Chubb announced two leadership appointments within its Overseas General Insurance business (COG) to enhance underwriting consistency and drive international growth. Tim Stapleton, Executive Vice President, Financial Lines, Overseas General Insurance, has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Underwriting Officer, Overseas General Insurance.

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) announced that effective immediately Jon Hancock will take on additional responsibilities as it organizes its business into three distinct segments: North America Commercial Insurance, International Commercial Insurance and Global Personal Insurance, AIG said in its press release.

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is further expanding its market positioning in Albania. According to the Group’s press release, Vienna Life’s Corporate license was granted from the Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority on 24 December 2024.

Aon, a leading global professional services firm, published its 2025 Climate and Catastrophe Insight report, which identifies global natural disaster and climate trends to quantify the risk and human impact of extreme weather events in 2024.

Dutch insurer Achmea will offer online insurance in Spain and Romania. In Spain, Achmea will operate under the brand name InShared and in Romania under the brand name Anytime, the insurer said in its press release.

WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the appointment of Hugo Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) Europe and Simon Delchar as Global Head of Placement, the company said in its press release.

SCOR announced the appointment of Henry Mummé-Young as Chief Underwriting Officer, SCOR UK, and Active Underwriter for SCOR Syndicate 2015, subject to regulatory approval. Henry replaces Marie Biggas, who has been promoted to the role of CUO SCOR Business Solutions & FAC, the company said.

Generali has been recognised as a “Top Employer” again in 2025 by the Top Employers Institute, the company announced.

German insurer ERGO Group AG – with business in many CEESE markets such as Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland - once more has been awarded the coveted employer seal in 2025 by the international consulting institute “Top Employers Institute”, the company said.

Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, announced changes to its Council membership to fill an upcoming open vacancy. Alexander Baugh has been appointed as an independent nominated member of Lloyd’s Council, Chair of Lloyd’s Risk Committee and a member of Lloyd’s Audit Committee, subject to regulatory approval.

Allianz Investment Management SE (AIM), the Allianz Group entity which develops, steers and implements the investment strategy for insurance premiums earned by Allianz entities globally (proprietary investments), has appointed a new leadership team, the Group said in its press release.

Swiss Re's Board of Directors proposes Morten Hübbe and George Quinn for election as new members of the Board at the upcoming AGM on 11 April 2025. Current Board members Philip Ryan and Sir Paul Tucker will not stand for re-election.

On January 2^nd, SCOR announced that it has finalized the sale of its stake in the capital of Humensis to Huyghens de Participations, the holding company of the Albin Michel group.  

NN Group, an international financial services company, active in 10 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan, announced the completion of the sale of its Turkish operations to Zurich Türkiye, the Group said in its press release.

Allianz announced its renewed inclusion in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 2024, a testament to the company's commitment to sustainable action. This recognition underscores Allianz's long-term efforts to drive change and create a positive social and environmental impact globally, the company said in its press release.

WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the appointment of Hugo Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) Europe and Simon Delchar as Global Head of Placement, the company said.

American International Group (AIG) announced that Christopher Flatt, currently Head of AIG North America Alternative Channels, has been named Global Chief Underwriting Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Flatt will report directly to Peter Zaffino, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AIG and join the company’s Executive Leadership Team, the Group said.

Groupama's extra-financial (ESG) rating by Sustainable Fitch was upgraded in December from "3" to "2", and the Group's score has improved from 55 to 63, the Group said.

The MSCI analysis, which involves over 8,500 companies globally, confirmed the “AAA" ESG rating for the Generali Group for the third consecutive year, highlighting Generali as one of the "Leader" companies, which have the highest score in terms of managing risks and opportunities related to sustainability, the Group announced at the end of December in its press release.

VIG Re, announced organizational changes to its Board of Management, effective 1 January 2025. These changes are designed to further enhance the company's strategic direction and operational efficiency, the company’s press release stated.