August 17, 2017
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has created a global Contingency and Sports Personal Accident (PA) team and appointed Jonathan Cole as head Contingency and Sports PA, effective immediately. Cole will be responsible for expanding these lines of business across the four …
June 1, 2017
Dale Underwriting Partners, managed by Lloyd’s third party managing agency Asta, announced the creation of a new contingency and sports personal accident business. The team will be led by Martin Lawson, who will be joined by Richard Appleton. Both are …
August 17, 2016
When David Brill lost a trial for a client who fell off his neighbor’s ladder, it was a rare failure for his three-member Florida law firm. It also cost him $30,000 in expenses since he’d taken the case on contingency, …
May 23, 2016
Should the Olympics proceed in Rio de Janeiro in August as planned? With the lighting of the torch set to take place in less than three months, a handful of medical experts are calling for the games to be postponed …
March 21, 2016
Organizers of rock concerts and conferences in Latin America or fringe events at the Rio Olympics beware: if you still need insurance to cover cancellation due to the Zika virus, it’s probably too late. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should …
November 18, 2015
Specialist insurer Beazley launched in Australia “Weather Guard,” an insurance policy to protect Australian businesses from weather-related revenue shortfalls. Weather Guard covers weather-related perils that have historically not been offered cover, Beazley said in a statement. “This means it can …
March 16, 2015
Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, has launched prize indemnity and over-redemption policy products. The new coverages come from CFC’s recently established contingency team and follow the appointment of Matt Helm as Contingency Practice leader last year. “Prize competitions and …