High-Net Worth News

Markets/Coverages: Liberty Launches National Private Client Practice Group

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced its National Private Client Practice Group, spearheaded by Liberty Partner Steve Rivera. With over two decades of experience in insurance, Rivera, a former executive at Momentous Insurance Brokerage, Inc., now a Marsh McLennan Agency, …

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 …

A Different Kind of Guard: Agent Watches NFL Draft With Eye on Protecting Players

Like millions of Americans, Timothy Radcliff will be glued to the NFL Draft the next couple days. Radcliff’s interest in the draft isn’t predicated on which quarterback goes off the board first or whether the Pittsburgh Steelers, his childhood favorite …

AIG to Move High Net Worth Homeowners to E&S

Peter Zaffino, CEO of American International Group (AIG), said the company’s ongoing analysis of the increased frequency and severity of natural catastrophes has led to a decision to move the high-net worth homeowners business to excess and surplus lines in …

NFP Acquires Toronto-Based EdgeHill Insurance Brokers

NFP, a New York-based insurance broker and consultant, announced the acquisition of EdgeHill Insurance Brokers Ltd., in a transaction that closed on Dec. 16, 2020. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. EdgeHill, a P/C brokerage firm based in …

Brit Enters High Net Worth Market with Launch of Private Client Offering

Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, has launched a private client offering. Brit Private Client will provide brokers operating in the high and ultra-high net worth market, and their clients, with a bespoke approach. It will offer clients …

Young Brokerage Founder Seeks to Target ‘Underserved’ High Net Worth Space

As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution. So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth accounts, he saw an …

Berkley One Launches Flood Product in New Jersey; Expands Coverage in Vermont, Mass.

Berkley One (a Berkley Company), a startup insurance provider high net worth individuals and families, has introduced a new excess flood product, as well as broader geographical capabilities with a launch in Vermont and deepening capabilities in existing states with …

The PURE Group Expands Excess & Surplus Lines Offering Into California

The PURE Group has expanded its excess & surplus (E&S) high net worth offering, PURE Programs, into California. The coverage is tailored to high value, high-risk homes with broader coverage than is typically found in the high net worth E&S …

Modest Mouse Singer Sued in Oregon over 2016 Traffic Accident

The lead singer of the alternative rock band Modest Mouse is being sued in a Portland, Ore. court for nearly $1 million over a traffic accident last year. Isaac Brock was cited after the Aug. 3, 2016, accident for crashing …