high net worth market News

Climate Change, Nuclear Verdicts Worry Wealthy North Americans: Chubb Survey

A new Chubb report has found that 76% of wealthy Americans and Canadians believe exposure to extreme weather due to climate change is among the biggest threats to their homes. Sixty-three percent of respondents to the property and casualty insurance …

Markets/Coverages: RSA Insurance Launches Superyacht Practice, Led by Chubb’s Grew

RSA Insurance announced it is launching a Superyacht practice, providing comprehensive cover for the larger end of the market, which is traditionally professionally skippered and crewed. The practice will be led by Emily Grew, who will join as a senior …

Ardonagh Advisory to Buy HNW Broker Stanhope Cooper, MGA Renovation Underwriting

Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, announced, it has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in leading High Net Worth (HNW) broker Stanhope Cooper and managing general agent Renovation Underwriting. Under the agreement, which is subject …

Richemont Builds Digital Platform to Help Police Fight Watch, Jewelry Theft

Richemont is building a digital platform to help police forces worldwide fight theft of luxury watches and jewelry. The platform is open to the entire luxury industry and owners can register their collections using the brand and serial numbers, the …

Swedish MGA Brookfield Underwriting Acquired by Broking Group Säkra

Brookfield Underwriting, the specialist Stockholm-based high net worth managing general agent, announced it has been acquired by Säkra, one of Sweden’s largest insurance intermediaries, which itself has just been acquired by private equity investment firm Cinven. Terms of the transaction …

AIG, Stone Point Capital to Form Independent MGA for High Net Worth Business

Following through on intentions to move its high net worth business to nonadmitted paper—and some to other capital providers—American International Group entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with Stone Point Capital LLC to form an independent managing general agency. …

French (Yes, French) Executives Are the World’s Worst Workaholics: Survey

Americans have popularized “hustle culture,” but it’s French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey. Nearly four in ten French business leaders admit to working intense, long hours without regular breaks, well above the 25% global …

UK Insurer Aviva Builds Private Client Business With Azur Acquisition

UK Insurer Aviva has agreed to sign a binding agreement with the specialist managing general agent Azur Underwriting Ltd., to acquire its high-net-worth personal lines business in the UK and Ireland. Financial details of the transaction, which will be funded …

People Moves: Beazley Chair to Step Down; Miller Forms Farms & Estates Team With 2 Hires From Aon; AXA XL Names HDI’s White as Senior PI Underwriter

This edition of International People Moves details board changes at Beazley and appointments at Miller and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley’s Chair Roberts to Step Down Beazley plc announced that its chair, David Roberts …

Miller Launches Online Platform for High-Net-Worth Clients

Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the launch of its online Private Clients platform, providing digital solutions for clients in the high-net-worth space. The online system is the first broker offering of its type in the market and …