3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (455+ words) As insurers and reinsurers gathered in Monaco for the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (Sept. 5-9) to discuss market trends and set upcoming renewals, two reinsurers and an affiliate research institute sent out dispatches. They noted the risks posed by artificial intelligence…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (307+ words) Two personnel moves embedded in this week's industry roundup point to the same underlying story, and it is a bigger one than a leadership note usually gets. Third Wave Insurance has named Paul Vredenburg chief executive, moving founder Brian Bair…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (592+ words) Achmea Farm Insurance has opened a permanent office in Tamworth, New South Wales, placing a direct insurer’s operation in a regional centre already contested by specialist agricultural brokers. The office opened on September 4, 2026, with around 50 clients, farmers, and industry stakeholders…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (721+ words) Some commercial insurance brokers are beginning renewal discussions as much as five months before expiry as persistent casualty pressures raise the stakes around submission quality and carrier engagement. The extended timeline reflects an increasingly divided market. Average US commercial insurance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1664+ words) Today, Guy Carpenter joins the likes of Benfield and TigerRisk as initially independent reinsurance brokers whose names were replaced with their parent company’s branding in recent years. Guy Carpenter’s eponym, born in 1869, managed the Cotton Insurance Association, a pool of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) Cedents will enter the 2027 reinsurance renewals with ample capacity and greater freedom to choose between lower prices and rebuilding protections eroded during the hard market, according to Marsh Re. In a virtual briefing ahead of Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (100+ words) NewVision.co.ug Insurance brokers urged to develop inclusive, affordable policies This approach is intended to benefit low-income earners, the middle class, and the high-income segment, encouraging broader participation in insurance coverage. Help us improve! We're always striving to create…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (500+ words) Jon Petty, investment director at TDC(Image: TDC) Tower Insurance Brokers has made its first acquisition and says it wants to become a £100m business. Lytham-based Tower, which is backed by private credit investor TDC, has acquired Wilmslow-based Riskworks to start…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) Retiring adjusters and thin talent pipelines are straining carrier teams just as policyholders expect faster, more accurate claims payments A car gets totalled on a Friday night. Saturday morning, the policyholder calls to ask when her claim payment will land....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (419+ words) Insurance M&A activity improved modestly in Q2 2026, with tracked deal volume increasing to 127 transactions, up from 119 in Q1, though still 21 deals below Q2 2025 and below the three-year trailing quarterly average of approximately 160 deals. The quarter continued to reflect a disciplined transaction environment....