Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has launched a new governance, risk and compliance (GRC) practice

Aon’s ILS year-end 2017 update report revealed that during a historic 2017, 35 cat bonds were issued by 31 different sponsors

MetLife has appointed current executive vice president James Reid as head of its global employee benefits business

The ILS market will continue to grow this year after a record-setting year in 2017, according to a report from Willis Towers Watson

Artex has launched Artex Risk Solutions Singapore to oversee the growth and development of the firm’s Asia Pacific captive and risk solution strategy

StatSure Financial has launched a captive insurance solution for hedge fund managers

A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Freedom Life Insurance Company of America and National Foundation Life Insurance from B+ (good) to B++ (good)

The Cayman Islands Insurance Supervision Division licensed 33 new captive insurance companies last year, in comparison to the 39 it licensed in 2016

Capstone Associated has appointed Jeff Carlson as its head of operations

Craig Swan and Marcelo Ramella, two members of the Bermuda Monetary Authority senior management team, have been appointed as co-vice chairs for the new IAIS committees

Weather disasters last year caused $344 billion in global economic losses, making it the costliest year on record for weather-related events, according to Aon’s catastrophe report

Qatar Re’s acquisition of Markerstudy Group’s insurance companies represents the latest milestone on its journey toward becoming a global insurance group, according to QIC group president and CEO, Khalifa Abdulla Turki Al Subaey