EU Insurers Need to Grasp Private Credit Risks, Watchdog Says June 4, 2026 By Nicholas Comfort and Francine Lacqua European insurers that want to ride the private credit boom need to grasp the risks they face, according to the...
Trump Downplays Threats of Hormuz Mines, Touts Alternate Route June 4, 2026 By Skylar Woodhouse President Donald Trump downplayed the threat posed by Iranian sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, even...
Convex Launches Tech-Enabled MGA Called Kinetic Insurance Services June 3, 2026 Convex Group Ltd., the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the launch of Kinetic Insurance Services, a wholly owned, technology-enabled...
People Moves: Arch Capital Expands Rajeh’s Role as President as Gansberg Steps Down June 3, 2026 Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurer, announced the expansion of Maamoun Rajeh’s role as president. Rajeh, who most recently...
Strain Grows on Shipping Industry With Vessels Stuck Inside Hormuz June 3, 2026 By Jonathan Saul Even if the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, ships trapped in...
US Forces Help Ships Leave Hormuz With Quiet Version of Project Freedom June 3, 2026 By Jen Judson A month after President Donald Trump announced — and then abandoned — a plan to escort commercial ships through the...
Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally June 3, 2026 By Laura Millan The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the...
Business Moves: WTW Buys Redefind to Boost Access to Crypto and Digital Asset Insurance Offering; ASR Agrees to Strategic Investment From PE Firm Vitruvian Partners June 2, 2026 WTW Buys Redefind to Boost Access to Crypto, Digital Asset Insurance Insurance broker WTW announced it has acquisition of Redefind,...
People Moves: Markel Int’l Promotes McCarthy as MD of Marine, Energy and Construction Division in London; Gallagher Re Names Key Leaders of Programs Solutions Team June 2, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel International and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires...
Still Too Risky to Move Seafarers From Gulf, UN Agency Boss Says June 2, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors...