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Berkley Cooling on Professional Lines, Firing Up Property Cat Re Engines

Property cat reinsurance: “More.” Professional liability insurance: Not so much. The president and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corp., Robert Berkley, Jr., shared his company’s appetite for short-tail and long-tail coverages during an earnings conference call on Monday—flagging property …

Larry Goanos’ New Book ‘Professional Lines Insurance: An Oral History’ Accounts the Real-World Workings of the Professional Lines Insurance Market

San Diego, CA (February 23, 2021) – Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance today announced the release of “Professional Lines Insurance: An Oral History: The People and Companies that Built a Niche,” by Larry Goanos, a book about the real-world workings …

Ed Broking Appoints Kelley from Sompo Int’l as Head of Bermuda Liability Division

Ed, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announces the appointment of Colin Kelley as head of Ed’s new Liability Division in Bermuda. Effective immediately, Kelley will lead the professional lines, casualty and healthcare teams. Kelley brings more than 16 …

Coverys European Holdings Buys AEC SpA, Rome-Based Lloyd’s Coverholder, Broker

Coverys European Holdings Ltd. (CEH), the London-based agency platform that invests in managing general agencies (MGAs) in Europe and the U.K., announced it acquired AEC SpA, a Lloyd’s coverholder, broker, third party administrator and MGA. Financial details of the acquisition, …

AXA XL Promotes Minors to Product Line Leader, Bermuda Professional Lines Business

AXA XL has promoted Jennifer Minors to senior vice president – product line leader in its Bermuda Professional Lines Insurance business. Minors is responsible for managing directors and officers (D&O), professional liability, employment practices liability (EPL), wage & hour (W&H), …

Sompo International Launches Transaction Risk Insurance in Europe

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that the company’s European specialty platform has introduced a new transaction risk insurance line of business, expanding its professional lines insurance offerings in …

Validus Specialty Expands Commercial D&O Portfolio; Zurich’s McAdams Named Sr. U/W

Validus Specialty Underwriting Services Inc. announced the expansion of its product portfolio with an admitted, private company commercial directors and officers (D&O) policy. With broad coverage, the new form provides management liability protection for private company business leaders, Validus Specialty …

Allied World Launches Professional Liability Policy for Healthcare Consultants

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings has launched a professional liability policy, offering coverage specifically designed to address the risks of health care consultants and companies that provide consulting services to healthcare facilities. This comprehensive protection includes contingent bodily injury coverage …

Insurtech-Led TPA, Advent Claims, to Administer Claims for Principia Underwriting

Advent Claims, the insurtech-led claims third party administrator (TPA), announced it has signed an agreement to administer all claims for Aquila Underwriting-backed MGA, Principia Underwriting. Principia, which previously managed claims in-house, will implement Advantage, Advent’s proprietary claims management system, to …

Ironshore Hong Kong Offers Legal Event Expense Cover in Hong Kong Market

Ironshore Hong Kong has introduced a specialty professional lines product that offers protection for after-the-event legal expenses following commercial litigation. Ironshore’s After-the-Event Legal Expenses product provides insurance against adverse costs awards, Ironshore explained. The coverage, which is standardized within the …