Debris Could Threaten Operations in Space – as Well as Earthbound Activities February 22, 2021 Hiscox, the specialist insurer, has called for action to tackle the growing problem of manmade space debris and the threat...
Japanese Lunar Exploration Firm ispace Raises $28M and Inspires Moon Insurance August 20, 2020 The Japanese lunar exploration firm, ispace, which is developing spacecraft to carry people to the moon, just raised $28 million...
Lloyd’s Launches Space Insurance Policy for Emerging Private Space Sector December 5, 2019 Lloyd’s has launched a new multi-million-pound space insurance policy for the emerging private spaceflight industry. The product is designed to...
Space Insurance Premiums Could Double After European Vega Rocket Crash July 31, 2019 By Carolyn Cohn, Tom Sims and Noor Zainab Hussain Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which...
HDI Global Specialty Taps Jackson from Neon as Head of Aviation and Space May 20, 2019 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has recruited Martin Jackson as head of aviation and space. Jackson joins...
SpaceX Lost Satellite on U.S. Mission Was Uninsured January 23, 2018 By Sonali Basak and Dana Hull U.S. taxpayers may end up paying for the missing satellite launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. that crashed...
Sciemus Partners with HSCM Bermuda and Is Renamed Argon Underwriting September 13, 2017 Sciemus, a specialty Lloyd’s MGA, is forming an investing partnership with HSCM Bermuda, a firm that invests in reinsurance and...
SpaceX Explosion Draws Attention to Insurance for Rocket Science September 2, 2016 When the SpaceX rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad Thursday, the first thought that probably came to mind was thank...
Hamilton’s Lloyd’s Operation Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters November 25, 2015 Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334, and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced the...
Hackers Find New Battleground in Space, Targeting Satellites in ‘Trophy Attacks’ October 27, 2015 By Ari Rabinovitch Space, the ‘final frontier’, is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as...