UK insurtech Cytora has appointed Zaheer Hooda – former Senior Vice President of Data and Digital Enablement for Hiscox USA, as its Head of North America.

DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has announced the appointment of Marilena Rodriguez Forero as CEO for its newly established region, DUAL Latin America, effective 1 August 2024.

A hard property catastrophe reinsurance market is expected to affect commercial insurance lines pricing, according to Goldman Sachs.

Optio Group, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the acquisition of Den Hartigh Beheer & Exploitatie B.V., a Netherlands and Brussels-based MGA specialising in B2B insurance solutions.

In a strategic move to bolster insurance offerings, HDI Embedded, a leading embedded insurance provider under HDI International, has been chosen by Berlin-based insurtech company wefox and Wind Tre, the renowned Italian multi-service operator.

Allianz has announced a joint venture with African financial services firm Sanlam.

Ascot has promoted Elizabeth Johnson to the role of COO, North America insurance.

Technology is reshaping the broking process toward more cedent-centric collaboration, as increasingly technical cedents expect to actively participate in shaping their reinsurance strategies, driving growth with challenger brokers, according to Jerad Leigh, co-founder and CEO of Supercede, the independent reinsurance platform.

RMS has brought Claire Souch back into the fold as its new head of global models and climate risks.