Towergate and Navigators & General (N&G), a part of the Zurich Group, have signed a strategic partnership under which N&G will provide capacity and expertise for Towergate Marine products. Towergate Marine provides insurance for around 25,000 pleasure crafts including super …
RFIB Group Ltd., the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a Transaction Solutions business with the appointment of James Wilson to lead the division. Reporting to Paul Chilton, chief operating officer, Wilson brings over 12 years’ experience in …
Totten Insurance Group, the Toronto-based managing general agency, announced that it has acquired the shares of Canadian Resources Insurance Solutions Inc. (CRIS), a Sudbury, Ontario-based insurance wholesaler. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This strategic acquisition expands Totten’s footprint …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Orb Financial Services Ltd. in Surrey, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Orb Financial Services is an employee benefits consultant and broker offering a full range …
Capsicum Re*, the specialist reinsurance broker, announced it has hired Patrick Bousfield, Jane Palmer and Alice O’Dwyer-Smith to its cyber team. They are based in the London office and report to Ian Newman, a partner in Capsicum Re’s London property …
How are firms attracting and keeping new talent? How are organizations using data to provide their clients with insights into their business? Will historical growth rates be sustainable? What functions with an agency are becoming increasingly specialized? These are some …
Towergate Insurance announced the appointment of Neil Pearce as managing director of Towergate London Market.* Pearce will join Towergate on Sept. 5, 2016 and report directly to group Chief Executive Officer David Ross. Pearce joins Towergate from RKH Specialty where …
The U.S. workers’ compensation insurance market achieved a “significant” underwriting profit in 2015, but trends call into question whether such a result can be repeated, Fitch Ratings concluded in a new report. For 2015, the workers’ compensation combined ratio came …
Middle market businesses in all parts of the world view their exposures to natural catastrophes as increasing but some fall short when managing these risks effectively, according to a new survey of senior executives at more than 80 independent insurance …
There are lots of emerging liability risks that may be keeping corporate directors and officers awake at night, which is why their D&O insurance protection is rising up their list of concerns. “The worry of whether or not a D&O …
