Specialty Reinsurance
Specialty Reinsurance
Cyber
Specialty Reinsurance
New York & London, 29 October 2025 – Starr, a global investment and insurance organization, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IQUW Group. The acquisition of IQUW Group will expand the classes of business that Starr underwrites and will position the combined company for growth across a broader range…
read moreFood fraud is a serious and growing global issue, costing the food industry between $10 billion and $40 billion each year.
read moreIQUW Bermuda is proud to announce the appointment of James Mitchell as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) with immediate effect, as our Bermuda operation continues its strategic expansion across global reinsurance markets. Mitchell joins from Guy Carpenter, where he served as Managing Director, Global Specialties and North American Treaty, focussing on client advisory, data led Insights…
read moreHow did you get into the insurance industry? I joined IQUW in 2022 after graduating from university with a master’s degree in Materials Engineering. When I first went to university, I was set on becoming an engineer and wanted to work in either the aviation or sports technology industries. While I was studying, I realised…
read moreIncidents of gun violence continue to rise in the US. The Active Assailant insurance market is evolving fast and IQUW’s Political Violence team is at the forefront. Dan Callow, Lead Underwriter and Kate Hughes, Underwriter, for Political Violence, Terrorism & War, recently shared their views with Insurance Insider on how cover and crisis response are…
read moreIQUW is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Randle as its new Wording and Coverage Lead, marking a key strategic hire that strengthens IQUW’s lead market and primary propositions across liability lines. Randle has over 35 years’ experience in the (re)insurance industry, including over 20 years’ coverage experience at a global financial lines insurer.…
read moreCharles Tinworth, Senior Underwriter - Direct and Facultative Property, features on the Insurance Post Podcast to discuss the growing risks and insurance challenges posed by lithium-ion batteries. From electric vehicles to the increasing reliance on lithium-ion batteries in smart warehouses, these advancements are prompting a new approach from the insurance industry that is educational, collaborative,…
read moreTell us how you joined the insurance industry? While I was at university studying Anthropology, I interned at Talbot in aerospace reinsurance. I had previously met people who were working in insurance and was aware of the sector. I found my internship interesting and after graduating, I was taken on as an Assistant Underwriter in…
read moreIQUW Re Bermuda, today announced plans to continue to expand its predominantly Property Cat Reinsurance product suite with the additions of Mortgage, Credit, and Cyber Reinsurance to its portfolio. This development marks the next stage in IQUW’s progress in Bermuda, underscoring the platform’s profitable growth and developing a reputation as one of the island’s recent…
read moreWhat brought you into the insurance industry? I had a work experience placement at an insurance company when I was in secondary school. At the time, I was trying to choose my educational path between going to university and becoming a PE teacher or following in my mum’s footsteps and working in the City. I…
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