Marsh Risk adds Angela Baker as Portfolio Solutions Leader for UK
Marsh Risk, a business of insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh, has appointed Angela Baker as UK Marsh Portfolio Solutions Leader, effective immediately. In her new role, Baker is based in London and will report to Tom Davies, UK Placement…
US P&C industry sees decade-high performance in 2025, AM Best reports
The United States property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector recorded its strongest performance in ten years in 2025, driven by disciplined underwriting, robust pricing and investment gains, despite ongoing pressures from claim costs and liability exposure, according to credit rating…
Price Forbes hires Davies to lead Bermuda property division
Price Forbes has appointed Gareth Davies as Executive Vice President and Head of Property, effective immediately, with Davies to be based in Bermuda, where he will lead the strategic development and growth of the firm’s property division. Davies, who holds…
Skuld reports successful outcome for 2026/27 mutual P&I renewal
Marine insurance provider Skuld has reported a successful and robust outcome for the 2026/27 mutual P&I renewal, reflecting disciplined underwriting, firm market positioning, and continued support both from existing and new members. Skuld owners’ mutual P&I book of business grew…
Skyward Specialty reports $43.2m net income and improved CoR for Q4’25
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurance company, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 reporting a net income of $43.2 million, a 13.2% increase in gross written premiums and a combined…
SCOR’s Chris Beazley joins the IUA Board
The Board of the International Underwriting Association (IUA) has announced the addition of Chris Beazley, Chief Commercial Officer at SCOR Business Solutions and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR UK and SCOR Syndicate, to its ranks. The IUA Board is responsible…
B.P. Marsh views sustained M&A wave as strategic opportunity
B.P. Marsh & Partners, the specialist venture capital investor in early-stage financial services businesses, has suggested it sees ongoing mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity as a source of opportunity, both within its existing portfolio and in respect of new investments,…
Markel Group names Wilson and Crowley as EVPs
Global reinsurance and insurance company, Markel Group Inc., has appointed Simon Wilson and Andrew Crowley as its Executive Vice Presidents (EVP), effective immediately. The pair will take on the expanded role in addition to their current responsibilities. Currently, Wilson serves…
Zurich Australia expands in life insurance market with ClearView acquisition
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has entered an agreement to acquire ClearView Wealth Limited (ClearView) via a scheme of arrangement. The transaction bases ClearView’s equity value at approximately AUD 415 million. Zurich Australia confirmed that the proposed acquisition has received…
Kin sees continued top-line growth in 2025 as GWP reach $634.4m
Kin, the direct-to-consumer digital home and auto insurance and home finance provider, has reported continued strong top-line expansion in 2025, with gross written premium (GWP) increasing 28% year-on-year to $634.4m, compared with $495.3m in 2024. The growth was driven primarily…