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Markets/Coverages: Beazley Starts D&O for Crypto Companies; Notion PRO New 24/7 Professional Home Monitoring

Jun 15 2022 // Specialist insurer Beazley said it launched CryptoGuard, a new directors & officers liability (D&O) insurance product tailored specifically for crypto companies – the first of its kind in the London and US...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Introduces D&O Insurance Policy in France

Jun 14 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has introduced a proprietary directors & officers insurance policy in France.“Our new D&O liability policy provides companies and their management...

D&O Market Has Most Profitable Year Since 2014 but Results May Be an Anomaly

May 11 2022 // The directors and officers insurance marketplace in 2021 enjoyed its most profitable year since 2014 but results have to be “viewed as a possible aberration rather than a the start of a trend,” according to a...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis D&O

Apr 29 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvDirectors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if they...

D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits

Apr 18 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported in March, citing the impact of social inflation on rising...

Texas’ Skyward Specialty Expands D&O Solutions for Non-Standard HOA Market

Mar 30 2022 // Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is expanding its Management Liability solutions by offering targeted directors and officers (D&O) coverage to Non-Standard Non-Profit Condominium and...

D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits

Mar 2 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported Monday, citing the impact of social inflation on rising claims...

Startup MGA Rising Edge Targets Low-Layer D&O Business

Feb 24 2022 // The co-founders of London-based Rising Edge aimed to create something different when they decided to launch a managing general agent in 2021, which focuses solely on directors and officers liability insurance.CEO Philippe...

M.J. Hall in California Introduces D&O, EPL and FL Cannabis Coverage

Feb 3 2022 // San Francisco, California-based M.J. Hall & Co. is introducing directors and officers liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance coverages for cannabis business owners.The coverages,...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Moderating, With Exception of Cyber: Marsh

Feb 2 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15% increases seen in both the second and third quarters, according to Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market...

Insurance Technology: Great American, Assurely Offer D&O for Tech Startups; Tractable AI Assesses Building Damages; Pie Offers Pay-As-You-Go

Jan 25 2022 // Great American Insurance and Assurely Offer D&O to Startup FirmsThe Executive Liability division of Great American Insurance Group and the insurtech, Assurely, announced an agreement to offer directors and officers...

Great American, Texas-Based Insurtech Assurely to Offer D&O Insurance

Dec 30 2021 // The Executive Liability Division of Great American Insurance Group and the Austin, Texas-based insurtech, Assurely will offer Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) insurance to private companies raising capital via...

Specialist D&O MGA Banyan Risk Expands Into Canadian Market

Dec 22 2021 // Banyan Risk Ltd., the managing general agent (MGA) that launched in Bermuda this year, is expanding its operations into Canada.Banyan, which underwrites directors and officers (D&O) insurance risk solutions in complex...

Chubb Promotes Rayan and Edey for Consumer Lines Distribution and Financial Lines, Respectively; Hiscox Hires Hartford’s Pearsall as Line U/W for D&O

Nov 29 2021 // This edition of International People Moves, covers two promotions at Chubb and a new hire at Hiscox.A summary of these appointments follows here. Chubb Promotes Rayan and Edey for Consumer Lines Distribution and Financial...

People Moves: D&O MGA Tegron Names Tokio Marine’s Shergill Sr U/W; AXIS Financial Institutions Hires 3 for London Team; Aon Re’s Russell Is Casualty Treaty U/W at Atrium

Oct 19 2021 // D&O Insurer Tegron Names Tokio Marine’s Shergill as Senior U/WTegron Specialty, the Beat Capital backed D&O underwriting specialist, announced the appointment of Kiran Shergill as senior underwriter. Shergill...

Skyward Specialty Adds Cannabis Coverage for D&O and E&O Lines

Oct 14 2021 // Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is broadening its professional and management liability offerings for the U.S. legal cannabis market by adding cannabis-related risk to multiple coverage classes. The company’s...

People Moves: Claims Leaders Hired at Generali GC&C; D&O Specialist Rising Edge, and Hamilton Re

Sep 16 2021 // This edition of International People Moves focuses on claims appointments at three insurance underwriters: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, D&O MGA Rising Edge and Hamilton Insurance Group.A summary of these...

SiriusPoint Launches Specialty MGA Banyan Risk, Focusing on D&O Insurance

Jul 8 2021 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the launch of Banyan Risk Ltd., a managing general agent that underwrites directors and officers (D&O) insurance.The company has been...

BHSI Introduces D&O Liability and Professional Indemnity Policies in Ireland

Jun 29 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has added to its customized suite of directors & officers (D&O) liability and professional indemnity policies, for customers in Ireland.The company has...

Volkswagen’s D&O Liability Insurers Agree to Pay €270M of Diesel Emissions Payout

Jun 10 2021 // FRANKFURT — Volkswagen said on Wednesday it had agreed to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, that will see the carmaker receive 288 million euros ($351 million)...