Samsung Fire & Marine Seen Lifting Canopius Stake to 90% for $1.47bn
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Samsung Fire & Marine Seen Lifting Canopius Stake to 90% for $1.47bn

Korean reports say Samsung Fire & Marine and Samsung Life may buy another 50% of specialty re/insurer Canopius, building...

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Allianz Commercial unites global specialty and UK leadership in new Woolley role
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Allianz Commercial unites global specialty and UK leadership in new Woolley role

Emma Woolley will run Allianz Commercial's global specialty lines and UK book together, signalling how central the Londo...

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Octave Specialty narrows Q2 loss as Everspan ratio plunges and distribution revenue soars 51%
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Octave Specialty narrows Q2 loss as Everspan ratio plunges and distribution revenue soars 51%

Revenue jumps 51% to $83M, while Everspan's combined ratio improves over 600 bps. The company also launched an AI-driven...

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Markel Names Allianz Veteran Doan Nguyen to Lead London Specialty Unit
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Markel Names Allianz Veteran Doan Nguyen to Lead London Specialty Unit

Markel Insurance appoints Doan Nguyen as managing director of its London specialty division, tapping her Allianz Commerc...

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Specialist Insurance Is a Claim Most Firms Can't Back, Says Accredited CEO
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Specialist Insurance Is a Claim Most Firms Can't Back, Says Accredited CEO

Accredited's Stuart McMurdo says too many London-market firms call themselves specialists without a real edge — and argu...

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