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#1 Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal to Lead General Insurance as President at AIG
Jul 16 2025 // American International Group (AIG) said today that former Lloyd’s CEO John Neal is joining as president, effective December 1. Neal, who at the start of 2025 was named CEO of reinsurance at Aon, will lead AIG’s...
#2 California Surplus Lines Take-Up Soars as Brokers Work to Find Coverage for Clients
Jul 15 2025 // The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers facing higher rates and lack of options in traditional markets are going for alternatives. One choice is the...
#3 Zurich Insurance Reports Record H1 Profit of $4.2B, Driven by Middle Market, Specialty
Aug 8 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group reported some record numbers during the first half: business operating profit (BOP) was up 6% to a record US$4.2 billion and core return on equity hit a best-ever number of 26.3%. What is the reason...
#4 Surplus Lines Sector Shows 13.2% Rise in Premium Mid-Year: WSIA Report
Aug 8 2025 // Surplus lines sector continues to grow with mid-year premium reaching $46.2 billion from the 3.7 million items filed so far in 2025, according to data from U.S. surplus lines service and stamping offices in 15...
#5 Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Launches Crypto Product for Financial Institutions
Jul 15 2025 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the launch of a dedicated product for financial institutions operating in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market. The product is designed for...
#6 Specialty Program Group Acquires Miami-Based ANOVA Marine Insurance
Aug 1 2025 // Specialty Program Group, a specialty insurance brokerage and distribution firm headquartered in Chicago, has acquired Florida-based ANOVA Marine Insurance, a managing general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder. ANOVA, in...
#7 Trade Credit Specialist Coface Gets Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate
Jul 17 2025 // Coface, the Paris-based trade credit risk management specialist, announced it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to launch a short-term trade credit syndicate. The syndicate – Coface...
#8 People Moves: Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk Team; AXA XL Promotes Wilkinson to Head of International Casualty, Retail, UK & Lloyd’s
Jul 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk Team Insurance broker Aon plc announced several...
#9 US Excess & Surplus Lines Growth Slowed Again in 2024; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
Jul 21 2025 // A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4% in 2024, down from 14.5% a year earlier. While growth stayed up in double...
#10 People Moves: Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating Officer; Arch Insurance International Hires Byford as Senior Contingency Underwriter
Aug 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Arch Insurance International. A summary of these new hires. Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating...
#11 Credit Insurer Atradius Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Jul 21 2025 // Atradius, the Amsterdam-based global credit insurer, announced that Lloyd’s on July 15 granted “in principle” approval for a new syndicate, due to launch on Jan. 1, 2026. Atradius Syndicate 1864 will...
#12 Reliable Transportation Association Launches Lloyd’s Backed Physical Damage Program for Commercial Auto
Aug 6 2025 // New Physical Damage coverage now available in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Texas; Georgia, Florida, and additional states to follow. Warminster, PA., August 5, 2025 — Reliable...
#13 People Moves: W.R. Berkley Promotes Albert President of Vela Insurance; Fusion Specialty Names Underhill Head of Americas
Jul 22 2025 // W. R. Berkley Corporation, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, named Shadi Albert as president of Vela Insurance Services. He succeeds Arthur G. Davis, who will assume the role of chairman of the business. The...
#14 South African Insurer Santam Gets ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Jul 23 2025 // Santam, the Cape Town, South Africa-based property/casualty insurer, has been granted “in-principle” approval by Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate based in London, which will accelerate the group’s...
