Atkins as Deputy CEO

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group Compre has named David Atkins to the newly created role of Deputy CEO, based in London. According to Compre, the appointment will enhance the company’s leadership capacity to navigate gre...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Klapton Re secures regulatory accreditation to write reinsurance in China

Reinsurance News

Zambia-based reinsurer Klapton Reinsurance has announced that it has secured regulatory accreditation to write reinsurance business in China. This marks the company’s entry into one of the world’s most sophisticated and competitive insurance marke...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Kingstone recorded most profitable Q4 and full year in its history in 2025

Reinsurance News

Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc. has reported the strongest quarterly and annual results in the company’s history, as net income per diluted share rose by 145-158% to $0.98-$1.03 for the quarter, and...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Mandarin Re increases paid-up capital to $23.5m

Reinsurance News

Mandarin Re, a Malaysia-based reinsurance company, has increased its paid-up share capital to $23.5 million from $20 million, reflecting strong financial growth and reinforcing its ability to support clients and partners across Asia, Latin America...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Danone Recalls More Infant Formula in Europe

Insurance Journal

Danone is withdrawing batches of infant formula in Austria, Germany and France, the company and an Austrian government food agency said, expanding an industry recall sparked by contamination with the toxin cereulide. Cereulide, which can cause nausea...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Liberty names Jimmy Tong as CEO Singapore

Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group’s newly unified Singapore business, Liberty, has appointed Jimmy Tong as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 27 April 2026. Liberty previously operated in Singapore through Liberty Insurance and Liberty Specialt...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

RGA signals confidence as 2025 net income reaches $1.18bn

Reinsurance News

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) has disclosed full year 2025 net income available to its shareholders of $1.182 billion, up from $717 million in 2024. Adjusted operating income was also up for the full year 2025, reaching $1.518 b...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

The Essential Checklist for Starting Your Independent Agency

Insurance Journal

If you’re thinking about how to become an independent insurance agent, you’re not alone. Many enterprising entrepreneurs are making the leap. The industry used to favor captive insurance agencies and the policy and product restrictions th...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says

Insurance Journal

The European Union needs to implement comprehensive regulations to manage the growing security risks posed by intelligent vehicles, particularly Chinese cars that are increasingly popular with consumers, according to a think tank. Intelligent cars, t...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions

Insurance Journal

Some supertanker operators, nervous about rising US-Iran tensions and potential risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are speeding their vessels through the chokepoint. Very Large Crude Carriers are traveling around the narrow, congested waterwa...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

De Jesus to drive MNK Group’s global M&A as Chief Strategy and Development Officer

Reinsurance News

MNK Group, a global independent group of insurance and reinsurance companies, has announced the appointment of Matthew De Jesus as Chief Strategy and Development Officer. In his new role, De Jesus will be responsible for leading MNK’s group-level...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Leading South Korean Insurers Explore India Entry, Sources Say

Insurance Journal

South Korean firms Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Mirae Asset Financial Group and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. are in exploratory talks about entering India’s $130 billion insurance market, three Indian sources said. The intere...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Primary insurers to absorb up to $7bn Winter Storm Fern industry loss: Fitch

Reinsurance News

Credit ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, expects Winter Storm Fern to incur insured losses of between $4 billion and $7 billion, with primary insurers poised to absorb the event as while damaging, Fitch notes that it was not large enough to reinsuran...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Delaney to lead K2 Insurance Services’ newly launched CPI division

Reinsurance News

K2 Insurance Services has announced the formation of K2 Collateral Protection Insurance (K2 CPI), a new division focused on risk solutions for intellectual property lending. Brian Delaney, a twenty-plus-year veteran of the hedge fund industry, wil...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Howden raises $703m from bond issuance to fund further growth

Reinsurance News

Howden Group, a global insurance and reinsurance intermediary, has completed the issuance of a $690 million add-on to existing $500 million 8.125% Senior Notes due 2032, in a private offering. The offering was conducted under Rule 144A and Regulat...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Venbrook appoints Awais Farooq as Chief Claims Officer

Reinsurance News

Venbrook Group, LLC, an independent insurance distribution and services firm in the US, has announced the appointment of Awais Farooq as Chief Claims Officer. In his new role, Farooq will oversee Venbrook’s global claims operations, focusing...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

MGA Polaris Re expands its Construction & Engineering capabilities

Reinsurance News

POLARIS Reinsurance Solutions, a Vienna-based managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Pascal Jaut as Head of Construction & Engineering. Headquartered in Vienna, Polaris Re is a subsidiary of Polaris Corporate Solutions...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026

Insurwave appoints Deepak Saigal as Chief Delivery Officer

Reinsurance News

Insurwave, the London-based insurtech platform focused on specialty insurance, has announced the appointment of Deepak Saigal as Chief Delivery Officer. In his new role, Saigal will be responsible for strengthening delivery execution across the bu...

Posted: Feb 06, 2026