Tysers Broking News

People Moves: BHSI Promotes McGriskin to Lead UK FI; Former Enstar Exec Rocke Heads RiverStone Int’l in Bermuda; Tysers Hires Aon’s Lucas for Political Violence & Terrorism Team

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), RiverStone International and broker Tysers. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Promotes McGriskin to Head of UK Financial Institutions Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance …

Xenia Broking Buys Trade Credit & Surety Business From Tysers

The credit insurance and surety specialist, Xenia Broking Group Ltd., announced it has acquired the UK whole turnover trade credit and surety business of Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. The transaction completed onJan. 11, 2022 and marks Xenia’s eighth acquisition to …

People Moves: WTW Promotes Rourke to UK Head of P/C Pricing, Product, Claims and Underwriting; Tysers Hires Lockton’s Appleford, Lonmar’s Jenkins

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers Willis Towers Watson and Tysers. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Promotes Rourke to UK Head of P/C Pricing, Product, Claims and Underwriting Willis Towers Watson has …

Lloyd’s Broker Tysers Launches Specialist Products for New Live Events Landscape

Lloyd’s broker Tysers has developed and diversified its entertainment insurance products and services to reflect the new live events landscape. For the music & live events sector, the broker has launched two schemes: Tysers Freelancers, an online insurance solution available …

UK Broker Tysers Launches Platform for End-to-End Digital Processing, Called Tconnect

Tysers, the London-based insurance broker, has launched Tconnect – a cross-functional, cloud-based platform designed to consolidate processes and automate the end-to-end lifecycle of a policy. The launch of Tconnect represents a significant milestone in Tysers’ digital transformation program to modernize …

UK Government Expected to Back Insurance Scheme for Live Entertainment

The British government is expected to announce an insurance scheme in the coming weeks for live events, including festivals, theater and sports, to allow them to go ahead despite the pandemic, insurance industry sources said. Insurers have since last year …

If Tokyo Olympics Canceled, Loss for Insurers Would Be ‘Mind-Blowingly’ Big

LONDON — Insurers are facing a $2-3 billion loss if the Tokyo Olympics are canceled this year, amounting to the largest ever claim in the global event cancellation market, brokers say. With less than six months until the Games are …

London Broker Tysers Appoints Buesnel from Deloitte as CEO

Tysers, the independent, London-based wholesale insurance broker, announced that Clive Buesnel will become its next chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Buesnel has spent much of his career in both operational and strategic roles in the UK and global …

Global Insurers Pulled into Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis, Firmly in Uncharted Territory

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal locked in spell-binding battle. Paul McCartney sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift. The long-awaited 32nd Olympic Games. The list of canned crowd-thrillers that were planned for the coming weeks isn’t just bad …

Olympics’ Postponement Likely to Cost Insurers Much Less than Cancellation

Delaying the Olympics is likely to cost insurers much less than canceling the Tokyo Games altogether, with a chance that some of those involved may not have policies specifically covering a postponement, industry sources say. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed …