Specialty

Zurich plots Lloyd's route even if Beazley bid fails — Report

January 21 2026

Amid its public bid for Beazley, Mario Greco told the FT that Zurich could launch a Lloyd’s syndicate as early as April.

SCOR, AXA launch Lloyd’s consortium to de-risk ecological restoration projects

January 21 2026

The consortium aims to unlock private financing for nature recovery initiatives worldwide.

Chubb taps Candice Strydom as New Zealand construction lead

January 21 2026

Strydom joins after three years with Vero.

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Global: Everest appoints new leaders for facultative, hybrid reinsurance

January 21 2026

Michael Cellura has been named head of global facultative and hybrid reinsurance, with Trevor Gallagher as COO of the unit.

OneDegree becomes first Hong Kong virtual insurer to post full-year profit, as revenue rises 38%

January 20 2026

The insurer has set a target to double its total revenue over the next five years, focusing on new partnerships and growth in digital asset insurance.

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Thanusiah Manoharan joins Front Re

January 20 2026

She joins from the Reinsurance Group of America, where she spent over nine years.

Beazley urges caution after Zurich raises takeover approach

Beazley confirms Zurich takeover approach

January 20 2026

Beazley confirmed it had received an offer from Zurich, but urged shareholders to "take no action" while the board considered next steps.

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EDME Insurance Brokers aims to double its business, expand overseas in next 4 years

January 20 2026

Following its acquisition of UIB, broker plans to set up offices in both Singapore and Dubai, then later in London, according to its chief executive officer.

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Zurich bids for Beazley in deal valuing specialty insurer at £7.7bn

January 19 2026

Zurich says it made an approach earlier this month that Beazley rejected, and has returned with an improved bid to "facilitate prompt engagement."

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Cyber reinsurance remained buyer-friendly at 1/1 renewals — Howden Re

January 19 2026

Plentiful capacity, bolstered by returning new entrants, and strong reinsurer appetite remain to the cedents’ advantage as the market enters 2026, according to the reinsurer's global head of cyber.

Howden announces 4 key appointments in Hong Kong team

January 19 2026

Cheung rejoins the company from Marsh, Ng and Chan move from Mercer, and Yip joins from Lockton.

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Allianz Commercial names Casey Sandler as new head of distribution management for Japan

January 19 2026

Joining from HDI Global, Sandler will assume new role effective 1 March 2026.

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