Devonshire Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (“MGA”) specialising in underwriting transactional risk (“TR”) solutions, is delighted to announce the appointment of Liria Martinez-Salmon as Managing Director – Head of Southern Europe, marking a significant milestone as the business makes its first overseas hire. Based in Madrid, Liria will lead Devonshire’s Southern European strategy and underwriting execution, with primary responsibility for Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.

Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced today the appointment of Kristen Dardia as Head of Portfolio Analytics, US & Bermuda.

HIVE Underwriters has announced the addition of Dragonfly Intelligence, part of Dow Jones Global Risk Insights and leading global intelligence and security risk advisory firm, to its network of intelligence partners to enhance its knowledge-led underwriting approach and deliver greater value to insurers and airline clients.

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Quarticle, a provider of cloud-native geointelligence solutions for the insurance industry.

InsurTech NY announced the keynote panel for its 7th annual Spring Conference on March 30-31, 2026, at Pier 60 in NYC.

Bajaj Life Insurance, one of India’s leading private life insurers, today announced the launch of its New Fund Offer (NFO), the Bajaj Life Opportunities Fund (SFIN: ULIF011406/02/26BLOPNLC250116, Risk profile: Very High, Benchmark: Nifty Large Midcap 250). The fund is designed to provide investors with a strategic edge by combining the steady compounding potential of large-cap stocks with the higher growth potential of mid-cap companies. Available under Bajaj Life’s unit-linked insurance plans, the fund enables policyholders to pursue their long-term financial goals while benefiting from the dual advantage of life cover and professionally managed equity exposure.

CoverGo announced the launch of AI agents built specifically for insurance, accelerating the shift toward fully AI-driven insurance operations.

The placement of these policies in the Ecuadorian insurance market is a major milestone for the Tripartite Agreement Programme – a public-private partnership between the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF) – to build developing countries’ resilience to climate risk.

Chubb announced that Scott Henck, Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary, North America, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Chief Actuary

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic partnership with The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and financial data. This collaboration integrates The Warren Group’s comprehensive property intelligence directly into the Cytora platform, allowing commercial insurers to automatically enrich submissions with detailed ownership, transaction, and mortgage history at the point of underwriting.

Insly, the low-risk, enterprise-grade insurance software provider, has launched a modular AI solution, Nora

Fadata, a leading European provider of core insurance software solutions, today announced the appointment of Kirsten Skarnvad as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Carpe Data, a leading provider of intelligent data solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that Glenn Shapiro has joined the Board of Directors as Chairman. An insurance veteran with more than three decades of senior claims leadership at major U.S. carriers, Shapiro brings unparalleled insights and a passion for innovation to lead the board during Carpe Data’s next chapter of growth.

Kalepa, the leader in Professional Grade AI for insurance underwriting, today announced an expanded agreement with Bishop Street Underwriters to support Avid Insurance Services and Landmark Underwriting, two London-based MGAs within Bishop Street’s growing global portfolio.

BayPine LP (“BayPine”), a private investment firm that drives digital transformation in market-leading essential services businesses, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Relation Insurance Services (“Relation” or the “Company”), one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the United States, from Aquiline Capital Partners LP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Relation’s management team, including Chief Executive Officer Tim Hall, will continue to lead the Company.