All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 4 2015 // GEICO has rolled out a new product to meet the insurance coverage needs of ridesharing drivers in Virginia. The product, available now to new and existing customers, covers drivers that Uber (UberX and UberXL), Lyft,...
Feb 4 2015 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Allied World North America has launched primary general liability coverage for the Canadian market. The bulletin said the “new primary general liability team...
Feb 3 2015 // ACE Group has introduced three new transactional risk insurance products that offer protection to buyers and sellers participating in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other transactional deals throughout North...
Feb 3 2015 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced that it has launched “the insurance industry’s first cyber risk modeling tool that will enable insurers to quantify and manage their...
Feb 2 2015 // ACE Group announced the launch of a new, independent cyber risk business unit as it continues to strengthen its local underwriting and risk management capabilities across Continental Europe.The announcement follows...
Jan 28 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s commercial insurance unit is expanding into Canada as it seeks to win over new clients by offering bigger coverage limits than competitors.The unit, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance,...
Jan 27 2015 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) Group North America has launched The Insurance Center for Building Materials (ICBM), a new managing general agency addressing the risks associated with lumber and secondary forest...
Jan 23 2015 // Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. reported that the Indiana Department of Insurance has approved the homeowners insurance forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co....
Jan 21 2015 // Rocklin, CA, January 21, 2015: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the expansion of their Victory® General Liability program into 38 states. Victory® General Liability...
Jan 21 2015 // the Association of British Insurers announced that it has launched a campaign for Flood Free Homes, “supported by Friends of the Earth, Know Your Flood Risk, National Flood Forum, and the Property Care...
Jan 15 2015 // ACE Group has launched ACE Middle Market Solutions, an enhanced proposition for brokers and clients, designed to help continue building its position in the middle market segment in key Continental Europe insurance...
Jan 14 2015 // ALTRU, LLC has introduced of a new miscellaneous professional liability insurance facility. The new program is an expansion on the partnership ALTRU began with Chicago Underwriting Group and Old Republic Insurance Co. in...
Jan 12 2015 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $3.7 million in grant funding to fight against motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud.The grant awards will go to district attorneys’ offices and police departments...
Jan 9 2015 // Giant search engine Google, which already offers auto insurance online in the United Kingdom, could soon be selling auto insurance online in the U.S.Google Compare Auto Insurance Services Inc., its online auto insurance...
Jan 7 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is expanding its U.S. casualty underwriting capabilities to include pollution exposures and has named Chuck Hasselback to head its environmental group.According to Meredith...
Jan 7 2015 // Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. has launched a fifth division, AmWINS Access, which is dedicated to small account binding authority business.In conjunction with the launch of this new division, offices of Gresham &...
Jan 6 2015 // San Diego, CA, January 6, 2015: Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the addition of a new binding agreement for its Property DIC Division. The agreement,...
Dec 16 2014 // BusinessFirst Insurance Co., a monoline workers’ compensation company, is now offering coverage to employers in Georgia.BusinessFirst and affiliate RetailFirst Insurance Co. comprise the RetailFirst Insurance Group....
Dec 10 2014 // New York’s Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky today issued an industry guidance letter to all New York Department of Financial Services (DFS)-regulated banks announcing the department’s new,...
Dec 8 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has received its non-life insurance license in Singapore, and named Marc Breuil as regional president, Marcus Portbury as head of third party lines, and Peter...