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#1 AIG Partners With Amwins, Blackstone to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate Using Palantir
Dec 18 2025 // American International Group (AIG) said it has teamed up with specialty insurer Amwins and asset manager Blackstone to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate, using its relationship with Palantir to assist in assessing the...
#2 Bridge Specialty Acquires Pennsylvania Wholesale Broker
Jan 8 2026 // Bridge Specialty Group, a subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired the assets of Shoemaker & Besser, a managing general agent and wholesale insurance brokerage located in York,...
#3 CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium
Jan 9 2026 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty and MGA business, announced the completion of its acquisition of Atrium, the Lloyd’s managing agency. Atrium will retain its brand name and operate...
#4 People Moves: Chubb Overseas General Promotes DePeters to Lead Commercial Insurance, Specialty; BMS Taps Emkes From Lockton as Director of Commercial D&O
Dec 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Overseas General Insurance and BMS Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Overseas General Promotes DePeters to Lead Commercial...
#5 Octave Ventures’ Statera Gets Approval to Be Lloyd’s Managing Agent
Jan 8 2026 // Statera Managing Agency Ltd. announced it has received regulatory approval to act as a Lloyd’s managing agent. Statera will manage Syndicates 4242 and 1416, which currently underwrite specialty risks produced through...
#6 Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Rebrands Leopanthera as Ryan Financial Lines
Jan 5 2026 // Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, announced the rebranding of Leopanthera to Ryan Financial Lines, effective January 1, 2026. A London-based Lloyd’s...
#7 People Moves: Westfield Specialty Taps Sompo’s Röskau for New Company Market Unit
Jan 6 2026 // Westfield Specialty announced the appointment of Cornelia Röskau as chief executive officer of the newly formed Europe company market, Westfield Specialty Europe, which will begin underwriting business in April, subject...
#8 Blenheim Partnerships Launches Specialty Trade-Related MGA
Jan 8 2026 // Blenheim Partnerships, part of the White Bear Group, today announces the launch of its specialty trade-related managing general agency. The MGA is backed by Blenheim Underwriting alongside other well-known markets,...
#9 Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Insurance Launches Bermuda Excess Casualty Business
Jan 9 2026 // Mosaic Insurance has launched an excess casualty unit, its eighth global product line, and hired specialist April Andruczyk to lead the business from Bermuda. The new division, which begins underwriting immediately, will...
