fine art & specie News

Arch Insurance (UK) and Marsh Launch ‘Blue Vault,’ Insurance Cover for Digital Assets

Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd., in collaboration with Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the launch of Blue Vault, a new solution to provide insurance protection for the secure storage of digital asset private keys held in traditional vault …

Everest Taps Tailor from Charles Taylor Managing Agency as Head of Fine Art & Specie

Everest Insurance announced the addition of Joshila Tailor as the global head of Fine Art and Specie for Everest Insurance International, which includes Everest Insurance Ireland DAC and Lloyd’s Syndicate 2786. Tailor brings over 20 years of industry experience to …

Liberty Specialty Markets’ French Operation to Expand Product Range, Increase Team

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, is to broaden the range of product lines underwritten by its French operation and increase the size of its team. It will also make a series of investments in its French …

XL Catlin Taps Coladon from The Guarantee as Fine Art & Specie U/W in Canada

XL Catlin has appointed Farzina Coladon as underwriter, fine art and specie (FAS) in Canada. Coladon is responsible for underwriting fine art, jewelers block and general specie insurance across Canada. Based in Toronto, Coladon, joined on Nov. 6 and is …

XL Catlin Enhances Wording for Fine Art & Specie Offering in Europe

XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced it has enhanced the wording of its all-in-one solution for collectors, arts and jewelry professionals, called Mosaic. The Mosaic coverage, which is available in France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain, now includes a number of …

Brit Launches Diamond Processing Consortium with Capacity Up to $50M

Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer, announced the launch of a Lloyd’s consortium for diamond processing. Now quoting business, the new consortium brings additional capacity of up to $50 million to the London market. “The consortium, which is led by …

Hiscox Leads New $1B Fine Art Consortium, in Collaboration with Ascot

Hiscox announced it has formed a new US$1 billion fine art consortium, the result of a collaboration with Ascot Underwriting. The $1 billion capacity consortium has been constructed specifically to streamline the process of placing large fine art risks within …

Brit Launches New Fine Art & Specie Offering

Brit Limited has launched a product for the fine art and specie sector. The product, Conexus, has been designed by Brit to combine cover for fine art and specie, property business interruption and general liability into a single policy. The …

Liberty Specialty Announces Specialty Lines and Fine Art & Specie Appointments

Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Mike Gosselin to the role of chief underwriting officer for specialty, while also naming David Saillen as head of fine art & specie – Continental Europe. An industry veteran …