Markets/Coverages News

New Mercury Insurance Programs Target California Homeowners’ Wildfire Risk

Mercury Insurance has launched two new programs designed to help Californians better protect their homes and families if they live in areas prone to wildfires. Homeowners who take one or more steps to either harden their homes against wildfires or …

Sompo International Adds D&O Coverage for Public Companies

Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has launched a new directors and officers liability insurance policy form for publicly-traded companies in the U.S. Sompo’s public D&O product is the latest addition to the existing Sompo International Management Assurance Platform (MAP). Introduced in …

SageSure Expands with Product for Coastal Businesses in South Carolina, Florida

SageSure, a homeowners insurtech, has launched a new line of commercial insurance products in traditionally underserved coastal markets. Launching in South Carolina followed by Florida, SageSure’s commercial product line, including businessowners policies (BOP), provides coverage for over 300 classes of …

BHSI Introduces D&O Liability, Professional Indemnity Policies in Dubai, Middle East

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has developed proprietary directors & officers (D&O) liability and professional indemnity (PI) policy wordings for customers in the UAE and throughout the Middle East. “Companies in the Middle East are increasingly concerned about …

Munich Re Forms Partnership to Help Create ‘Pay-Per-Part’ Model for Manufacturers

The TRUMPF Group and Munich Re Group are entering into a strategic partnership for a “pay-per-part” business model, which enables customers to use a full-service laser machine without having to buy or lease any equipment. Instead, customers pay a previously …

Swiss Re and Daimler Launch Jointly Owned MGA to Offer Auto, Mobility Insurance

Swiss Re and Daimler Insurance Services have entered into a strategic partnership for automotive and mobility insurance and launched a new managing general agent called Movinx. The aim of the 50/50 joint venture is to develop fully digital automotive and …

Lloyd’s Reviews Product Design of Insurance Contracts in Response to COVID-19

Lloyd’s of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Monday. Insurers have suffered reputational damage as a result …

Munich Re Specialty Launches E&O Covearge for Mid-Sized Law Firms

Munich Re Specialty Insurance has launched a lawyers professional liability (LPL) insurance product, an errors and omissions policy specially designed for mid-size law firms. The LPL policy provides up to $5 million in primary or excess liability coverage for errors …

Florida Homeowners Insurtech TypTap Goes National; Plans Roll-Out in 20 States

After launching in Florida as a flood insurer in 2016 and expanding into the homeowners market in 2018, TypTap Insurance Co. has officially started the process of becoming a nationwide company. The technology-driven insurer and subsidiary of HCI Group launched …

Online Platform Allows Agents, Buyers to Compare, Buy Flood Insurance

Florida-based flood insurance agency National Flood Insurance (NFI) has backed a new online platform for consumers and agents to quote, compare, and purchase flood insurance policies from multiple flood insurance companies, as well as from the National Flood Insurance Program …