Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has launched its Asia broking operations, headquartered in Singapore and with proposed operations in Hong Kong pending regulatory approval

Zern will lead the development of Ryan Specialty Benefits, which focuses on wholesale benefits brokerage and managing general underwriting capabilities

W. R. Berkley Corporation has launched Lifson Re, a special purpose insurer registered in Bermuda and licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority

A group of reinsurance companies located in the Cayman Islands have formed a new industry group, the Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association

Randall & Quilter II Holdings has completed the acquisition of Marillac Insurance Company, the Cayman captive insurer of Verity Health System of California

Fleming Re insurance, a Bermuda-based class 3A insurance company, has established a custom reinsurance facility with BevCap P&C Protected Cell

Randall & Quilter II Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Vibe Services Management, Vibe Corporate Member and Vibe Syndicate Management

Japan’s temporary equivalence with respect to reinsurance granted by the European Commission is scheduled to expire on 31 December 2020, in accordance with the Solvency II Directive

Almenara will work closely with Aidan Pope, executive chairman, and Jose Astorqui, CEO of BMS Latin American and Caribbean

Wilton, an independent professional services, investments and pensions firm, has agreed to acquire Isle of Man Assurance, IOMA Horizons and Isle of Man Insurance Management, subject to regulatory approvals

Rolling out over the next 12 months, International Re and Cimarron Insurance will underwrite a range of admitted property and casualty lines of business

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has completed the acquisition of Arisa Assurances, an automobile and travel insurance company previously owned by ADAC Versicherung