Dana Hentges Sheridan is appointed chief captives compliance counsel for Accession Risk Management Group and Brown & Brown.

Justin Jobe has been promoted to partner, captive and stop-loss strategy, at ClearPoint Health. Jobe previously served as regional vice president of sales for the firm since August 2024.

Karl De Giovanni joins Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) as managing director of SRS Europe, based in Malta.

Gallagher Re releases its latest 1st View report, showing the January 1 2026 renewal was characterised by choice, change and opportunity for cedants as increased reinsurance capacity drove significant rate reductions across most lines of business.

Michael Corbett begins his new role as managing director and senior vice president (SVP) at Pinnacle Financial Partners

Callum Beaton begins his term as president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Beaton takes over the role from Nicola Stacey to lead the international professional membership body for insurance and financial planning professionals.

Deloitte appoints Andrew Mais as senior advisor within its risk and regulatory strategy practice.

The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) announces its newly elected executive committee for 2026, appointing James Trundle of Global Captive Management (GCM) as chair.

Lockton announces plans for a new global headquarters in Leawood, Kansas, marking a transformative move to support its next chapter of growth.

PoloWorks has appointed Jonathan Barnes to the role of underwriting oversight manager, where he will be responsible for strengthening the firm’s governance and technical standards.

Clearwater Analytics enters into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by private equity firms Permira and Warburg Pincus in a transaction valued at approximately US$8.4 billion.

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) announces a comprehensive package of legislative policy proposals for 2026 designed to strengthen consumer protections and improve insurance market transparency.