Temenos eyes Chinese opening with Huawei cloud partnership
Switzerland’s Temenos is looking to break into the Chinese market, having become the first core banking software provider certified with Huawei infrastructure and Huawei Public Cloud.
Vantage makes promotions across Reinsurance division & Partnership Capital platform
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced a series of strategic leadership promotions across its Reinsurance division and Partnership Capital platform.
R&Q settles with Brickell while increasing fundraise to $125m
R&Q has decided to upsize its Fundraise, increasing the gross proceeds of the Placing to approximately $125m.
Skyward Specialty names execs for captives, programs
Alternative Risk Transfer/Captives, Excess and Surplus Lines, P/C Insurers, Property
UK FS regulator takes aim at cloud giants – FT
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is looking at ways to access more data from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud amid concern about how important the three have become to the financial services sector, according to the Financial Times.
SC Ventures launches new BaaS solutions provider audax
SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment and venture incubation arm of Standard Chartered, today announced the launch of a new digital banking technology solutions provider, audax Financial Technology.
Amiga Specialty secures multi-year, multi-product capacity with Accelerant Risk Exchange
Amiga Specialty, a Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on specialty insurance lines, has announced that it has secured multi-year, multi-product capacity through the Accelerant Risk Exchange.
Surplus lines premiums continue upward trend in H1 2022: WSIA
Surplus lines premiums exceeded $31 billion, and premium bearing transactions neared 2.8 million in the first six months of the year, according to the 2022 mid-year report of the US Surplus Line Service and Stamping Offices.
SiriusPoint names Maria Tarhanidis as Chief Investment Officer
SiriusPoint Ltd., a speciality re/insurer, has announced that Maria Tarhanidis will assume the position of Chief Investment Officer on December 2, 2025.
High court RICO ruling could drive new suits, coverage disputes
Cannabis, D&O, Emerging Risks, Employment Practices, General liability, P/C Insurers
Brown & Brown unit agrees to buy London-based MGA
Agents and Brokers, Mergers and Acquisitions United Kingdom Brown & Brown
BBVA adds USDC to to crypto asset service in Switzerland
The Swiss unit of Spanish bank BBVA is expanding its cryptocurrency custody and trading services to include USD Coin (USDC).
Alkami to buy Segmint
Cloud-based digital banking technology vendor Alkami has agreed to buy financial data analytics and transaction cleansing provider Segmint for $135.5 million in cash.
AXA XL’s US Mid-Market insurance business rolls out XL Plus
AXA XL has announced that it’s US Mid-Market insurance business is extending its general liability coverage for mid-size businesses by rolling out its new XL Plus broadening endorsement, which offers more than two dozen expanded protections.