Brace has restructured its underwriting leadership to support continued growth across its UK, European and US platforms. Three regional heads will provide a more coordinated approach to growth and market presence, reports Intelligent Insurer.

Richard Wheeler has been promoted to head of underwriting – USA, Michael Davis to Head of Brace London Underwriting, with Martin McBrearty continuing as Head of Brace UK & Europe. All heads will be reporting to Chief Underwriting Officcer Tom Sambrook.

Commenting on the changes, Mr. Sambrook said the new structure puts in place “a high‑performing team to drive the next phase of growth across our target geographies.”

David King, co‑founder and co‑CEO of Artificial Labs, spoke with Damisola Olatoye at Insurance Post about the firm’s ambition to become a leading technology provider for the London market through a digital‑first ecosystem.

King explained how years of learning how the London market operates shaped Artificial’s platform, leading to the development of a configurable, data‑driven core that supports brokers and insurers, enables API‑based trading and underpins agentic AI without removing human judgement.

“We learned an incredible amount about how the London market operates, the value it brings and the challenges that different stakeholders face. We needed to know those things before we started building our product.”

In an opinion piece for Global Reinsurance, Justin Davies, senior vice president for business development at Xceedance argues that as the market softens and pricing increasingly converges, insurers and reinsurers must look beyond rate to sustain performance.