All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 15 2023 // First Cap Property Insurance Solutions is a San Diego, CA based MGU with a focus on niche property products. Our management and underwriting team have a long history of developing niche property programs for CA as far back...
Mar 13 2023 // Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves.The preliminary opinion by...
Mar 3 2023 // Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow employees to carry firearms or ammunition onto employer’s property if the guns or ammunition are out of sight and locked in a vehicle.An employer, owner or...
Feb 8 2023 // Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown Insurance, often called one of the largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerages in the United States, has lost a round in its legal battle with one of its largest clients, a...
Feb 2 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS); Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), and HDI Global Specialty.A summary of these new hires...
Jan 30 2023 // There is no one answer to the overall insurance industry’s place within its cyclical path. Each product line needs to be looked at individually, according to Robert Berkley, CEO of W.R. Berkley Corp.“Once upon...
Jan 25 2023 // kWh Analytics, Aspen Partner on Property Insurance for RenewableskWh Analytics, a leader in climate insurance, announced the launch of property insurance for renewable energy assets with capacity partner Aspen Insurance....
Jan 23 2023 // Arcadian Risk Capital Ltd., a Bermuda-based managing general agent (MGA) and part of the “Class of 2020,” announced that it has entered into a direct and facultative (D&F) property binding arrangement with...
Jan 23 2023 // A convergence of global events has led to the hardest property catastrophe reinsurance market in a generation and a “complex,” “grueling” and “late” January renewal season, which went...
Jan 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Italy, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), and Sedgwick.A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Italy Taps...
Jan 6 2023 // According to MarketScout’s Market Barometer, the fourth quarter 2022 composite rate for U.S. commercial lines of insurance was up 5.1%.The Dallas-based distribution and underwriting company said property insurance...
Jan 4 2023 // A convergence of global events has led to the hardest property-catastrophe reinsurance market in a generation and a “complex,” “grueling” and “late” January renewal season, which went...
Dec 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, AXA XL Reinsurance and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Taps Berkshire’s Crozier for UK...
Dec 19 2022 // Pen Underwriting has launched a new regional claims hub in Chelmsford dedicated to managing commercial property and liability claims, which will complement its existing team of specialists in Manchester, England.As part of...
Dec 16 2022 // Specialty insurance business Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. announced that it has acquired real estate property adjacent to its current headquarters in Richmond, Virginia for $76.2 million, through a wholly owned...
Dec 5 2022 // Connect Underwriting Ltd., a London-based specialist reinsurance managing general agent, announced the availability of new capacity via Pixel Re, a new dedicated, monoline reinsurance vehicle for global property and...
Nov 29 2022 // Liberty Mutual Appoints Maria Grace to New Role of Global Product Leader, PropertyLiberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Maria Grace as global product leader, property, effective January 3, 2023. Grace will be responsible...
Nov 23 2022 // Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe business should increase by well over 10% when contracts are renewed in January 2023, according to a commentary from Fitch RatingsFitch expects double-digit percentage premium...
Nov 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali’s Global Corporate & Commercial, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Optio Group.A summary of these new hires follows here....
Nov 15 2022 // The global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired a North Carolina-based intellectual property insurance firm.PIUS, or Patent Insurance Underwriting Services, is considered a...