In November 2026, Aon and funds managed by Blackstone announced the launch of Cortina syndicate 1956 at Lloyd’s. The November 6 release describes multi-year following capacity for eligible treaties placed by Aon, with QBE as managing agent and a dividend for participating cedents linked to the syndicate’s share. Lloyd’s gave approval in principle on October 16. Permission to underwrite from the intended January 1, 2027 start remained pending in