January 9, 2024
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 …
May 2, 2023
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 …
April 25, 2023
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 …
March 31, 2023
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 …
February 21, 2023
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 …
February 14, 2023
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. …
January 30, 2023
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 …
August 4, 2022
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 …
July 21, 2022
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 …
March 18, 2022
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 …