Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Erie Insurance Group Enters Kentucky Market
Oct 21 2014 // Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry into Kentucky marks its first geographic expansion in more than 10 years. Erie Insurance said...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces New Workers’ Compensation Program With Torus
Oct 20 2014 // San Diego, CA, October 20, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, today announced it has entered into a partnership with the global specialty insurer, Torus, to offer a new...
Ex-U.S. Security Chief Ridge, Guy Carpenter, Lloyd’s Launch Cyber Policy
Oct 7 2014 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. is launching a new cyber privacy and network protection product with Ridge Insurance Solutions Co., a new Lloyd’s managing agency led by Tom Ridge, former U.S. secretary...
Coverage Options, Capacity Increase for Extreme Sports, Entertainment Risks Despite Exposures
Oct 6 2014 // Recent headline-making entertainment incidents – such as the death of actor Paul Walker during filming of the movie “Fast & Furious 7,” the collapse of the stage during country music band...
Atlantic Specialty Lines Announces New Office in Saratoga Springs, NY
Oct 1 2014 // Saratoga Springs, NY, October 1, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, professional, and personal lines coverages, continues its...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Enters Fidelity & Crime Market; Names AIG’s O’Neill
Sep 23 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) said it is entering the fidelity and crime insurance market, and has named Brian O’Neill to lead the effort. O’Neill joins BHSI with 30 years of fidelity and crime...
EMPLOYERS Launches Work-Related Injury Hotline for Florida Small Business Clients
Sep 16 2014 // Small business insurer EMPLOYERS has launched Coventry/NT24, a 24-hour hotline staffed by registered nurses who provide medical guidance over the phone for work-related injuries or illnesses. The service is available to...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Announces Expansion of Republic Underwriters to Nine Additional States
Sep 16 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the expansion of its workers compensation presence throughout the United...
Brit Launches Cyber Product for Critical Infrastructure, Industrial Machinery
Sep 15 2014 // Brit PLC, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has developed an insurance service to protect companies operating critical infrastructure and industrial machinery from terrorist and other malicious attacks, such as...
MAPFRE Enters Mass. Life Insurance Market
Sep 8 2014 // MAPFRE U.S.A. has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s subsidiary, Commerce Insurance, is the largest auto and home insurance carrier. MAPFRE said it is seeking to leverage its...
Marsh Launches Catastrophic Cyber Policy For Large Companies
Sep 4 2014 // Marsh, a global insurance broker, risk manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has launched a new cyber insurance policy that provides catastrophic protection for large companies seeking to...
CGSC Launches Marine Specialists Latitude in Hong Kong
Sep 2 2014 // Latitude Brokers Ltd., previously the Marine Division of Cooper Gay Asia, has been launched as a separate entity. The change follows the receipt of regulatory approval in July 2014 by the Hong Kong Confederation of...
MAPFRE Enters Life Insurance Market in Massachusetts
Aug 27 2014 // MAPFRE U.S.A. said it has begun selling a term life insurance product in Massachusetts, where MAPFRE’s affiliate Commerce Insurance Company is the largest auto and home insurance carrier. MAPFRE said it is seeking to...
Chubb Launches Crime Coverage for Payment Fraud
Aug 25 2014 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has created a crime insurance endorsement to help protect companies from an increasingly prevalent type of fraud. Chubb’s Social Engineering Fraud Endorsement provides coverage...
JHPInsite Launches Business Discovery Tool for Brokers
Aug 25 2014 // Reno, NV, 8/25/14– JHPInsite.com, an insurance quote engine technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of I-Square.org. I-Square.org represents an innovative new tool designed to assist agents and brokers...
Allianz Launches Cyber Crime Coverage for Canadian Companies
Aug 19 2014 // Industrial insurance specialist Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Allianz Cyber Protect in Canada, a suite of coverages with capacity to protect a company in the event of a data loss or a...
Alteris Launches Specialty Insurance Program for Large Water-Related Entities
Aug 19 2014 // Alteris Insurance Services Inc. has launched a new specialty insurance program for large water-related entities in the contiguous U.S. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). Alteris’s new coverage provides protection to...
Acadia Insurance Launches Small Business Product in Maine, New Hampshire
Aug 15 2014 // Acadia Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Co., has launched a new insurance policy for small businesses in Maine and New Hampshire called AcadiaAdvantage. The product is expected to be available in additional states this...
Maryland Gov. O’Malley Announces Disaster Relief for June Flooding
Aug 11 2014 // Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has announced a disaster relief package to help residents of Allegany and Washington counties who were affected by flooding in June. The governor announced the relief last Friday. The...
ICAT Launches a New California Homeowners Earthquake Product
Aug 4 2014 // BOULDER, CO – (August 4, 2014) – ICAT, a leading provider of property insurance to businesses and residences in hurricane and earthquake exposed regions of the United States, is pleased to announce the launch of its...
