Specialty (re)insurer Canopius has named Olivia Brindle head of sustainability, effective immediately.

Property reinsurance pricing is expected to decrease by 5-10 percent at the 1 January renewals, despite short-lived optimism that hurricanes Helene and Milton would reverse the forecast decline in rates, according to JMP Securities' Matthew Carletti.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation has promoted commercial lines senior vice president Sean Givler, personal and specialty insurance executive Will Van Den Heuvel, and chief risk officer Teresa Cracas to additional roles effective 1 January, 2025.

The North American insurance composite compiled by investment banks Stonybrook Capital and Weild & Co retreated 2.5 percent for the week, with all 12 industry groups posting losses.

Shareholders in Lloyd's insurer Inigo are considering options for the sale of the speciality (re)insurance group, this publication understands.

Leading London market aviation insurers Chubb and Tokio Marine Kiln have gone out to market early to renew their 1.4 incepting excess of loss towers, The Insurer can reveal.

Volante Global has confirmed the launch of its casualty/marine and energy treaty-focused platform Volante Re, with Suart Dale and David Martin appointed to lead.

RSA Luxembourg has named Nadia Cote as European CEO, succeeding Lynn O'Leary, who is set to relocate to the US to oversee Intact's specialty lines business.

Brit’s Bermuda platform Brit Re is set to expand into specialty treaty and casualty treaty in 2025 with ~$50mn first-year gross written premium (GWP) targets for each line,

International specialty MGA Rokstone has received a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to establish a new office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Investors sent Bowhead Specialty Holdings’ share price down on Tuesday morning after it announced preliminary Q3 results that include expected 27 to 34 percent growth in gross written premiums (GWP) and adjusted net income of $12mn to $13mn, as well as a secondary offering.

Munich Re Specialty – North America retains a strong appetite to support casualty-focused programs and MGAs even as it, and the wider industry, contend with rising loss cost trends fueled in part by legal system abuse.

Italian parametric and specialty insurer Revo Insurance has announced a partnership with manufacturing risk management firm Paradigmix to provide business interruption coverage triggered by production line failures.

Ryan Specialty has announced several leadership hires within its international specialty underwriting segment Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International, including that of Graeme Rayner as chief underwriting officer, international.

Munich Re Specialty has begun the process of entering the Spanish primary specialty commercial insurance market, with the intention to begin underwriting in 2025.