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Markets/Coverages: Aviva to Enter US Specialty Market in Q4
Oct 7 2026 // Starting this quarter, Aviva said it is entering the U.S. specialty market with Aviva Specialty, which will begin underwriting commercial property. Aviva Specialty will serve open-market brokerage, and partnering with...
Agency Network SIAA Acquires MGA Canopy Specialty Insurance
Oct 6 2026 // Insurance agency network SIAA reports it has acquired Canopy Specialty Insurance, a specialty commercial property/casualty managing general agent (MGA) with operations in the U.S. and U.K. The addition of Canopy adds...
Markets/Coverages: Amwins Launches MGA illumin Specialty
Oct 6 2026 // Specialty insurance broker Amwins has launched illumin Specialty, a managing general agency (MGA) offering primary general liability and excess liability insurance. The MGA will work exclusively with wholesale brokers to...
Markets/Coverages: Specialty MGA Banyan Launches Red Fox Risk for Wildfires
Oct 5 2026 // Specialty managing general agent Banyan Risk said it launched Red Fox Risk Ltd, a new underwriting venture focused on wildfire-exposed property risk in the U.S. The business will be led by Brian Espie as CEO and Sarah...
Surplus Lines Leaders Remain Bullish on Outlook in a Shifting Market
Oct 5 2026 // The surplus lines and specialty commercial markets are becoming an increasingly competitive space, with supply outweighing demand in some lines of coverage and risk classes creating “micro-market” trends not...
AXA XL Launches Insurance Company, AXA XL E&S
Oct 1 2026 // AXA XL said it launched AXA XL Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Company (AXA XL E&S), dedicated to exclusively serve wholesale brokers. This strategic move enhances AXA XL’s underwriting focus and...
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