Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions business.

BPL, an independent broker specialising in credit and political risk insurance (CPRI), has established a new Funded Solutions team to provide insurance-linked capital and credit management strategies, including repackagings, for a broad range of financial institutions.

Specialty re/insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, has teamed with Surefire Cyber, a US-based firm, to launch Aspen Cyber Risk Services (ACRS), a complimentary suite of services that will enable its primary cyber insureds to proactively tackle cybersecurity threats, from pre-incident to response and resilience.

Specialist insurance provider CFC, has announced the creation of a dedicated team to focus on underwriting tax risk in M&A transactions, to be led by Alejandra Hernandez Irizarry in London and Courtney Alonzo based in New York.

GCube has expanded its global claims team by appointing Darren Askari, Adan Mendoza, Sierra Lenz, and James Papazis to new roles.