Van Bakel added that the concentration of assets that were exposed to the wildfire has impacted loss estimates because most wildfires are in boreal forests, where property is not densely concentrated ...

IQUW has appointed Andrew Tongue as lead underwriter to head its credit and political risk team. Tongue joins from Canopius ...

Unicorn Underwriting, an existing UK MGA focused on fleet and commercial risk, is led by Simon Jackson. Contour Underwriting is a newly launched specialty lines MGA, with open distribution.