Volante CEO Demian Smith is working to spin the business out of Acrisure as a new syndicate in early 2026, with Syndicate 1699 set to go into run-off, Insurance Insider can reveal.

Last week, real estate developer HHH agreed to buy Vantage from Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman for $2.1bn, at around 1.5x year-end 2025 book value. BMS has appointed Charlie Emkes to the newly created ...

AM Best has placed Vantage Risk’s A- financial strength rating (FSR) and a- long-term issuer credit rating under review following the announcement of a sale to Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH). Last week, ...

Sources said that reinsurers will clear their cost of capital in 2026, absent abnormal loss activity, but pointed to returns on equity (RoEs) in the 10%-15% range – with the best performers ...

Affected locations include Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Boston, Denver and Kansas City, sources continued, with estimates that when the dust settles, the total headcount moving to Howden from Brown & Brown ...

As demand rises across the digital asset space for multiple forms of crypto-related insurance, competition is building.

The SPV will underwrite a “broad and highly diversified” portion of Amwins’ ~$6bn delegated authority premiums.

Insured cat losses for 2025 will reach $107bn, mostly driven by the Los Angeles (LA) wildfire loss and severe convective ...

AIG has become the largest shareholder in Salford City Football Club, having made a minority investment in August. The ...

The past year has brought heightened M&A activity in the Lloyd’s market, as 2025 transactions underscored the attractiveness ...

Contour Underwriting, part of Amwins’ MGA unit, is set to launch into the financial institutions (FI) market in 2026, and has ...

Investment firm Howard Hughes Holdings has agreed to buy Carlyle- and Hellman & Friedman-backed carrier Vantage for $2.1bn, ...