inland marine insurance News

Markets/Coverages: Falvey Launches Commercial Output Insurance

Falvey Insurance Group announced the launch of Commercial Output insurance – coverage designed to cater to the diverse insurance needs of businesses in the manufacturing, institutional, industrial, and commercial sectors. Crafted by Falvey’s inland marine managing general agency (MGA), the …

Markets/Coverages: Canopius U.S., MGA Falvey Partner to Offer Inland Marine Coverage

Canopius Group, a global specialty re/insurer, announced a new partnership with managing general agent Falvey Insurance Group (FIG) to offer inland marine coverage in the United States. This marks the first time that Canopius U.S. and Falvey will be writing …

Crews in Kentucky Work to Recover Loose Methanol, Other Barges on Ohio River

Crews were working Wednesday to remove three remaining barges that got loose on the Ohio River, including one carrying methanol. A total of 10 barges got loose early Tuesday on the river near Louisville, the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet …

Bangladesh Depot Fire Puts Spotlight on Country’s Industrial Safety Problems

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) – Authorities in Bangladesh were still struggling Monday to determine the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media reported, as …

Massive Fire at Bangladesh Container Depot Kills at Least 28

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 28 people and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media said Sunday, as firefighters struggled to get …

Pet Insurance Outshines Travel, Other Inland Marine Coverages Cut by COVID: AM Best

The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a “significant downturn in profitability” in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by nearly 16 percentage points amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an AM Best report. The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Significant …

Growth in Construction, Freight Has Been Good News for Inland Marine Insurance

The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to $24.5 billion in 2018 from $13.3 billion in 2009, …

How Insurtech Will Revolutionize Inland Marine by Cutting Costs

Insurtech advances will soon drive down unacceptably high expense ratios in the inland marine sector, making it possible to insure even hard-to-place, small or one-off inland marine risks at the best possible rates. Carriers and brokers are building Internet-based underwriting …

XL Catlin Launches Logistics Services Insurance to Address Supply Chain Risks

To help U.S. businesses manage the risks of storing, handling and transporting goods from here to there, XL Catlin has introduced a new logistics services insurance policy. XL Catlin’s Logistics Services Coverage Solutions provides a logistics company with tailored inland …