Latest Excess Surplus Headlines

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Lloyd’s of London Shakes Up IT, Operations Teams

Nov 14 2024 // Commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London is restructuring its data, operations and change departments, which will involve outsourcing some of those units’ work, a Lloyd’s spokesperson said on...

Doe & Emuss Launches as Professional Liability U/W Manager and Lloyd’s Coverholder

Nov 14 2024 // Doe & Emuss (D&E), the London-based boutique professional liability underwriting manager, has been launched with approved coverholder status at Lloyd’s.D&E is founded and led by industry veterans, Chief...

People Moves: Everest Insurance Appoints Corbo to Lead US Primary Casualty, Weiser to Lead US Excess Casualty

Nov 14 2024 // Nina Corbo Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Nina Corbo to lead U.S. primary casualty and Debbie Weiser to lead U.S. excess casualty. Corbo oversees...

Markets/Coverages: Aviva’s Lloyd’s Insurer Probitas Launches 5 New Lines of Business

Nov 13 2024 // Aviva’s Lloyd’s business Probitas announced it began to quote for five new classes of business – marine (cargo, fine art & specie, and ports & terminals), construction, renewable energy,...

Nonresident Surplus Brokers in Alabama Must Have $50,000 Bond Starting Jan. 1

Nov 12 2024 // Nonresident surplus lines brokers working in Alabama, like their in-state brethren, must secure a $50,000 fidelity bond to be licensed in the state, starting Jan. 1.The Alabama Department of Insurance posted the bulletin...

Business Moves: Ryan Specialty Acquires MGU Specialist; Clear Buys UK’s CoverMarque

Nov 6 2024 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, has completed the acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners from Abry Partners and BHMS Investments.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed....

Monarch E&S Acquires Texas’ Professional Insurance Executives

Nov 4 2024 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services (Monarch E&S), a division of Specialty Program Group LLC, announced its strategic acquisition of the assets of Professional Insurance Executives, Inc. (PIE), a leading contract...

People Moves: Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO; Lloyd’s Taps Aviva’s Adams as Chief People Officer, Succeeding Gomez

Nov 4 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Underwriting Managers and Lloyd’s of London.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as...

Geopolitical Conflict Could Cost Global Economy $14.5 Trillion Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s

Nov 4 2024 // The global economy could be exposed to losses of US$14.5 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a hypothetical geopolitical conflict causing widespread disruption to global trade patterns and supply chains,...

People Moves: Rivera Appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan LATAM/Caribbean, Brockman Named Chair; HDI Global Taps AGCS’s Strasser as Board Member for Specialty Lines

Oct 31 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh McLennan Latin America and HDI Global.A summary of these new hires follows here. Rivera Appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan LATAM and Caribbean, Brockman...

Clear Group Acquires Lilley Plummer Risks, Entering Wholesale Lloyd’s Broker Space

Oct 29 2024 // Clear Group, the UK independent insurance broker that is owned by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has entered the wholesale Lloyd’s broker space with the acquisition of Lilley Plummer Risks Ltd., a...

People Moves: Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims UK & MENA; Howden Re Announces 4 Senior Appointments in Germany

Oct 24 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Howden Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims UK...

Markets/Coverages: Lloyd’s Launches Disaster Resilience Vehicle for Small Island Developing States

Oct 24 2024 // Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has launched disaster resilience vehicle with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to deliver disaster risk financing to...

Hard Market ‘Supercycle’ Likely to Be Prolonged: Lloyd’s CEO Neal

Oct 21 2024 // Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7 — its best interim results in 17 years — does this mean the hard market cycle is ending?During a media...

Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk

Oct 21 2024 // While the Lloyd’s market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn’t resting on its laurels. It is carefully monitoring areas where potential vulnerabilities have been identified.During a recent...

People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business

Oct 17 2024 // Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty,...

People Moves: LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting Mgr; Marsh Promotes Thomas-Ferrand to Lead Captive Insurance as Charnley Retires

Oct 17 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting...

People Moves: Aon Reinsurance Solutions Announces New Senior Leadership Roles; Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Hires 3 in Leadership Team

Oct 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Announces New Senior Leadership Roles in U.S....

MIC Global Applies to Become Lloyd’s Coverholder for Greenlight Re’s Syndicate 3456

Oct 11 2024 // MIC Global (MIC), the full-stack embedded micro insurance provider, announced it has applied to become a Lloyd’s coverholder for Greenlight Re’s Syndicate 3456, subject to applicable approvals.This strategic...

Markets/Coverages: AEGIS London-Led Lloyd’s Consortium Launches $25M Miner Rescue Insurance Cover

Oct 10 2024 // The Lloyd’s insurance market’s only product writing cover for the rescue of miners trapped underground has more than doubled its available cover from $10 million to $25 million with a launch of a new consortium...