Willis Re Names Jim Summers as Global Specialties CEO; Arch Elevates Felisky to UK Chair
Willis Re appoints Jim Summers as CEO Global Specialties; Arch Insurance International names Kendra Felisky as UK Chair after nine years under Storey.
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Nine of Ten Largest EU Insurers Lift Solvency Ratios in 2025 as the UK Goes the Other Way
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Admiral Group Closes £80m Flock Acquisition, Betting Telematics Data Will Crack Commercial Fleet Underwriting
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FCA Opens Second Motor Finance CMC Probe as Consultation Claims Ltd Faces Enforcement
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ESAs Publish First DORA ICT-Incident Baseline: 3,383 Incidents, 90% Non-Cyber, and a Cross-Border Warning for European Insurers
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