All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 20 2016 // The Obama administration’s proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Tuesday, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.The...
Sep 19 2016 // Hiscox has combined the services of its healthcare and cyber underwriters to launch Healthcare Threat Protect to coordinate with a hospital’s professional and general liability as well as their growing cyber...
Sep 19 2016 // Internet Insurance Group (IIG), a Waltham, Mass., based insurance agency that sells commercial insurance to small businesses, has launched its flagship website, SmallBusinessQuote.com.The firm has been working to build out...
Sep 15 2016 // The Oregon SAIF board of directors has decided to give workers’ compensation policyholders two dividends this year totaling $140 million.One dividend is based on premium, and the another is tied to safety...
Sep 14 2016 // The workers’ compensation market has likely entered a soft market phase based on a declining trend in price increases that began in 2013, according to a new report from A.M. Best.The report titled, “State...
Sep 8 2016 // Gaming firms, real-estate companies and drugmakers in China are chasing what they hope will be the country’s next hot commodity: private health insurance.At least 29 publicly traded Chinese companies have announced...
Sep 6 2016 // Hudson Insurance Group has launched its new commercial excess and umbrella business unit that will provide coverage on a non-admitted basis in all 50 states. Led by Thomas Farrell, the unit will operate on a limited...
Sep 1 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has expanded its cyber offering with the launch of CyberSolutions Germany, a new, market-specific primary insurance product.This advanced cyber risk protection solution provides tailored...
Aug 31 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG is diving into the U.S. ocean marine business. The global specialty insurer and reinsurer, which is wholly-owned by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., calls this a “significant expansion”...
Aug 30 2016 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Transportation Block 2020, a fully integrated and comprehensive inland marine cargo insurance product,...
Aug 26 2016 // CNA has launched a new directors & officers (D&O) Lead Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) policy. CNA developed this policy in response to the growing mergers and acquisition (M&A) trend within the insurance...
Aug 19 2016 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a pay-as-you-go option for workers’ compensation policies that allows insureds to pay their premiums in real-time, based on payroll.The new payment option offers...
Aug 19 2016 // Tampa-based American Integrity Insurance Co., a Florida property insurance company, has launched a new umbrella policy for Florida consumers and property insurance policyholders. The new coverage offers up to $5 million in...
Aug 18 2016 // Rocklin, CA, August 18, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new instant online quote Commercial Auto program, available in 30...
Aug 17 2016 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has launched a new series of environmental liability insurance products, offering both primary and excess coverage for single sites or property portfolios. Endurance’s new products...
Aug 16 2016 // U.S. government weather scientists and their research partners have developed a new forecasting tool to simulate how water moves throughout the nation’s rivers and streams, paving the way for what the federal agency...
Aug 16 2016 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a new residential earthquake insurance product called Flex Choice for residents of Missouri.Flex Choice allows consumers to customize their residential earthquake coverage to...
Aug 10 2016 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has introduced its next generation cyber and professional liability coverage product called ACCEPT Protect designed exclusively for the North American market. The new product...
Aug 9 2016 // Ironshore Specialty Casualty has introduced Owners Protective Professional Indemnity (OPPI) coverage for specific construction projects. Ironshore’s OPPI product indemnifies the project owner for first party loss...
Aug 8 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...