All the headlines from our Political Risk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the Bermuda-based re/insurer Vantage Group Holdings and the insurance broker Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Vantage Promotes Granda to...
Sep 19 2024 // Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based specialty insurer, has launched customized global terrorism and sabotage coverage for fine art and specie insureds, with syndicated capacity extending up to $215 million per risk.The new...
Sep 16 2024 // The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, adding that he is...
Aug 27 2024 // Global specialty insurer Chaucer hired Alex Baker as class underwriter within its political violence and crisis management team. Baker will lead the delivery of their growth strategy and portfolio management in the US...
Aug 23 2024 // The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview, adding that he is “hard pressed to...
Aug 8 2024 // Taylor Swift shows planned for this week in Vienna have been canceled after Austrian police arrested two people on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.Concerts for the American pop megastar were canceled after the...
Jul 3 2024 // Specialist Risk Group, the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of political violence specialist underwriter, Tristar Special Risks.Tristar Special Risks has deep expertise in terrorism insurance...
Jun 3 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by TSIB.You worked hard to manage an acceptable outcome for your insurance renewal, answered countless underwriting queries, finally give your broker the order to bind, and you find...
May 20 2024 // Sixty-five percent of North American business leaders fear this election year will impact their ability to trade internationally, with 32% of leaders in the United States saying political risk is their number one threat.In...
May 20 2024 // Almost half the world’s population will go to the polls before the end of 2024, which raises the threat of political violence and possible large insurance losses, according to Allianz Commercial in a recent report.An...
Apr 29 2024 // Sixty-five percent of North American business leaders fear this election year will impact their ability to trade internationally, with 32% of U.S. leaders saying political risk is their number one threat.In January,...
Apr 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London and Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. AEGIS London Hires...
Apr 11 2024 // Carpenter’s Global Specialties Unit Taps Partner Re’s Chu for Credit, Bond & Political RiskGuy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Richard Chu as managing...
Apr 11 2024 // Almost half the world’s population will go to the polls before the end of 2024, which raises the threat of political violence and possible large insurance losses, according to Allianz Commercial in a new report.An...
Apr 10 2024 // Antares Global, the multinational group of insurance and related service companies, announced that Antares Syndicate 1274 has launched a consortium for the underwriting of credit and political risk insurance.The maximum...
Mar 15 2024 // Terrorist threats toward the US have reached a “whole other level” from the already heightened situation before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and its response, FBI Director Christopher Wray said...
Feb 23 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau plans to submit to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) insurer-specific California workers’ comp terrorism exposure data, including...
Jan 30 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Carbon Underwriting, Canopius Group and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) .A summary of these new hires follows here. Carbon Underwriting...
Dec 12 2023 // Optio Group, the London-based specialty managing general agent (MGA), announced it has entered into an agreement with a new insurer partner to provide underwriting capacity for political violence and terrorism (PVT)...
Nov 29 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Costero Brokers.A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism TeamMarkel, the...