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More Insurers to Offer Better D&O Coverage to Businesses With Robust ESG Frameworks: Marsh

Marsh announced today several enhancements to directors and officers liability (D&O) insurance offerings that could enable more clients to benefit from superior environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks. The move signals a greater willingness among D&O underwriters to recognize organizations …

‘It’s Not Been Fun’: Cyber Insurance Brokers Seek Consistency as Hard Market Settles

Alexandra Bretschneider said it feels like she has been a part-time grim reaper the last two years. The cyber practice leader at broker Johnson, Kendall & Johnson said, “I am just constantly delivering bad news.” Providing a perspective of the …

Marsh Launches Cyber Incident Management Service to Support UK, European Clients

Insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of its Cyber Incident Management (CIM) service to support clients headquartered in the UK and Continental Europe to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, as well as increase their cyber resilience. …

Cyber-Hygiene Confidence Low but Insurance Is Making an Impact: Survey

Nearly three quarters of global cyber-risk decision markers recently surveyed said their company experienced at least one cyberattack in the past year and while these attacks have spurred more investment in cyber-risk mitigation efforts, just 3% rated their company’s cyber …

Markets/Coverages: Marsh Renewable Energy; Main Street Farm; Munich Re Surety; Skyward Crane & Rigging; Draftrs Professional Liability

Marsh Launches Renewable Energy Facility Insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of a renewable energy facility that provides streamlined, dedicated insurance capacity for mid-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) risks in the U.S. and Canada. According to the …

Global Insurance Rates Continue to Moderate in Q1 – With the Exception of Cyber

Global commercial insurance prices rose 11% in the first quarter of 2022, marking the fifth consecutive reduction in rate increases since pricing peaked at 22% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published by …

Markets/Coverages: Palisade Legal Risk MGU; Tokio Marine Kiln IP Abatement; Marsh Cybersecurity Marketplace

Palisade Partner Launches Specialty Managing General Underwriter Palisade Insurance Partners, a specialty managing general underwriter, has been launched with plans to provide a range of contingent legal risk insurance and other specialty insurance products across the U.S. and International markets. …

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Vanyo; AIG’s Fayto Joins Lockton Cyber; Hersch Leads Deloitte Insurance Unit

Vanyo Named General Counsel of Marsh Marsh McLennan announced the appointment of Mikhail “Misha” Vanyo as general counsel of Marsh. Based in New York, Vanyo will lead all legal and compliance strategy for Marsh globally. He succeeds Katherine Brennan, who …

Marsh Launches ESG Risk Rating to Assess Companies’ ESG Performance

Insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Risk Rating, an assessment tool that can measure an organization’s ESG performance, enabling them to improve their ESG risks, and gain access to additional insurance market capacity. …

Aircraft Insurers Brace for Barrage of Russia Claims in Possibly Biggest Aviation Loss

Aircraft-leasing firms working to retrieve planes from Russia are set to collide with an aviation-insurance industry bracing for an unprecedented barrage of claims. Lessors of planes stuck in Russia since the onset of sanctions have warned insurers of possible claims …