AIG Partners With Amwins, Blackstone to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate Using Palantir December 18, 2025 By Chad Hemenway American International Group (AIG) said it has teamed up with specialty insurer Amwins and asset manager Blackstone to launch a...
Vantage Group to Be Acquired by Ackman-Backed Howard Hughes Holdings for $2.1B December 18, 2025 By L.S. Howard Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the privately held specialty re/insurer, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Howard...
Munich Re Offers Geothermal Risk Insurance in State-Backed Drive December 18, 2025 By Petra Sorge Insurer Munich Re and Germany’s KfW Development Bank are introducing a state-backed program to mitigate the financial risk of geothermal...
People Moves: Markel Int’l Taps AXIS’ Howell as Senior War and Terrorism Underwriter; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Jackson From Liberty as Cyber Underwriter December 18, 2025 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Insurance and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new...
Business Moves: BMS Forms Strategic Partnership in India, Launches Dubai Subsidiary December 18, 2025 BMS Group Ltd, the London-based re/insurance broker, this week announced a strategic partnership in India with Berns Brett India as...
Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks December 18, 2025 By Julian Lee Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and...
Japan Faces $6-a-Person Lawsuit Over Climate Change Risks December 18, 2025 By Aaron Clark and Shoko Oda More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the...
Viewpoint: AI Offers Key Engine for Insurers – From Prediction to Intelligent Decisioning December 18, 2025 By Erez Barak When Albania appointed the world’s first AI-powered cabinet minister in September 2025 in an effort to help stamp out corruption...
Ex-Greensill Executives Charged in Germany Over Bankruptcy December 18, 2025 By Karin Matussek German prosecutors charged two former board members of Greensill Bank AG for their roles in the 2021 demise of the...
European Rating Agency Scope Plans Global Expansion Drive and IPO December 18, 2025 By Marc Jones Scope Ratings, which brands itself as Europe’s home-grown alternative to S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, plans a U.S. expansion drive and...