Canopius Group has launched an aviation reinsurance business with the appointment of Andrew Hartley (pictured) as head of Aviation Treaty

Aaron Houtari (pictured), as an actual analyst, was Spring’s third hire

Risk Strategies has acquired Combined Underwriters of Miami, an insurance agency that offers a variety of insurance and employee benefits to clients in South Florida

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) is to open registration this week for its 39th annual conference

AXA XL has appointed Sylvie Verdier (pictured) in Switzerland

The BDA has returned to Toronto to promote its business development opportunities

Michael Wise has been confirmed by the South Carolina Department of Insurance to serve as director permanently

Ben Raun has been appointed director of client consulting at BevCap Management

While the Bill successfully came out of every committee — including final passage by the House of Representatives in recent weeks — the legislative session ended on 5 May, with no further action taken since

Natural catastrophe solutions and insights provider ICEYE has partnered with Global Parametrics to develop parametric risk transfer solutions

Hylant has acquired moving and storage industry insurance firm Aegis Insurance Services. The company now operates as Aegis Insurance Services, powered by Hylant

As part of the initiative, the specialty insurer will embed real-time cyber-risk data into its underwriting processes in partnership with SaaS software firm Safe Security