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Markets/Coverages: Risksmith Launches New DIC Earthquake Program

Dec 23 2025 // Specialty managing general underwriter Risksmith Insurance Services announced the launch of its new difference in conditions (DIC) earthquake insurance program.Built for large, complex and true excess & surplus...

Business Moves: BMS Forms Strategic Partnership in India, Launches Dubai Subsidiary

Dec 18 2025 // BMS Group Ltd, the London-based re/insurance broker, this week announced a strategic partnership in India with Berns Brett India as well as the launch of BMS (DIFC) Ltd., in Dubai, with immediate effect.BMS has acquired a...

Industry Veteran Trent Richmond Launches Executio to Address the Insurance Industry’s Chronic ‘Execution Gap’

Dec 18 2025 // Kerrville, TX — December 18, 2025 — Industry veteran Trent Richmond has launched Executio, bringing an Execution-as-a-Service (EaaS) model to the independent agency channel to address the conditions that have long...

People Moves: Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property Insurance; MGA Arrow Launches Professional Indemnity Practice, Naming Cox as Class Underwriter

Dec 17 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Insurance Group and MGA Arrow Risk Management.A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Re Promotes Hunt to SVP, Head of Property...

Risksmith Launches New Earthquake Program for Hard-to-Place Property Risks

Dec 17 2025 // ATLANTA, G.A. (Dec. 17, 2025) – Risksmith Insurance Services, a specialty Managing General Underwriter (MGU) known for its expertise across the E&S property landscape, today announced the launch of its new Difference...

Westfield Specialty to Launch Luxembourg Subsidiary, Expanding Into Company Market

Dec 11 2025 // Westfield Specialty International announced its intention to expand its business from a Lloyd’s-only vehicle into the company market.Subject to regulatory approval, Westfield Specialty will launch a Luxembourg...

Markets/Coverages: MGA Navium Launches Consortium for Pre-Launch Satellite Risks

Dec 10 2025 // Navium Marine, the marine-focused specialty MGA operating through The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk platform, announced the launch of the “Constellation Consortium,” which it described as “the...

People Moves: Donegal Announces Key Marketing Promotion, Retirement

Dec 8 2025 // Josh Mussmon Donegal Insurance Group, headquartered in Marietta, Pennsylvania, promoted Josh Mussmon to vice president of marketing operations. Mussmon succeeds Bill Anderson, who will retire from Donegal in January as...

Texas’ Camp Mystic Announces New Safety Upgrades Following Tragic Flood

Dec 4 2025 // The owners of an all-girls summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, where 25 campers and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic July 4 flooding, announced plans on Tuesday for new safety upgrades that will be in place...

Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa

Nov 26 2025 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa.Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will...

New Homeowners Insurance Product in California Launched by bolt

Nov 25 2025 // Insurtech bolt launched a new homeowners insurance offering the firm is calling VTRO. VTRO is a California-based managing general agent created by bolt. VTRO combines comprehensive coverage with bolt’s smart water...

Property Cat Reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, Launched in US by Former K2 CAT Execs

Nov 18 2025 // A new property-catastrophe reinsurance MGA, Bobcat Re, has been launched by a group of private investors, including former K2 CAT executives David Carson and James Sharpington as well as Glenn T. Jackson from...

Markets/Coverages: Fidelis Launches Construction Consortium to Cover AI Data Centers

Nov 7 2025 // The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-based managing general underwriter, announced the launch of a consortium that targets risks associated with the construction of AI data centers.With estimates suggesting that the...

Mission Launches New D&O and Other Liability Products for Small Businesses

Nov 6 2025 // Mission, a group of specialty underwriters and program administrators based in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced it has launched Diamond Head Specialty Underwriting, a program administrator offering executive liability...

EverPeak Launches Workers’ Comp in Arkansas

Oct 30 2025 // EverPeak Insurance announced the launch of its workers’ compensation solution in Arkansas. “Arkansas is powered by its small business community, and we recognize the critical need for accessible, reliable, and...

Markets/Coverages: Coalition Launches Excess Cyber Insurance in Quebec

Oct 24 2025 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced it is offering Excess Cyber Insurance policies in Quebec along with a refreshed Excess offering across Canada.The refreshed...

Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Auto in Michigan

Oct 21 2025 // Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC) announced the official launch of commercial auto coverage in Michigan, effective immediately.With this latest addition, RMIC now offers a complete suite of commercial insurance...

Alphabet’s Waymo to Launch Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service in London in 2026

Oct 17 2025 // Alphabet’s Waymo plans to launch its fully driverless ride-hailing service in London in 2026, the robotaxi firm said on Wednesday [Oct. 15], as it looks to expand its footprint to major international cities.Waymo has...

Incubator, Former C&F Exec Launch Specialty Insurer for Insurers, Financial Managers

Oct 16 2025 // A former Crum & Forster executive and a London-based underwriter incubator have teamed up to launch a new specialty insurance company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bartlett 1889 Specialty Insurance plans to offer...

Markets/Coverages: HSB Canada Launches Cyber Insurance Coverage for Businesses

Oct 16 2025 // HSB Canada, a specialty insurer and part of Munich Re, introduced HSB CyberPro™, a new solution that provides comprehensive insurance coverage and services for businesses.HSB CyberPro combines specialized cyber claims...