financial institutions News

Sompo International to Acquire Novae’s Financial Institutions’ Renewal Rights

Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty re/insurance, announced its London market insurance platform has agreed to acquire Novae Syndicates Ltd.’s financial institutions’ (FI) renewal rights. The purchase, which excludes emerging markets business, encompasses a portfolio that …

Beazley Offers ‘Seamless’ Financial Lines Cover for Crime, PI & Data Breaches

Beazley has unveiled two sets of financial lines’ products for organizations domiciled outside the United States. One is designed for the specific needs of financial institutions and the other provides comprehensive management liability cover for traditional and emerging risks, the …

Integro Appoints Abraham and Gregory to UK Financial Institutions Group

International broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of industry veterans Simon Abraham and Darren Gregory, who join the firm’s growing Financial Institutions group in the London office at 100 Leadenhall Street. The hiring of Abraham …

BHSI Launches Civil Liability Cover for Australia/NZ Financial Institutions

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced it has launched Professional First Financial Institutions Civil Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. “Many forces have shifted the risk landscape for financial institutions, from the lessons learned from the complex litigation …

CNA Hardy Builds Financial Institutions Team with Goodair & Bazell Appointments

CNA Hardy, a London-based specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced the appointment of Alec Goodair as UK financial institutions (FI) manager and Suzannah Bazell as FI underwriter. Reporting to John Taylor, head of …

BHSI Expands Financial Institutions Cover in Canada; Knight Leads Product Line

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it is introducing four new executive & professional lines products for financial institutions and named Andrew Knight as national director of Financial Institutions, Executive & Professional Lines, in Canada. The new products are: …

Nexus Signs 3-Year Capacity Deal with XL Catlin to Write Financial Lines in Asia

Nexus Underwriting, the independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has signed a three year underwriting capacity deal with XL Catlin in Asia through XL Insurance Co. SE. Through its new branch based in Hong Kong, Nexus Underwriting Asia (HK) will …

Clark to Head New Everest Specialty Unit Targeting Private Equity, Hedge Funds

Everest Specialty Underwriters said it has formed a new division, Alternative Solution Group, to offers transactional risk insurance as well as professional and management liability insurance on both a primary and excess basis to private equity firms and hedge funds. …

Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Expands UK Financial Institutions’ D&O Cover

Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. has enhanced its directors & officers liability product for financial institutions to reflect U.K. regulation. The new regulation, known as the “Senior Managers Regime,” places greater personal accountability on senior managers of U.K. financial institutions, …

Markel International Launches Fintech Business Protection Cover

Markel International, the London-based specialist insurance subsidiary of Markel Corp., has launched a policy offering comprehensive protection for businesses in the financial technology (fintech) sector, which includes trading platforms, forex platforms and peer-to-peer crowdfunding sites. In financial services businesses, where …