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W.R. Berkley merges two specialty units - unusual for a company built on keeping them apart

Berkley Meridian combines Verus Specialty and Vela under one president - a structural consolidation that runs against the decentralised model the company has defined itself by for...

People Moves: Berkley Promotes Enright as President of Berkley Specialty London, Succeeding Hastings; Ariel Re Promotes...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at W.R. Berkley Corp.’s Berkley Specialty London and Ariel Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Berkley Pr...

Insurance moves: Markel, Euna, and Broadstone

W&I claims surge, NHS pressure and credit risk demand drive specialist hires across UK market

Insurance moves: Bspoke Group, Liberty Specialty and Verlingue London

A consolidated leadership role at Bspoke and new technical hires at Liberty Specialty - here's what each move means for brokers placing business across these markets

Allianz Commercial combines specialty and UK leadership

The newly created role signals how much of the insurer's global specialty growth depends on London Market and UK placement channels - and what that means for brokers placing comple...

London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market

The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the $140 billion global market for insurance-linked securities. Issuance of I...

General Re and BHSI London post a stronger quarter as Berkshire's reinsurance capital grows

Improved reserve development and no major catastrophe losses left BHRG's underwriting result stronger this quarter - a signal worth watching as several specialty lines tighten else...

Analyst Report: W R Berkley Corp

Berkley's lawsuit accuses Trisura of refusing a project owner's defense

Two words in an endorsement - "written contract" - decide who pays for this defense

Berkley Risk gets new president as W.R. Berkley reshapes unit leadership

The leadership change comes as WRB posts record Q2 premiums and restructures leadership across multiple subsidiaries

RB Jones Global targets structured credit gap with Lloyd's MGA

US$30 million per-risk capacity and tenors to 15 years target a corner of the London market where supply has lagged institutional demand

People: Berkley Names Stock Head of Carolina Cas; FAIA Honors Lynch’s Years of Work

W.R. Berkley Corp., one of the largest commercial lines writers, has named Paul Stock president of its subsidiary, Carolina Casualty, a provider of coverage products for the transp...

Insurance moves: SWBC, World Insurance, Tokio Marine and Plymouth Rock

Two AXA XL fine art specialists move to Tokio Marine Highland as World Insurance names its first chief broking officer

Markel fills final London specialty MD role with Allianz portfolio chief

Doan Nguyen's background in structured risk transfer signals a possible shift in how Markel approaches large specialty mandates

Insurance moves: Miller, Hampden Risk, Brecon, Willis, Pinion, QuestGates, more

Seven appointments span Bermuda property capacity, Lloyd's intelligent follow, cyber claims leadership with dual legal-and-adjusting qualification, and a new active assailant under...

Nirvana acquires Ryan Specialty's Swedish public entity business

Swedish public entity insurance requires established local relationships and tendering track records that can't be replicated from London

King Risk Partners adds 134-year-old Long Island coastal specialist

Norton and Siegel's flood and waterfront expertise gives King Risk's New York network a South Shore anchor

Non-life insurers set sights on global specialty market as new growth engine

Major Korean non-life insurers are stepping up their push into the global specialty insurance market for new growth opportunities as the domestic market matures, with KB Insurance...

Munich Re Specialty targets mine rescue gap with Lloyd's consortium

A second Lloyd's consortium now covers miners' rescue costs as operators recover less than 55% of gross losses through insurance

Insurance moves: Lockton, Ames & Gough, Upland, Relm, DUAL, Arden, CVS, more

Relm's new distribution head names digital assets, AI and space as lines where brokers need faster access - and DUAL now has dedicated leadership across both tax and R&W on one...

Price Forbes adds casualty to Lectio as lead-layer capacity tightens

The facility's $1.6 billion scope now covers casualty in the US, Canada, and Australia amid 14 years of market losses

Brit posts 89.5% H1 combined ratio as Lloyd's rate softening bites

Profit before tax rose to US$326.8 million despite a 7.3% risk-adjusted rate fall and Middle East attritional losses

Banyan Risk Launches Marine Insurance Product

Banyan Risk Launches Marine Insurance Product

W.R. Berkley posts record $4.1bn in Q2 as underwriting improves

Pre-tax underwriting income rose 21.8% and the reinsurance segment's combined ratio improved sharply to 79.3%