Latest New Markets Headlines
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UK MGA Plum Launches High Net Worth Home Cyber Cover
Apr 7 2017 // Plum Underwriting, the London-based specialist home insurance managing general agent, announced the launch of cyber and data risks cover embedded within high net worth (HNW) and mid net worth (MNW) home insurance products...
Allianz Insurance Launches Live Video Streaming Platform for Property Claims
Mar 31 2017 // Allianz Insurance, the U.K.-based subsidiary of Allianz SE, has launched a video streaming platform called Allianz Site View, which is designed to enhance its claims proposition by enabling customers to send images, video...
The Hanover Launches Professional Liability Risk Management Portal
Mar 27 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new online portal featuring risk management tools for the professional liability industry. HanoverProRisk offers articles, templates, risk bulletins and seminars focused on...
Neon Launches Marine & Offshore Construction Consortium
Mar 23 2017 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Neon has launched a Marine and Offshore Construction Consortium. Seeking to address the increasingly tailored insurance needs of shipyard clients, the Neon led-consortium offers $70...
CFC Underwriting Launches Cyber Incident Response App
Mar 22 2017 // Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, has launched a cyber incident response application that will allow policyholders to notify a claim with a click of a button and receive specialist support from...
QBE Launches Privacy, Network Security Coverage for Businesses
Mar 16 2017 // QBE North America, an operating division of QBE Insurance Group Limited, has launched a new privacy & network security offering as part of its continued specialty insurance expansion. The new Solution for Cyber Risk...
Liability Risk Modeling Tool Launched by Lloyd’s and AIR’s Arium
Mar 14 2017 // Lloyd’s and modeling company Arium have launched a tool designed to enable insurers and reinsurers to model liability exposure probabilistically across their entire portfolios, Lloyd’s announced. “The new...
Markel International Launches Surety Business; Team Leaders Appointed
Mar 9 2017 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and Markel Corp. subsidiary, has launched a surety offering, following the appointment Damian Manning to head the new team and David Chandler as senior...
Allied World Launches 3 Professional Liability Products in Australia
Mar 8 2017 // Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG announced it has launched three new professional liability products in Australia: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance, Architects and Engineers Professional Indemnity...
ProSpecialist Insurance Services, LLC Announces New Appointment for an Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Product in New York
Mar 7 2017 // Newtown, PA, March 7, 2017– ProLawyer Insurance, LLC dba ProSpecialist Insurance Services, LLC is pleased to announce their appointment with an A.M. Best “A” (Excellent) rated carrier for Lawyers Professional...
Lloyd’s MGA, CFC Underwriting, Launches Cyber Incident Response App
Mar 6 2017 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines underwriting agency, announced the launch of a new cyber incident response application. The app allows policyholders to notify a claim with a click of a button and...
Florida Launches Online Workers’ Comp Insurer Database for Employers
Mar 6 2017 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has formed an online insurance company database to assist Florida business owners with obtaining workers’ compensation coverage. According to a statement from the...
Marsh Launches New Excess Medical Professional Liability Policy Form
Feb 27 2017 // Marsh has unveiled a new excess medical professional liability (MPL) policy form that combines industry favorable MPL terms and conditions into a single excess policy to be used by commercial insurers. Developed by...
QBE Inland Marine Launches Combined Liability Coverage for Motor Carriers
Feb 22 2017 // QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited, has launched a new policy for motor carriers that combines both motor truck cargo and logistics liability insurance in one...
Florida Launches Online Workers’ Comp Insurer Database for Employers
Feb 21 2017 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has formed an online insurance company database to assist Florida business owners with obtaining workers’ compensation coverage that protects employees from the...
Marsh Announces Executive Lineup for Combined Jelf & Bluefin Business
Feb 16 2017 // Following the completion of its acquisition of Bluefin earlier this year, Marsh announced that it had appointed a new management team for its combined Jelf and Bluefin business. Led by Phil Barton as CEO, the new...
Markel International to Enter Surety Market in March 2017
Feb 16 2017 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., will enter the surety market in March this year, following the appointment of two senior underwriters with over 30 years’...
Palomar Specialty Launches Residential Flood Program in California
Feb 14 2017 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has launched Flood Guard, a private flood program in California that uses an advanced and granular proprietary rating system. Palomar used catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s...
International Drone Racing Association Launches Primary Coverage for Drone Pilots
Feb 13 2017 // I The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has launched a primary UAV aircraft liability insurance policy to cover drone pilots worldwide. Included with the rollout of IDRA’s membership service, each IDRA...
Gallagher Launches Manufacturers’ Cyber Solution to Close Coverage Gaps
Feb 9 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher announced it has responded to the “perfect storm” facing manufacturers – a rising risk of cyber attacks, coupled with increased vulnerability and largely excluded exposures – by...
