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Brit Launches the First ILS Fund at Lloyd’s

Dec 9 2019 // Specialty insurer Brit Ltd. has launched Sussex Specialty Insurance Fund to offer insurance linked securities (ILS) investors access to Lloyd’s risk.It is the first ILS fund in the Lloyd’s of London market. The...

Lloyd’s Launches Space Insurance Policy for Emerging Private Space Sector

Dec 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 cater to the distinct needs of a rapidly growing new space sector, which,...

High Distribution Costs and How to Fix Them

Dec 5 2019 // The disruption currently taking place in insurance and reinsurance markets is at its most acute since the culmination of the financial crisis. Industry reserves, deteriorating earlier catastrophe losses and eye-popping...

Was It an Act of War? That’s Merck Cyber Attack’s $1.3 Billion Insurance Question.

Dec 3 2019 // By the time Deb Dellapena arrived for work at Merck & Co.’s 90-acre campus north of Philadelphia, there was a handwritten sign on the door: The computers are down.It was worse than it seemed. Some employees who...

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance’s Rating Unchanged with Reorganization: AM Best

Nov 21 2019 // The financial and credit ratings of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (MSI) remain unchanged following an announcement by its parent company, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (MS&AD), that it plans to reorganize its...

Lloyd’s Launches Campaign to Fight ‘Unacceptable Behavior’

Nov 20 2019 // Lloyd’s of London announced a new campaign to encourage more people to speak up against “unacceptable behavior”.The campaign is part of a program of measures put in place to “accelerate progress...

Hamilton Insurance Places Lloyd’s Syndicate Acappella Into Runoff

Nov 19 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. said it is placing Acappella Syndicate 2014 into runoff.Acappella is a third-party capital supported Lloyd’s syndicate included in Hamilton’s acquisition in August of Liberty...

Pioneer Underwriters Decides to Put Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into Run-Off

Nov 15 2019 // Pioneer Underwriters has decided to put its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1980 into run-off after completing an examination of “strategic and capital options for 2020.”Pioneer said it will be working with Asta, the...

Lloyd’s Broker SSL Endeavour to Launch Latin America-Focused MGA in Miami

Nov 14 2019 // Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (SSL Endeavour) will launch a managing general agent (MGA) based in Miami, and a trio of senior hires to support growth in...

Praedicat Develops Named Peril Casualty Insurance Product via Lloyd’s Lab

Nov 13 2019 // Praedicat, Inc., the Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, announced it is developing a new insurance product designed to help global industrials secure coverage for innovative and essential products...

Sexual-Harassment Whistleblower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln

Nov 13 2019 // A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd’s of London insurance company is suing his employer for what he called a campaign of harassment, racial discrimination and...

Lloyd’s to Create Single Governing Body, Merging Council and Franchise Board

Nov 8 2019 // Re/insurance market Lloyd’s announced its decision to merge the Council of Lloyd’s and the Franchise Board, effective from June 1, 2020, after receiving widespread support from across the market.The news...

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Finalizes Strategic Investment in Canopius

Nov 4 2019 // Canopius Group Ltd. announced the completion of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance’s (SFMI) strategic investment in its business.The investment will support Canopius’s growth arising from the recent...

A Trailblazer in the Lloyd’s Marketplace Looks Back and Ahead

Oct 31 2019 // When Vicky Carter, Guy Carpenter’s chairman of Global Capital Solutions, International, started working in the insurance industry 40 years ago, she was one of only a handful of women. She reflects here on how the...

Miami Specialty Risk Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Cyber, Technology E&O Facility

Oct 31 2019 // Miami Specialty Risk has launched a new cyber and technology E&O facility available in all 50 states. Backed by Lloyd’s of London, the Miami Specialty Risk facility is comprised of three products: SME Cyber and...

Cyber Attack on Asia-Pacific Ports Could Cost $110B, Hitting Global Supply Chains

Oct 30 2019 // A single cyber attack that affects major ports across Asia-Pacific could cost $110 billion, which is roughly equivalent to half of all losses from natural catastrophes globally in 2018*, according to research from...

Lloyd’s Insurer AEGIS London Launches Digital Trading Division

Oct 28 2019 // Lloyd’s insurer AEGIS London has launched a digital trading division, dedicated to building and distributing digital products.Tom Squires, AEGIS London’s head of digital trading, will lead the division,...

AIG Expanding at Lloyd’s With New Unit for U.S. High-Net Worth Market

Oct 28 2019 // American International Group Inc. is ramping up its bet on the wealthiest Americans with a new push to offer policies through the Lloyd’s of London marketplace and write as much as $1 billion in gross premiums.AIG...

Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution

Oct 22 2019 // Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit they are sometimes challenged to close the protection gap for new and emerging risks such as...

Surplus Lines Premium Grows in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch

Oct 7 2019 // Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since 2012, increasing 11% and representing the eighth consecutive year of premium growth, according to...