Marsh, a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, has appointed Arnau Vila Llavina as Mercer Marsh Benefits’ Multinational Leader, effective July 1, 2026.

MetLife announced that Jordan Canter will join as head of Federal Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy, effective April 13. She will oversee MetLife’s federal government affairs and global regulatory policy, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to support the company’s business priorities, according to the company.

Marsh, a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, announced the appointment of Katrina Zafiriadis as leader of its newly established Service Delivery Practice (SDP), US and Canada, Marsh Risk, effective immediately.

Ben McGregor has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Property, Chubb Overseas General (COG) division, and Alex Forman has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Casualty, COG, effective immediately, Chubb announced.

The Dutch insurer Aegon has published its Integrated Annual Report 2025 (IAR 2025), offering a comprehensive overview of its financial and non-financial results and a detailed description of the company and business units, strategy and approach to sustainability.

Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Allianz Group (Allianz), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allianz Europe B.V., announced that their reinsurance JV —Allianz Jio Reinsurance Limited (Allianz Jio Re) — has commenced operations and is authorized to underwrite reinsurance in India with immediate effect.

Aviva paid out GBP 1.99 billion across 61,632 individual and group protection claims last year, providing vital financial support to tens of thousands of UK households experiencing serious illness or bereavement, according to the company.

In 2025, total assets under management in life insurance in Greece amounted to EUR 12.6 billion, which is 6.6% more y-o-y. This increase confirms steady strengthening of the sector in recent years, as the total size has increased from EUR 11.3 billion in 2023, insurancedaily.gr writes.

Warta, one of the leaders in the property insurance market in Poland, closed 2025 with a record-breaking result – over PLN 15 billion (~EUR 3.56 billion) in GWP, representing a 20% increase year-on-year.

The Slovenian insurance sector, including insurers, reinsurers and pension companies, increased their pre-tax profit last year to some EUR 416 million, up from EUR 368 million in 2024, according to the insurance supervision agency, SeeNews reports.

According to the loss adjusting records, the majority of traffic (MTPL) insurance claims in Turkiye lodged in 2025 were in the low-value range, amounting up to TRY 50,000 (USD 1,127), with costs consisting primarily of parts and labor, Middle East Insurance Review wrote.

In 2026, Ukraine’s insurance market is demonstrating signs of qualitative transformation. The market can be characterized as nearly transparent and profitable, as well as investment attractive and full of potential—a point highlighted by Andriy Pyshnyi, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), at the Ukraine National Insurance Conference, Forinsurer reports.

OZBEKINVEST, one of the top three non-life insurance companies in Uzbekistan, and SACE have reached an agreement to provide insurance coverage for raw material processing projects utilizing Italian technologies. According to the insurer, joint protection mechanisms will help exporters minimize risks and strengthen trade ties between the two countries.

Management Board and Supervisory Board of Triglav propose a dividend distribution of EUR 68.2 million, which is 7% more than last year, the Group said in its press release.

The first day of the ExploRe & ReConnext Global Insurance Summit 2026, held in Antalya, brought into focus, in a series of parallel session, a wide range of topics - from reinsurance, catastrophe risk and seismic modelling, to health, digitalisation and international mobility.

Cypriot insurers reported FY2025 aggregate GWP of EUR 1.41 billion, up by 8.29% y-o-y, according to the year-end market figures report published by the Insurance Association of Cyprus – IAC. The overall evolution of the market remained in line with that of the previous year.

As of the beginning of March 2026, Ms Desislava Krasteva and Mr Milen Minchev stepped down from the Board of Directors and simultaneously Ms Krasteva resigned from her role as CEO.

Life insurers in Romania paid out approximately RON 1.5 billion (around EUR 300 million) in benefits to policyholders and beneficiaries in 2025, according to data released by the National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies of Romania (UNSAR). The figure marks a new record for the local life insurance market, underlining its growing role in providing financial protection.

In 2025, the insurance market continued to grow, though at a slower pace compared to 2024. The market expanded by 6.90%, reaching RUB 3.97 trillion (EUR 43.18 billion), as noted by the Central Bank in its review of key insurer performance indicators.

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh and a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist, appointed Ian Bartholomew PhD as Global Head of Parametric Advisory, effective June 1, 2026.