Americas
See below for coverage of the US and other growing markets in the Americas
SiriusPoint names Yoo COO
Yoo previously led global operations, technology and transformation within Zurich’s travel insurance businesses
Global re/insurers eye Colombia and Peru opportunities amid political shift
The election of market-friendly presidents in Peru and Colombia has raised hopes that infrastructure projects will be unlocked and inward investment increased, creating new opportunities for the global re/insurance market
Ditch the Katrina playbook
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, are insurers ready for a completely different kind of $100-plus billion disaster?
Cyber market at an inflection point: S&P
Rates decreases are showing signs of slowing as pricing discipline returns amid increasing claims pressure
Canopius taps Boston Consulting Group for US chief executive
Re/insurer hires BCC senior partner Nadine Moore to lead its retail and wholesale businesses in the US
H1 global cat losses fall to lowest level since 2019
Severe convective storms drive insured natural catastrophe losses to $46bn in first half of 2026, according to Gallagher Re
Antares announces death of chief executive
Michael van der Straaten passed away following a short illness
Insurers grapple with data centre aggregation challenge
Re/insurers are confident they can provide sufficient capacity for data centre clusters, but they struggle to map fragmented exposures
Everest promotes Hanrahan to global distribution and chief commercial officer
Executive will lead Bermuda-based carrier's global distribution strategy and commercial relationships across its re/insurance businesses
North Carolina’s litigation funding ban makes state tort reform ‘gold standard’
State has become ‘aspirational hope’ for those that want civil justice reform, chief counsel of North Carolina Chamber of Commerce says
Broker stocks bounce back as US-Iran strikes restart
WTW climbs 6.4% as broking and other re/insurance stocks outperform
AI is improving underwriting, survey finds
The technology has improved pricing and enabled more in-depth interactions with brokers, underwriters say
Colorado State University downgrades hurricane forecast
Forecaster now expects only four hurricanes and one major hurricane in 2026
Insurance M&A slows down amid volatility
Insurance M&A deal value tumbles 40% amid decline in mega-transactions, according to EY analysis
More US states to consider litigation financing bans in 2027
North Carolina became first state to bar third-party litigation financing last month
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