The asset manager’s primary platform has previously been using fronting providers and Nephila's Lloyd’s syndicate to access business.

Davies most recently served as head of global Re specialty Bermuda for the firm’s reinsurance division.

The changing reinsurance market dynamics are impacting reinsurers' ability to raise rates.

Axis Miami wrote direct and facultative property, political violence, energy, aviation and cyber risks, typically on a following market basis.

The cybersecurity specialist has 13 years' experience in the industry and joins from Crum & Forster.

The newcomer joins recent new hires Brendan Walsh and Jonathan Legge.

The industry veteran is credited with having built Arch’s well-respected mortgage credit business.

The move comes amid a reassessment of ESG by (re)insurers.

The diversification benefits and complementary capabilities Validus affords AIG, along with the parent’s move to split its life and P&C operations, factored into the upgrade.

The appointment is part of an expansion into the onshore excess and surplus lines.

Ascot Group named Matthew Lillegard to its newly created post of group chief actuary on Wednesday, the latest in a flurry of hires.

The new logo and slogan follow a year of progress in the carrier’s turnaround plan.