Latest Middle Market Headlines

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Helping Small Insurers Sell Cyber Coverage to Small Businesses

Feb 24 2017 // With the global cyber insurance market expected to reach $14 billion by 2022, according to Allied Market Research, it’s no wonder more insurers are looking to offer cyber coverage. But small insurers have been...

Ironshore Forms Oil & Gas Facility for Middle Market Energy Sector

Feb 14 2017 // Ironshore Specialty Casualty has formed Ironshore Energy Solutions, a dedicated oil & gas facility, offering liability coverages for on-shore middle market energy classes in the United States. Ironshore Insurance...

Zurich North America Names Leaders of Realigned Commercial Divisions

Jan 25 2017 // Zurich North America has announced the name of its new North America Commercial Insurance unit and leadership team. This new unit brings together the former Commercial Markets and the former Global Corporate in North...

How Brokers Can Help SMBs Reduce Cyber Risk

Jan 9 2017 // Only recently, and mostly due to pressure created in the media by high-profile cyber attacks, executives at large companies have a new awareness of cyber risks to business. As a result, companies are spending more to...

The Hartford Names Bergbauer Head of Middle Market International

Oct 28 2016 // The Hartford has appointed Alfred Bergbauer as vice president and head of multinational underwriting. Bergbauer will oversee The Hartford’s International Choice portfolio of insurance products for U.S. organizations...

Special Report: 6 Cyber Security Trends to Watch in 2017

Oct 24 2016 // As 2016 winds down and the insurance industry begins to adjust its business and marketing strategies for the new year, cyber criminals are doing exactly the same thing – reviewing their successes and failures, attempting...

EPIC Launches Cyber Risk Insurance Platform for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses

Oct 18 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has launched its proprietary Cyber Risk and Insurance Platform tailored to small and mid-sized...

Marsh & McLennan Acquires Atlanta-Based Benefits Advisory Group

Sep 2 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Benefits Advisory Group, an Atlanta-based employee benefits consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not...

Mid-Market Firms Fall Short on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Assurex Global

Jul 18 2016 // Middle market businesses in all parts of the world view their exposures to natural catastrophes as increasing but some fall short when managing these risks effectively, according to a new survey of senior executives at...

Mesirow Insurance Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Middle Market Unit

Jul 13 2016 // Chicago-based Mesirow Insurance Services (MIS), a division of Mesirow Financial, has joined Alliant Insurance Services’ middle market platform, Alliant Americas.Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Founded in...

Chubb Offers Package Policy for UK & Ireland Middle Market Firms

Jun 8 2016 // Chubb has launched a comprehensive single property and liability package insurance policy for middle market businesses in the UK and Ireland.“MasterPackage” is designed to meet the needs of UKI business with...

Shults to Lead The Hartford’s Middle Market Central Division Sales, Underwriting

Jun 6 2016 // The Hartford has appointed Mark Shults as division executive for Middle Market sales and underwriting operations in The Hartford’s Central Division. He is based in Frisco, Texas. The Central Division encompasses...

How to Grow Your Insurance Agency One Call At A Time

May 2 2016 // The insurance industry is spending big on local marketing, but the results individual agencies experience depend on the tactics they execute. For independent agents and brokers looking to stand out online, positive web...

Hiscox Expands Cyber Offering to Small, Mid-Size Businesses

Apr 13 2016 // Hiscox has expanded its cyber and data risk coverage to include Hiscox CyberClear. The product is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. with less than $1 billion in annual revenue. This product will...

Top Exposures Facing Global Middle Market Firms Vary by Region: Assurex Survey

Mar 30 2016 // While all middle market businesses across the world have concerns about cyber risk, few of these firms view it as their biggest exposure, according to a global survey* of 68 leading independent insurance brokers, which...

Hartford Steam Boiler Launches Cyber Product for Mid-Size Companies

Feb 5 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Total Cyber, a stand-alone insurance product that offers mid-size companies direct coverage for multiple types of data and...

XL Catlin Unveils Workplace Violence Coverage for Mid-Size Companies

Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced a new insurance policy to help mid-size companies in the U.S. respond and recover from incidents of workplace violence.According to Denise Balan, Americas Head for XL Catlin’s Crisis...

Cyber Insurance Underwriting Moves from ‘Toddler’ to ‘Teen’ As Insurers Learn from Claims

Dec 8 2015 // Given the fact that the insurance industry paid out more than $400 million in highly publicized cyber liability insurance claims in 2014 alone, one might think that insurers would be shying away from the line.But one would...

Growth in Cyber Insurance Sustainable if Underwriting, Pricing Are Right

Dec 7 2015 // Given the fact that the insurance industry paid out more than $400 million in highly publicized cyber liability insurance claims in 2014 alone, one might think that insurers would be shying away from the line.But one would...

ACE Names Leaders for New Chubb Business Units, Major Product Lines

Sep 8 2015 // ACE Limited today revealed the leadership teams for the company’s North American business units, including national accounts, middle market, small commercial, high net worth personal lines, wholesale/excess and...