Global specialty insurance firm Ascot Group has made a number of senior appointments as it looks to strengthen its U.S. Excess Casualty operations, including Ashley Hofler Hunley as Vice President (VP), Southeast; Erin Osborne as VP, Northeast; Shawna Hadjipateras as VP, West; and Brian DelTufo, as VP, Construction Product Lead.
Alternative Risk Transfer/Captives, Catastrophes, Disaster Management, Risk Management
AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Donnacha Smyth as its new Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Casualty, effective November 3rd, 2025.
Auto lenders have been active in the past week in funding initiatives, while competition has ramped up across the market. …
Agents and Brokers, Excess and Surplus Lines, Mergers and Acquisitions
More than one in ten Brits now own cryptocurrency, according to research from the Financial Conduct Authority.
StashAway, a digital wealth management startup hailing from Singapore, has completed a $16 million Series C fundraising round
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator has confirmed plans to improve protections for victims of authorised push payments (APP) fraud will come into force in October 2024.
Agents and Brokers, Claims Disputes, Coronavirus, Coverage Disputes, P/C Insurers, Property, Risk Management Zurich
Resilience, a cyber insurance and security solutions managing general agent (MGA) has appointed Miki Ho as Head of Underwriting for Canada.
Agents and Brokers, Emerging Risks Marsh & McLennan, Willis Towers Watson
Artificial intelligence is not ready to replace structural models for central bank policy making, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s chief economist.
