Latest Beazley Headlines
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EPIC Adds Beazley’s Bejean to Georgia-Based Greyling Division
Sep 20 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Lionel Bejean to the firm’s Greyling Division, based in Alpharetta, Ga., as senior vice president. In his new position, Bejean will be responsible for serving the risk...
Beazley Launches Title IX Coverage for Educational Institutions
Sep 19 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a comprehensive policy designed to cover infringements of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination based on sex in any public education program. The policy provides...
MS Amlin Names Beazley as Head of Reinsurance, Replacing Few Who Joins TigerRisk
Sep 4 2019 // Global re/insurer MS Amlin announced that Chris Beazley, CEO of MS Amlin AG, will be expanding his leadership role to include all of MS Amlin’s reinsurance business with immediate effect. Beazley takes over the...
Insurer Beazley’s 1st Half Earnings Nearly Triple on Higher Premium Rates
Jul 23 2019 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley Plc said on Tuesday its first-half earnings nearly tripled from last year, as it wrote more policies at higher rates and said it expects double-digit premium growth over the...
Beazley Snares Cyber Underwriters from Chubb, Gallagher for U.S. Regions
Jun 26 2019 // Specialty insurer Beazley has hired two cyber and technology underwriters in the U.S. to meet growing demand from middle market businesses for insurance cover for cyber, data security and privacy exposures. Jennifer...
Beazley Updates MediaTech Policy with E&O, Cyber Coverage
Jun 6 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has streamlined its MediaTech insurance policy to provide clear and concise wording and combined comprehensive errors and omissions (E&O) and media liability insurance with cyber...
Ransomware Attacks More Than Double in Q1 2019: Beazley
Jun 3 2019 // Ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services team, which reported a 105% increase in ransomware attack notifications against clients compared to Q1...
Ransomware Attacks Skyrocketed in Q1: Beazley
May 24 2019 // Ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services team, which reported a 105% increase in the number of ransomware attack notifications against clients...
WCD’s Spessard Joins Beazley to Head Expanded Environmental Claims Team
May 20 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has hired Cal Spessard to head the team responsible for handling claims arising from the company’s environmental liability business. Spessard joins Beazley from environmental risk...
Beazley Launches Affirmative Marine Cyber Cover
May 15 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has created a marine cyber insurance product to meet the rapidly developing needs of vessel owners and operators. Should a cyber incident impact a vessel’s operational capabilities,...
Beazley-Led Consortium to Offer Corporate C-Suite Reputational Risk Coverage
Apr 29 2019 // Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Beazley is partnering with other Lloyd’s insurers to offer reputational risk coverage targeted towards C-suite exposures. The Beazley Custodian Consortium at Lloyd’s provides...
Beazley Adds Products to Broker E-Trading Platform for UK Businesses
Apr 2 2019 // Beazley has added two new product lines to broker e-trading platform myBeazley to meet the needs of UK-domiciled private businesses with a turnover of up to £350 million (US$457.8 million). UK brokers can now access...
Beazley, Marsh Launch Cyber Coverage Product for Manufacturers
Feb 26 2019 // Beazley and Marsh have partnered to provide tailored cyber insurance cover and breach response for U.S. manufacturers. The new Manufacturer’s First Response, a Marsh and Beazley Breach Response (BBR) initiative,...
‘Sextortion’ Is Emerging Cyber Risk for Businesses, Warns Beazley
Feb 21 2019 // A new form of online bribery is emerging where cyber criminals attempt to extort cryptocurrency by claiming to have potentially embarrassing evidence of people using adult websites on work computers, according to a report...
Ascot and Beazley Launch $50M Insurtech-Linked Cargo Consortium for SMEs
Feb 13 2019 // Ascot and Beazley announced the launch of a Lloyd’s-based cargo consortium, which uses insurtech solutions to help manage risk and claims performance. Led by Ascot and Beazley, the consortium brings together a range...
New Beazley Environmental Liability Coverage Targets Banks, Lenders
Feb 11 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched site lender environmental asset protection (SLEAP) cover to protect banks and other lenders from pollution risks that could seriously impair the value of property used as collateral...
Beazley Appoints Sheehan as Underwriter Based in Massachusetts
Feb 1 2019 // Beazley has expanded its healthcare management liability team with the appointment of Jack Sheehan as an underwriter based in Boston, Mass. Sheehan brings 15 years of financial lines insurance experience in both broking...
Beazley Boosts Healthcare Management Team with Goetz in Chicago
Jan 31 2019 // Beazley has expanded its healthcare management liability team with the appointment of Greg Goetz as complex claims manager. Goetz will be based in Chicago, Ill. Goetz was previously a financial lines complex claims analyst...
Beazley Adds QBE’s Lever to Marine Underwriting Team in Houston
Nov 30 2018 // Beazley has appointed Reese Lever as a U.S. marine underwriter for the Southwest region. Reese joins Beazley’s office in Houston, Texas, from QBE where he was a vice president, marine, based in the same city. A...
London’s Electronic Placements Exceed Targets; Beazley Syndicate 3623 Ranks #1
Nov 20 2018 // The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., exceeded targets during the third quarter as more and more syndicates and companies accepted risks via the platform. Beazley Syndicate 3623 topped the league...
