Monthly Archives: <span>March 2016</span>

Take1 in California Now a Lloyd’s Cover Holder

Take1 Insurance announced that it is now a cover holder with Lloyd’s of London to provide excess liability coverage capacity of up to an additional $5 million in limits. Minimum rates start at $750 per each million dollars of coverage. …

The Future of Commercial Drone Use

There could be 7 million small drones in the sky by 2020, according to U.S. aviation officials, who believe that as many as 2.7 million of them will be used for commercial purposes. These same officials predict that small unmanned …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Continuum Solutions in New York

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc, the retail property/casualty brokerage operation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced the acquisition of Continuum Solutions Ltd. in New York City. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Continuum Solutions provides business …

British SME Owners Develop Contingency Plans for Potential ‘Brexit’

Above a factory floor of machines carving metal to within a millionth of a meter, Stephen Cheetham is preparing his company for the unknown: a British exit from the European Union. Since the government announced a referendum on Britain’s future …

CEO of UK-Based Aviva Paid $8M in 2015, More Than Double His 2014 Paycheck

British insurer Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson’s take-home pay more than doubled to 5.67 million pounds ($8.1 million) last year, after the purchase of rival Friends Life, Aviva’s annual report showed on Tuesday. Aviva completed the 5.6 billion pound acquisition …

The ‘Primary and Noncontributory’ Tool Or Why this Requirement Should Disappear

Upper tier contractors seek to avoid, through the use of various transfer mechanisms, the financial costs that can result from bodily injury or property damage to a third party caused or contributed to by other parties (lower tier contractors). In …

AmWINS Gets Backing for Unicorn MGA from Berkshire Hathaway International

U.S.-based global insurance distributor AmWINS Group Inc. announced it has secured backing from AA+ rated Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. for its London-based managing general agent (MGA), Unicorn Underwriting, to write motor fleet business. Unicorn will focus initially on specialist …

Marketform Committed to All Current Underwriting Lines After Strategic Review

Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has confirmed its commitment to all its current underwriting lines after completing a strategic review. These remaining lines are: accident & health, travel; bloodstock & livestock; cargo; financial lines; marine & energy liability; marine hull & …

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Hires Jesse Mauser as Vice President of Data Analytics

San Diego, CA, March 29, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program administrator, welcomes Jesse Mauser as Vice President of Data Analytics. Mauser will provide comprehensive coverage of business intelligence and data analytics, with a focus …

Hedge Funds Settle Press Release Hacking Claims for $18M

A Moscow-based hedge fund manager, his investment firms and two Paris-based funds have agreed to pay nearly $18 million to resolve a U.S. regulator’s claims that they engaged in insider trading using hacked press releases from newswire services. The U.S. …