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Beazley Appoints Greenwood as Head of Cyber & Executive Risk, Succeeding Donovan

Apr 16 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Bethany Greenwood as global head of cyber & executive risk (CyEx) from July 2020. She will join Beazley’s executive committee at the same time.Greenwood joined Beazley...

People & Places

Apr 6 2020 // Mark Friedlander and Kris Maccini have been appointed to senior communications positions at the Insurance Information Institute (III) to broaden the organization’s traditional and social media operations.As...

Ransomware Attacks, Funds Demanded Soared in 2019: Beazley

Apr 6 2020 // The number of ransomware attack notifications against insurance clients increased by 131% in 2019 and the funds demanded by the attackers surged along with the counts.A new report from specialty insurer Beazley’s...

Ransomware Attacks, Funds Demanded Soared in 2019: Beazley

Mar 24 2020 // The number of ransomware attack notifications against insurance clients increased by 131 percent in 2019 and the funds demanded by the attackers surged along with the counts.A new report from specialty insurer...

Beazley’s Bernacki Named President of AmWINS Special Risk Underwriters

Mar 24 2020 // Global specialty insurance wholesaler AmWINS Group announced that Mark R. Bernacki will join the firm as president of AmWINS Special Risk Underwriters (SRU) and executive vice president of AmWINS Group, effective March 30,...

Beazley Adds SME Cyber Product to E-Trading Broker Platform

Mar 13 2020 // Beazley has made its flagship cyber product, Beazley Breach Response (BBR), available to brokers of small and medium-sized business through the myBeazley platform in the U.S., speeding up the time required to obtain a...

Beazley Adds Sanches as Underwriter in Southern California

Jan 29 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Justin Sanches as an underwriter within the U.S. healthcare liability team. Sanches joins Beazley’s Los Angeles, Calif., office to underwrite a range of global miscellaneous...

Beazley and RenaissanceRe Launch Cyber Catastrophe Cover Backed by Capital Markets

Jan 9 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley and reinsurer RenaissanceRe have jointly launched a product that provides Beazley with additional catastrophe cover for cyber events. The majority of the security behind the deal will be provided...

Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Cyber Risk Stories of 2019

Jan 7 2020 // Cyber risks were cited as the top concern among businesses of all sizes in 2019, according to a Travelers report released in October.Of the 1,200 business leaders who participated in an insurer-sponsored survey, 55% said...

Beazley Life Sciences Product Aimed at Small Businesses, Start-Ups

Dec 10 2019 // Beazley has launched its BioSecure policy, a life sciences proposition designed for small businesses. The coverage provides flexible insurance protection against a range of exposures in the pharma, biotech and medical...

Beazley Names Karimali Executive Risk Underwriter in California

Dec 2 2019 // Beazley has named Rozina Karimali executive risk underwriter within the cyber and executive risk division. Karimali is based in San Francisco and will underwrite public directors and officers and large private D&O...

Beazley Makes Two New Underwriting Appointments to Its New York Team

Nov 1 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Matthew Westhoff as head of U.S. large commercial property based in New York.Reporting to Beazley’s global head of commercial property, Simon Jackson, Westhoff will manage the...

Beazley Appoints Smith as Miscellaneous Medical Underwriter in Georgia

Oct 30 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Hannah Smith as a miscellaneous medical underwriter within its U.S. healthcare team.Based in Atlanta, Ga., Smith will underwrite a range of miscellaneous medical professional...

Ransomware Attacks Rise 37% in Q3, Targeting IT Vendors, Their Clients: Beazley

Oct 29 2019 // Ransomware attacks increased by 37% during the third quarter of 2019, compared to Q2, as cyber criminals target both IT vendors and their clients, according to data compiled by insurer Beazley.One-quarter (24%) of all...

Beazley Beefs Up U.S. Large Property Team with Berkshire’s Westhoff, Ironshore’s Irwin

Oct 29 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Matthew Westhoff as head of U.S. large commercial property based in New York.Westhoff will manage the US-based team, working alongside the property team in London. He brings 16...

Specialist Insurer Beazley Takes 30% Stake in Hong Kong Coverholder Pegasus

Oct 24 2019 // Beazley, the London-based specialist insurer, is making a strategic investment in Hong Kong-based coverholder, Pegasus Underwriting Ltd.The investment will see Beazley become a 30% shareholder in Pegasus. Beazley said it...

Beazley Appoints Turk to Lead Corporate Development as Goodman Retires

Oct 11 2019 // Beazley has appointed Rachel Turk as head of corporate development, effective immediately, following the retirement of Mark Goodman.Turk joined Beazley in January 2009 as an analyst in the management liability team before...

People & Places

Oct 7 2019 // Credit and political risk insurance brokerage specialist BPL Global has appointed Donnie DiCarlo as executive vice president. He will be based in New York and is charged with expanding BPL’s client base in the U.S....

EPIC Adds Beazley’s Bejean to Georgia-Based Greyling Division

Sep 20 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Lionel Bejean to the firm’s Greyling Division, based in Alpharetta, Ga., as senior vice president.In his new position, Bejean will be responsible for serving the risk...

Beazley Launches Title IX Coverage for Educational Institutions

Sep 19 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a comprehensive policy designed to cover infringements of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination based on sex in any public education program.The policy provides...