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#1 Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romance
Nov 21 2025 // American International Group Inc.’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused the veteran executive...
#2 Lloyd’s Probing Conduct of Ex-CEO Who Had Been Set to Join AIG
Nov 19 2025 // Lloyd’s of London is investigating its former chief executive officer, John Neal, who was set to start at American International Group Inc. next month before the company disclosed he’s no longer joining due to...
#3 US E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best
Dec 1 2025 // AM Best revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced. The change comes as rates soften and premium growth moderates. “Although...
#4 Former AIG, BHSI, Lloyd’s Executive Tom Bolt Dies
Nov 24 2025 // Well respected insurance veteran Tom Bolt has died, one of his former employers announced on Friday. “Tom was a highly accomplished insurance executive, who was deeply respected and widely admired in the global...
#5 People Moves: XPT Specialty Adds Ornce to Workers’ Comp Division
Nov 21 2025 // Chris Ornce XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Chris Ornce as a senior vice president in its workers’ compensation division. With over 15 years in the industry, Ornce has a reputation...
#6 Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa
Nov 26 2025 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa. Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will...
#7 Allianz, Oaktree Set Up Reinsurance Syndicate on Lloyd’s Market
Dec 8 2025 // Allianz SE and Oaktree Capital Management agreed to set up a reinsurance syndicate on the Lloyd’s of London market, the latest example of a private capital firm pushing into the non-life sector. The vehicle, named...
#8 Business Moves: MGA Nirvana Buys Arena From Ryan Specialty; Ryan Acquires Canada MGU SSRU; Bridgehaven Buys SureStone; Gallagher Re to Buy S. Africa’s Resilea
Dec 5 2025 // Specialty MGA Nirvana Acquires Arena From Ryan Specialty Specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nirvana announced the acquisition of Arena NV from Ryan Specialty. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced today,...
#9 K2 and Dale Get ‘In Principle’ Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate 1954
Nov 17 2025 // Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Ltd.’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, and K2 Insurance Services, an independent MGA platform, have received “in principle” approval...
#10 OAK Enterprise Gets Approval From Lloyd’s to Underwrite Retro via Syndicate 1440
Nov 19 2025 // OAK Global, the Lloyd’s reinsurance business, announced it has received permission from Lloyd’s to underwrite via Syndicate 1440. The new syndicate will operate as the strategic business unit OAK Enterprise,...
#11 Westfield Specialty to Launch Luxembourg Subsidiary, Expanding Into Company Market
Dec 11 2025 // Westfield Specialty International announced its intention to expand its business from a Lloyd’s-only vehicle into the company market. Subject to regulatory approval, Westfield Specialty will launch a Luxembourg...
