November 19, 2013
Ironshore Australia has entered the fine art, specie and cargo insurance sectors in Australia through the creation of a new marine unit. Ironshore’s team will focus on underwriting a range of both static and transit fine art risks for Australian-based …
October 24, 2013
Willis Limited, a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings Plc, has announced the first set of insurers offering to support Global 360, which it described as “a pioneering suite of capacity facilities for its specialty insurance clients. The rollout of Willis’ …
July 15, 2013
Houston-based Global Special Risks LLC (GSR), part of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, announced that Steven J. England has joined GSR as president and CEO. England was formerly with Ironshore as executive vice president for U.S. Field Operations for Ironshore U.S., …
July 9, 2013
Tower Group International, Ltd. has entered into the marine and energy insurance market. Tower’s new marine and energy team will be led by Tom Guarnera and Jeff Kaufmann, who are joining Tower from the U.S. office of ANV Holdings BV, …
February 20, 2013
As pirates continue to capture vessels and kidnap crews, most recently off the coast of Nigeria, “ship owners, ship managers and operators are once again forcibly reminded of the need to take steps to protect the safety of their crew, …
January 14, 2013
Days after an oil tanker struck a San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge tower, the Coast Guard is calling for reconsideration of rules that allow large ships to sail in fog near the span in Northern California. The San Jose Mercury News …
November 30, 2012
Hull & Company has now opened a new marine department at its Stockton, Calif. location and has appointed marine risk specialist Quincy M. Schmit as commercial lines marine broker. The Stockton marine department will offer full access to competitive markets …
November 30, 2012
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s announced the appointment of Darren Carr as Class Underwriter for its marine liability underwriting account in a move designed to expand that sector of its business. Carr joined Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s from Hiscox where he …
November 27, 2012
GAC Maritime Security announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mobile Defense Systems LLC “to provide PirateFence™ anti-grapple razor wire to protect vessels from attacks by sea criminals. This marks the latest addition to GAC Maritime Security’s …
November 20, 2012
Centuries after piracy was recognized as the first international crime against humanity, its spread around the world has prompted the U.N. Security Council’s first debate Monday on piracy’s rise as a threat to world peace and security. In the past, …