July 3, 2018
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has established a US$100 million intellectual property (IP) facility with global insurance broker Aon and several other Lloyd’s syndicates. The facility will be led by TMK and is one of the first for IP in the …
July 2, 2018
AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in specialist employer protection managing general agency (MGA) Concordia Employment Services Ltd., for an undisclosed sum. London-based Concordia was launched in 2015 to support UK employers with managing their risks and …
June 28, 2018
AssuredPartners Inc., the Lake Mary, Fla.-based insurance broker, has acquired B&W Brokers Ltd. of London. Specializing in providing casualty and property insurance and placing binding authorities, B&W services clients in Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and North America. …
June 25, 2018
Western Financial Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Axion Insurance Services Inc. of Ontario. The acquisition was completed on June 19, 2018 and will add 10 Ontario-based locations and approximately 60 insurance experts to Western’s existing network of insurance …
June 22, 2018
Willis Towers Watson has launched a new version of its loss-reserving software, ResQ. ResQ 4.1 provides property and casualty (P/C) insurers with new reporting capabilities to further advance the software’s technical capability, in response to clients’ increasing need for faster …
June 21, 2018
Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced that Grahame “Chily” Chilton will rejoin the business later this year. Chilton will work alongside CEO Rupert Swallow to drive global business development and help shape the strategic direction of the company …
June 14, 2018
The risk of terror attacks and damage from hooligans has pushed up premiums for businesses and players buying insurance for the soccer World Cup in Russia compared to the previous event in Brazil, brokers and insurers say. The insured value …
June 11, 2018
Gallagher, the insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm, broadened its footprint in continental Europe by acquiring a 65 percent stake in specialist Swiss broker Hesse & Partner AG and Hesse Consulting GmbH. Terms of the transaction were not …
June 11, 2018
Integro Insurance Brokers, the New York-based insurance brokerage and specialty risk management firm, has completed its acquisition of Hawkes Bay Holdings Ltd. (HBH), the privately owned principal parent company of Tyser & Co Ltd., a specialist Lloyd’s broker. Integro said …
April 24, 2018
While the market for architects and engineers professional liability insurance remains intensely competitive, many insurers providing this coverage are weighing new policy enhancements that offer expanded protection. A new survey by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds some insurers are …