Latest New Markets Headlines

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ThinkRisk, Aspen Launch New Private, Non-Profit Management Liability Program

Oct 31 2013 // ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, a division of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, and Aspen US Insurance have launched a new national management liability package program. The product is available on an admitted basis in most...

ProWriters Launches Small Business Online Quoting Platform

Oct 29 2013 // ProWriters is now providing agents and brokers access to online quoting and binding for small business professional liability insurance with general liability and/or a business owners policy (BOP). Quotes for small...

WKFC Launches Miscellaneous Professional Liability Program

Oct 28 2013 // Ryan Specialty Group’s WKFC has launched a miscellaneous professional liability program with the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Chubb). The miscellaneous professional program is available for more than 100 classes of...

Eyeing Affluent Market, Crestbrook Ready to Launch in Illinois

Oct 24 2013 // Well-to-do Illinois residents and their insurance agents can soon look forward to another option when it comes to protecting their assets. Crestbrook Insurance has selected Illinois for the launch of what is essentially a...

Willis Launches Global 360 to Specialty Clients

Oct 24 2013 // Willis Limited, a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings Plc, has announced the first set of insurers offering to support Global 360, which it described as “a pioneering suite of capacity facilities for its specialty...

U.S. Unveils Draft of Voluntary Corporate Cybersecurity Standards

Oct 22 2013 // A U.S. bureau on Tuesday unveiled a draft of voluntary standards that companies can adopt to boost cybersecurity – part of an attempt to protect critical industries without setting restrictive and costly...

Aon Launches Excess Liability Facility for Railroad Business

Oct 22 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has launched Aon Rail Excess Liability facility. The insurance facility was created in response to emerging risks arising out of requirements in the Rail...

Florida Enters Era of Workers’ Compensation Market Stability

Oct 21 2013 // Florida’s workers’ compensation system has reached a rare state of rate stability, according to insurers and officials. The agency, the National Council on Compensation Insurance, filed for a one percent...

Colorado Launches Website For Flood Information

Oct 17 2013 // Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month. The website, ColoradoUnited.com, includes recovery news, current...

MAPFRE Enters Indonesian Market with 20% Stake in ABDA

Oct 17 2013 // Spain’s MAPFRE announced that it has acquired a 20 percent stake in the Indonesian insurance company Asuransi Bina Dana Arta (ABDA), and “has established a partnership in which MAPFRE becomes the industrial...

Zurich Launches Side A D&O Coverage for Corporate Leaders in the U.S. and Abroad

Oct 10 2013 // Zurich has introduced a new Side A D&O policy that addresses the evolving litigation landscape and provides coverage for liability exposures in the global marketplace, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and India....

Travelers Launches Online Cyber Risk Resources for Business Owners

Oct 7 2013 // Travelers has introduced a suite of online resources to help business owners navigate the growing threat of cyber risks while also protecting their assets and their customers’ information. The launch of the new...

Allied World Asia-Pacific Launches Primary Professional Indemnity Coverage

Oct 4 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that its Asia-Pacific platform has launched “Allied World AgilitySM Primary Professional Indemnity, a new product developed exclusively for the Asia-Pacific...

All Risks Launches Workers Comp Product for Agriculture Risks

Oct 4 2013 // The recently formed Workers’ Compensation Specialty division of All Risks, Ltd., has launched its second specialty class, WC for agriculture exposures. This unit will offer workers’ compensation through two...

U.S. Risk, Western World Launch Private D&O, EPL, Fiduciary Liability Program

Oct 3 2013 // U.S. Risk Pro, a division national MGA and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., and Western World Insurance Group have launched a new program for private company directors and officers liability. This...

Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Launches Installment Payment Program

Oct 3 2013 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) — the auto insurance market of last resort in Maryland — said its Installment Payment Plan went online on Oct. 1. This new option, which was passed and signed into law...

Guy Carpenter Launches Specialty Practice for Excess and Surplus Lines Carriers

Oct 2 2013 // Guy Carpenter & Co., a global risk and reinsurance intermediary specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of its new Excess & Surplus Lines Specialty Practice. Guy Carpenter said the...

Arch Insurance Group’s Contract Binding Operations Launch Excess Liability Capacity

Sep 26 2013 // Arch Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has increased limits of up to $5 million on its general liability coverage in the newly-formed Contract Binding Operations. The Arch Contract Binding...

Xchanging Launches New wifi service for London Insurance Market

Sep 26 2013 // Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider, has launched a free wifi service for the London Underwriting Center (LUC), home to many insurance businesses. The service will support the...

Fireman’s Fund Launches New Commercial Property Form for Highly Protected Risks

Sep 24 2013 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has launched Property-Gard Pinnacle, a new commercial property form that integrates new coverages and policy format with existing protection for highly protected risk (HPR)...