Latest New Markets Headlines

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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Launches ‘Cyber Protect’ Product for UK Market

Jun 16 2020 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced the launch of a new Allianz Cyber Protect product in the UK.AGCS, Allianz’s entity for large-scale corporate and specialty risks, released its new Allianz...

Insuretech Noblr Enters Louisiana Auto Insurance Market

Jun 12 2020 // Behavior-based auto insurance from Noblr is now available in Louisiana, the company said.The company provides an app-powered, personalized car insurance experience that rewards members’ good driving behaviors with...

HDI Global Specialty Launches London Political & Credit Risk Team with Hires from Neon

Jun 9 2020 // HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has launched a Political and Credit Risk team in London with the hires of Nick Robinson and Anthony Vaughan.Both have joined HDI Global Specialty SE’s London...

BHSI Launches Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance in France

Jun 8 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) Insurance in France. The new policy pairs coverage for multiple environmental risks with technical and legal support to...

IGI Launches Marine Trades Insurance Product in UK

Jun 2 2020 // International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. has launched a Marine Trades insurance product, which covers the smaller recreational marine market across the UK.The addition of the Marine Trades product complements the...

AAIS, Berkley Re Solutions Launch Cyber Protection Product for Families

May 28 2020 // AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services) and Berkley Re Solutions, a Berkley Company (BRS), have launched Family Cyber Protection Solution, a new product designed to protect consumers as cyber threats and...

Brit Enters High Net Worth Market with Launch of Private Client Offering

May 28 2020 // Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, has launched a private client offering.Brit Private Client will provide brokers operating in the high and ultra-high net worth market, and their clients, with a...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Customized Cyber Insurance for Shipowners

May 26 2020 // Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of CyNav, a new type of cyber insurance cover designed specifically for shipowners.The new product addresses the growing need for an explicit marine cyber solution, built from the...

CFC Launches Standalone Licensing Agreement Liability Product for IP Risks

May 26 2020 // CFC has released an insurance product for licensing agreements that expands on the company’s suite of media and intellectual property insurance products.According to the company, the global licensing industry is...

Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance and Security Coverage in Canada

May 22 2020 // Coalition, the cyber insurance and security managing general agent, announced it is offering its products and services to Canada-based businesses.The San Francisco-based company described the offering as proactive...

Bluefire Insurance Announces 10% Temporary Auto Rate Drop in Louisiana

May 19 2020 // Irving, Texas-based managing general agent specializing in low cost auto insurance, Bluefire Insurance, said it will provide approximately $2.7 million dollars in rate relief to assist policyholders with financial...

Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic Philippines Flood Model

May 12 2020 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of a new Philippines Flood Model. The probabilistic model provides countrywide coverage and enables insurers...

EC3 Brokers Launches Casualty and Cyber Specialty Division

May 12 2020 // EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division. Lane is joined by Dominic Toogood and Gary Moore. All three joined on May 1 and initially will...

Axon Launches Cyber Insurance Program for SMEs

May 11 2020 // Axon Underwriting Services, a specialty lines program administrator, has added CyberAdvantage to its suite of specialized insurance products for small to medium size enterprises (SME). The proprietary cyber liability...

CyberCube Launches Cyber Analytics Product for Broker Market

May 11 2020 // Cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube has launched a new software-as-a-service application designed specifically for insurance brokers called “Broking Manager.”“Broking Manager” facilitates...

California Governor Announces Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19

May 6 2020 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation.The governor signed an executive order that creates a time-limited...

Governor Cuomo Announces Phased Reopening Plan for New York Businesses

May 5 2020 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a reopening plan for New York businesses that includes four phases, each allowing businesses in select industries to open their doors.Businesses that are considered more...

North P&I Enters Blue-Water Hull, Machinery Market

May 5 2020 // Global marine insurer North P&I has entered the blue-water and hull and machinery market with a new insurance product line.The new offering from North is designed for larger ocean-going vessels and will complement the...

AI Specialist omni:us Partners with Insurtech Rokk3r to Enter Latin American Market

May 4 2020 // omni:us, the insurance-focused artificial intelligence (AI) solution business, has announced a partnership with Rokk3r, a global innovation technology and consulting company, to enable the AI company to enter the Latin...

Midwest Insurers AmeriTrust, Grange Unveil COVID-19 Relief for Businesses

May 4 2020 // Grange Insurance Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, and AmeriTrust Group Inc. in Southfield, Michigan, are offering relief plans to business insurance customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Grange Insurance has launched...