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Transactional Risk Insurance Hits Record High Despite Pandemic: Marsh

After a dramatic downturn in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume soared to record highs in the second half of the year. This was mirrored in growth of transactional risk …

CRC, Pan-American to Offer Workers’ Comp to Trucking Industry

A new partnership between specialty wholesaler CRC Group, 5Star Specialty Programs and life insurer subsidiary Pan-American Benefit Solutions (PABS), will focus on offering workers’ compensation coverage for the trucking industry. The offering is part of PABS’s capacity expansion to writing …

German Insurtech Wefox Plans to Launch Product that Warns of Looming Danger

BERLIN – German insurance tech startup Wefox plans to launch a risk prevention product that will use data from smartphones and other connected devices to warn users of impending danger, its founder and CEO Julian Teicke told Reuters on Thursday. …

BI Innovation Coming Soon: Low-Limit Policies from Insurtech Thimble

See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses—and that was the driving motivator of insurtech Thimble, which is currently working on coverage for small business customers during business interruptions. Jay Bregman, co-founder of the …

New Beazley Offering Targets D&O Exposures of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

Beazley has launched a directors’ and officers’ (D&O) product suite designed specifically for U.S.-domiciled special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Beazley’s new D&O products for SPACs offer dedicated coverage for either the individuals, or the entity and individuals combined from an …

Mosaic Begins Underwriting War, Terrorism & Political Violence Risks Globally

Mosaic, the new Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, announced it has begun underwriting war, terrorism and political violence risks globally out of offices in London and New York. Mosaic will offer tailored coverage for a full spectrum of commercial, industrial and …

Sierra Specialty Launches Nationwide Agribusiness Program

Sierra Specialty has launched an agribusiness program now available in all 50 states. Sierra Specialty has sole authority to underwrite, bind, and issue policies for this program, focusing on the farming and agriculture industry. The program will target a wide …

CNA’s Cyber Risk Services Program, CNA CyberPrep, Launched in Canada

CNA announced that CNA CyberPrep, a proactive cyber risk services program, has been launched in Canada. Already available to CNA’s customers in the United States, CNA CyberPrep helps cyber policyholders with threat identification, mitigation and response. The CNA CyberPrep program …

Volante Combines Ransomware, Cybersecurity in CyberLockout Coverage

Volante Global, an international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has launched a cyber ransomware product Cyber Lockout that combines ransomware insurance cover with cybersecurity technology. Cyber Lockout is designed to reduce an organization’s exposure to malware attacks, including ransomware. The …

Google to Offer Cyber Insurance From Allianz, Munich Re to Cloud Users

Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its cloud services, the first time a major provider has opened up such insurance to its clients, the companies said on …