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HSB Canada Launches ‘Sensor Systems by HSB’ to Help Cut Commercial Water Claims

HSB Canada, part of Munich Re, has introduced “Sensor Systems by HSB,” a turnkey solution to help insureds reduce common property claims. The program monitors, predicts and alerts customers to risk events associated with water leaks, pipe freezing and critical …

Intact, Resilience Insurance to Provide Cyber Risk Coverage, Services

Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the brand for Intact Financial Corporation’s (IFC) U.S. insurance company subsidiaries, has launched cyber insurance options that will be offered in partnership with program manager Resilience Insurance. Through the new partnership, standalone cyber coverages coupled with …

Cyber Security Top Concern for Businesses in ‘Age of Risk:’ Marsh & McLennan’s Glaser

Cyber security has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new “age of risk,” topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in part because cybercrime is so pervasive, the head of insurance broker and consulting firm Marsh …

Risk Placement Services Launches Online Commercial Crime Product

E&S wholesale broker and managing general agency Risk Placement Services has launched a commercial crime insurance product to cover losses resulting from fraud committed by internal and external parties. Available to quote-bind-issue through RPS’ online platform, this new commercial crime …

HSB Offers Consultancy Services in UK, Ireland to Help Firms Improve Life of Equipment

HSB is expanding its engineering services to deliver consultancy services that enable businesses to improve efficiency and meet their compliance obligations. Using the technical knowledge and expertise of its engineers, HSB’s new range of consultancy services will provide businesses with …

Markets/Coverages: Slice Labs, AXIS Insurance to Offer Home Based Business Coverage

Slice Labs Inc. and AXIS Insurance have partnered to distribute AXIS Home Based Business insurance, an on-demand digital commercial insurance product designed for home businesses not covered by traditional homeowners insurance policies. AXIS Insurance is the specialty insurance business segment …

Frank Winston Crum Expands GL, Excess Programs into N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Frank Winston Crum Insurance (FWCI) has launched general liability and excess liability insurance programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to coincide with its previously available worker’s compensation program. The general liability program serves a niche contractor market and …

Vertus, Zurich Expand Hurricane Deductible Buy-Back Program Into S.C., N.C., Va.

Vertus Insurance Partners and Zurich North America have expanded the Cat4Home deductible buy-back insurance product to customers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The expanded offering comes on the heels of the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on …

Cincinnati Global Picks Hernandez, Seakens to Lead 2 New Business Lines

Cincinnati Financial Corp.’s London-based global specialty underwriting subsidiary, Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd., will begin writing two new lines of business: contingency and specie. Contingency insurance covers film and entertainment risks, such as: insuring film and TV production for their props, …

Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry: Hartwig

Despite a year of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty and a halting global economic recovery, the insurance industry remains strong, stable, sound and secure. Though below pre-COVID forecasts, major indicators point to positive rates of growth and a positive return on …