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BHSI Launches Professional Liability Cover for Asset Managers and Funds in UK, Ireland

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Professional First Asset Management Liability Insurance, which provides broad professional liability, directors & officers liability, and crime coverage tailored for investment managers and funds in the UK and Ireland. “Highly volatile investment and …

Online Flood Insurer Neptune Expands Coverage to 6 New States

Neptune Flood, an all-digital online flood insurance company, has expanded its coverage to residents of Missouri, Colorado, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Indiana – bringing the total number of states with access to its flood protection to 27. …

AGCS Launches Product Recall Cover for UK Auto Parts Manufacturers

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’ specialist corporate insurer, launched Automotive Component Parts Product Recall cover for the UK market, which enables customers to mitigate the risk of expenses linked to a recall. These expenses can range from the …

Insurtech Corvus Launches Smart Cyber Excess Insurance with $10M Limit

Boston-based insurtech company Corvus Insurance has expanded its underwriting appetite for its Smart Cyber Insurance product lines with the launch of an excess cyber insurance policy designed to give brokers the ability to participate on the coverage towers of larger …

Marsh Launches Intellectual Property Product With Broad Defense Coverage

Marsh has launched IP Protect – an insurance product tailored to address organizations’ intellectual property (IP) risks. A proprietary Marsh policy, IP Protect is backed by Ambridge Partners, a managing general underwriter of transactional, complex management liability, and intellectual property …

Aon, Insurtech Zesty.ai Partner to Enhance Property Underwriting with AI Data

Aon has formed a strategic alliance with Zesty.ai, a San Francisco-based insurtech startup, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance insurers’ property underwriting. Zesty.ai’s technology provides access to more than 130 billion data points on buildings and their surroundings which …

CRC Group Launches Insurisk Brand, Partners with AMRISC on Property Products

CRC Group has launched Insurisk, a new brand name for its products. Additionally, CRC Group has formed an exclusive partnership with AMRISC, LLC to build new property products under the Insurisk name. Accirdubg to Dave Obenauer, CRC Group’s CEO, Insurisk …

China Re Launches Renewable Energy Consortium for Offshore Wind Farms in China

China Re Corp. announced the launch of a renewable energy consortium at Lloyd’s, focused on project specific reinsurance for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in mainland China. China Re’s Syndicate 2088 manages and co-leads the consortium along …

Pool Re Funds £10M Initiative to Help UK Businesses Improve Resilience to Terrorism

Pool Re, Britain’s terrorism reinsurer, is collaborating with UK government agencies to help businesses proactively protect against the risk of terrorism. The £10 million ($13.1 million) project is being funded by Pool Re, led by the UK Counter-Terrorism Police, in …

Aon Partners with Insurtech Skytek to Track Marine Risk Accumulations

Aon plc has partnered with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs. In an era of mega-ports and ultra-large container ships, re/insurers are highly exposed to risk accumulation …