Latest Beazley Headlines
All the headlines from our Beazley Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Lloyd’s Appoints Maidment from Beazley as Board Member
Nov 8 2018 // Lloyd’s has appointed Neil Maidment from Beazley Plc as an independent non-executive of the board with effect from February 2019. The new appointment, for an initial term of three years, will be effective once...
Beazley’s Norton Joins Brit Global USA to Lead Cyber Team
Nov 8 2018 // Jeff Norton has been appointed to the role of senior vice president, Cyber & Technology, for Brit Global Specialty USA. He will be responsible for leading and growing BGSU’s cyber and technology team. Norton...
Markel Appoints Beazley’s Lam as Professional & Financial Risks Underwriter
Aug 23 2018 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Gordon Lam as a senior professional and financial risks (PFR) underwriter. He will be based in Singapore initially and is expected to relocate to the...
Beazley Launches Consortium at Lloyd’s for Wage & Hour Risks
Aug 1 2018 // Beazley has launched a new consortium at Lloyd’s to bring increased capacity for wage & hour risks, expanding the choices available to U.S. organizations. Building on Beazley’s experience in employment...
Business Email Attacks on the Rise; Office 365 Users Hardest Hit: Beazley
Jul 31 2018 // Attacks targeting business email accounts continued to climb in the second quarter. Hardest hit were organizations using Office 365, the popular cloud-based product, according to data released by specialty insurer...
Beazley Taps Hawthorne, Formerly with Guarantee, as Territory Manager for E. Canada
Jul 6 2018 // Beazley, the specialist insurer, has appointed Jo-Anne Hawthorne as territory manager for eastern Canada. Hawthorne will report to Cheryl Hobbs and will be responsible for developing closer relations with brokers in...
Russia World Cup Insurance Premiums Rise on Risks of Terrorism, Hooliganism
Jun 14 2018 // The risk of terror attacks and damage from hooligans has pushed up premiums for businesses and players buying insurance for the soccer World Cup in Russia compared to the previous event in Brazil, brokers and insurers...
Beazley Adds Miranda to Latin American, Caribbean Team
May 11 2018 // Specialty insurer Beazley has appointed Vicente Miranda as a specialty lines underwriter responsible for developing Beazley’s specialty lines portfolio with brokers and clients in Latin America and the Caribbean. He...
Insurer Sees Growth in Insurance Market for Telemedicine Providers
May 4 2018 // As the U.S. market for telemedicine continues to expand, so does demand for insurance coverage for these providers, according to Beazley, which launched its product last summer. The U.S. is the largest and most mature...
Beazley, Lloyd’s Broker, Bitfury Creating Blockchain Registry for Crisis Coverages
May 1 2018 // Insurer Beazley has partnered with three companies to build a blockchain-based registry that will manage insurance for crisis situations such as mass shootings, the companies told Reuters. The registry will use blockchain...
