Most Popular New Markets Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our New Markets Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Arch Insurance to Buy Allianz’s U.S. MidCorp & Entertainment Insurance Businesses

Apr 5 2024 // Arch Insurance North America, part of Bermuda’s Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s US MidCorp and Entertainment businesses...

#2 Ryan Specialty Announces Succession Plan: Pat Ryan to Exec Chair, Turner to Be CEO

Jul 1 2024 // Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. said company founder, chairman and chief executive Patrick G. Ryan will move to an executive chairman role and Timothy W. Turner will take over as will become CEO.Turner is currently president...

#3 Arch Completes Acquisition of Allianz’s U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment Businesses

Aug 1 2024 // Arch Insurance North America it has closed the acquisition of the U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses from Allianz. Nearly 500 former Allianz MidCorp and Entertainment employees have joined Arch and will...

#4 Markets/Coverages: MGA OpenRoad Enters Collector Vehicle Insurance Market

May 21 2024 // Managing general agency Open Road Insurance announced its entry into the marketplace for collector vehicle auto insurance with its first license in Texas, and plans to launch in other U.S. states later this summer.National...

#5 People Moves: The Hartford Announces Leadership Appointments In Global Specialty

Oct 29 2024 // The Hartford, headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, has expanded Michael Garrison’s role to include the international division in addition to his current responsibilities as head of the company’s U.S....

#6 Markets/Coverages: Munich Re’s HSB Launches Cyber Insurance for Autos

Apr 3 2024 // With millions of connected vehicles on U.S. roads, personal cars and trucks will likely be the next big target for hackers and cyber thieves, according to specialty insurer HSB, which has launched a new cyber insurance...

#7 Munich Re Specialty Launches FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap Product in California

Apr 12 2024 // Munich Re Specialty Insurance is launching a FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap, available to commercial insureds in California who seek comprehensive coverage in tandem with their FAIR Plan coverage.MRSI’s FAIR Plan...

#8 Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Launches New Management Liability Package

Jan 22 2024 // Liberty Mutual recently announced ProShield, a packaged solution providing private companies and non-profits streamlined access to directors & officers, employment practices liability, fiduciary, and crime...

#9 Construction-Focused MGA, Phoenix Specialty, Launches With Capacity From AXA UK

Apr 9 2024 // Acies MGU, the London-based managing general underwriter and MGA incubator, announced the launch of Phoenix Specialty, a specialist MGA serving the construction sector.Phoenix will be led by managing director Tim James,...

#10 Markets/Coverages: Amwins, Floodbase Unveil Flood Insurance for Golf Courses; Aegis Pro Risk Partners With Sentry on E&O Program

Aug 14 2024 // Amwins announced the launch of its “Tees-to-Green” flood insurance program powered by Floodbase to reimburse U.S. golf courses for lost revenue due to flooding.Golf courses are often built on land prone to...

#11 Bishop Street Enters Commercial Lines With Acquisition of MGA Conifer

Sep 5 2024 // Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform owned by RedBird Capital Partners, announced it has acquired Conifer Insurance Services a specialty commercial managing general agency from Conifer Holdings,...

#12 Markets/Coverages: CFC Launches Embedded Transaction Liability Insurance Product

Jan 23 2024 // Specialty insurance provider CFC has launched what it is calling the first ever transaction liability insurance product to be embedded into online M&A platforms in the USA.CFC is initially making its Seller Protect...

#13 Lloyd’s Syndicate Firm Launches Professional Liability Insurer, Based in Charlotte

Sep 23 2024 // Beat Capital Partners, a London-based incubator of underwriting franchises and subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, said it has launched a professional liability insurance company, based in Charlotte. ProRise Insurance...

#14 People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business

Oct 17 2024 // Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty,...

#15 Markets/Coverages: QBE to Launch US Inland Marine With 3 Hires From AIG; Next Now Offers Standalone Pro Liability for Consultants

Oct 15 2024 // QBE International Markets will launch a new U.S. inland marine offering by 2025 across all 50 states as it expands its specialty product suite.The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s growing...

#16 Dyad Brand Launches to the P/C Insurance Market

Jan 2 2024 // Dyad, Inc., formerly XDimensional Technologies and I-Engineering, a provider of insurance software and services backed by Serent Capital, has launched today following XDimensional Technologies’ acquisition of...

#17 Markets/Coverages: Descartes Launches 1st Parametric Cyber Shutdown Cover in France

Feb 2 2024 // Descartes Insurance, the risk-carrying insurer formed in 2022 by climate-risk managing general agent Descartes Underwriting, has launched the first parametric cyber insurance for corporate clients in France.Described as...

#18 Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Cyber Solution With Chubb, LSM and Mosaic

Oct 31 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the launch of Howden Safe+, a cyber insurance solution aimed at clients with revenues between $250 million and $2 billion.Safe+ simplifies the procurement...

#19 How to Succeed in the Entertainment Insurance Business: Get creative producing with a small cast of underwriters and limited capacity.

May 20 2024 // Even during the post-pandemic boom in the entertainment industry, when event and live performance venue attendance reached pre-COVID-19 levels, insurance markets in the sector could be difficult.Now, the post-pandemic...

#20 Warburg Pincus’ K2 Launches London-Based MGA, K2 Rubicon Specialty

Jun 21 2024 // K2 International, the specialty re/insurance underwriting platform that is owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, announced the launch of a London-based MGA called K2 Rubicon Specialty.The new MGA division was...