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EC3 Brokers Launches Casualty and Cyber Specialty Division

EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division. Lane is joined by Dominic Toogood and Gary Moore. All three joined on May 1 and initially will report to …

Axon Launches Cyber Insurance Program for SMEs

Axon Underwriting Services, a specialty lines program administrator, has added CyberAdvantage to its suite of specialized insurance products for small to medium size enterprises (SME). The proprietary cyber liability program is backed by Lloyd’s of London and responds to client …

CyberCube Launches Cyber Analytics Product for Broker Market

Cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube has launched a new software-as-a-service application designed specifically for insurance brokers called “Broking Manager.” “Broking Manager” facilitates client insight for both generalist and cyber specialist brokers, designed to help brokers quantify, understand, and explain to …

Tokio Marine Uses Tractable’s Artificial Intelligence Solution for Auto Claims in Japan

Tokio Marine, the Tokyo-based property and casualty insurer, will use an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to process auto damage across its insurance operations in Japan, accelerating claims processing for policyholders. The AI solution, created by technology company Tractable, uses computer …

Willis Research Network Partners with ‘Cloud to Street’ to Raise Flood Resilience

The Willis Research Network (WRN) has formed a new partnership with “Cloud to Street,” a global flood-mapping and monitoring platform that aims to help governments, humanitarian organizations and private sector actors increase resilience to catastrophic flooding. The partnership will leverage …

RMS Releases High Definition Models for European Severe Convective Storm

RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based risk modeling and analytics firm, announced the release of new European Severe Convective Storm (EU SCS) High Definition Models. The models represent 50,000 years of simulation of hail and straight-line wind and tornado risk and include …

North P&I Enters Blue-Water Hull, Machinery Market

Global marine insurer North P&I has entered the blue-water and hull and machinery market with a new insurance product line. The new offering from North is designed for larger ocean-going vessels and will complement the H&M insurance already available from …

Neptune Doubles Lloyd’s Capacity to Expand Private, Commercial Flood Product

Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd’s. Neptune, a Lloyd’s Coverholder since 2017, is now working with three Lloyd’s syndicates to provide capacity to the U.S. private flood …

AIG Launches Largest-Ever Syndicate at Lloyd’s, Operating in High Net Worth Sector

American International Group has launched Lloyd’s Syndicate 2019 — the largest-ever syndicate to be launched at Lloyd’s. Syndicate 2019 will exclusively reinsure risks from AIG’s Private Client Group (PCG), which operates in the high net worth segment. Significant capital support …

Gallagher Releases Pandemic Group Insurance Product for India’s Front-Line Workforce

International insurance broker Gallagher announced the release of a Pandemic Group Insurance product, providing a comprehensive COVID-19 indemnity cover solution to the India market. For essential workers and front-line services including hospital and healthcare providers, food distribution, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, …