Ryan Specialty is to acquire Socius Insurance Services, a North Carolina-headquartered wholesale insurance broker

Legacy reinsurer RiversStone International has appointed Heather Thomas (pictured) and Jose Vazquez as independent non-executive directors of its UK subsidiaries

Tawana Tannock has been appointed president of the board of directors at Hydra Insurance Company, the captive reinsurance company of the International Group of P&I Clubs

Based in California, and founded by Gordon Dougherty in 1933, Dougherty is a full-service insurance agency focused on captive insurance, personal, business and marine solutions

The Delaware Department of Insurance has published its annual performance and productivity data, indicating continued success in serving consumers throughout the state

Approved by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, the transaction is structured as a loss portfolio transfer and has been underwritten by Compre’s class 3B Bermudian insurer, Pallas Reinsurance

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Conifer Insurance Company and White Pine Insurance, subsidiaries of Conifer Holdings

Heritage Insurance Holdings, a property and casualty insurance holding company, has fully placed its 2023-2024 indemnity-based catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance programme

Governor Phil Scott (pictured) has signed new legislation, Bill H.76, into law, making several updates to Vermont’s captive insurance law on 8 May

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) has introduced its two keynote speakers Jess Kreisler and Juliette Kayyem (pictured)

Himalayan Re has adopted Synergy2, Eurobase’s end-to-end reinsurance administration platform

Axis Capital Holdings has appointed Rebecca O’Kill as chief data and analytics officer