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Beazley Introduces Digital Map to Navigate Telehealth Regulatory Landscape

Jun 22 2021 // Specialist insurer Beazley is now offering the telehealth sector a new tool designed to help navigate the complex digital health regulatory landscape. In partnership with law firm BakerHostetler, specialist insurer Beazley...

Colonial Pipeline’s Cyber Insurers Include AXA XL, Beazley

May 13 2021 // Colonial Pipeline has cyber insurance arranged by broker Aon, with Lloyd’s of London insurers AXA XL and Beazley among the underwriters, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. Colonial Pipeline has begun to restart...

New Beazley Offering Targets D&O Exposures of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

Mar 11 2021 // Beazley has launched a directors’ and officers’ (D&O) product suite designed specifically for U.S.-domiciled special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Beazley’s new D&O products for SPACs...

Beazley’s CEO Horton to Become Group CEO of QBE Insurance in Australia

Mar 3 2021 // Beazley Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton is leaving to become the group chief executive officer of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in Australia, the two companies announced. Horton will be succeeded in the role by Adrian...

Beazley Forms Digital Business Unit to Transform Tech Strategy, Led by Fantozzi

Feb 26 2021 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a new digital business unit to transform how the company develops, underwrites and delivers digital insurance solutions for clients and brokers. Existing digital initiatives and...

McGowan Joins Resilience from Beazley as VP, Cyber Underwriter in Chicago

Feb 10 2021 // Resilience, which provides insurance coverage and patented cybersecurity tools to protect mid-market companies, has added Kevin McGowan as vice president in its cyber underwriting unit. McGowan joins Resilience from...

M&T Bank’s Batt, Beazley’s Ingrassia Join AmTrust Cyber Insurance Team

Jan 28 2021 // Specialty insurer AmTrust Financial Services reported that Jeffrey Batt and Michelle Ingrassia have joined its cyber insurance team headed by Aaron Basilius, senior vice president, Cyber. Batt joins AmTrust from M&T...

Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires Reardon, Regilio

Nov 19 2020 // Sayata Labs has hired Mat Reardon as business development manager for the East Coast and Tim Regilio to manage West Coast activities also as business development manager. Reardon will manage all current and prospective...

Beazley’s Keefe Moves to Marsh to Lead Cyber Incident Management Team

Oct 14 2020 // Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Katherine Keefe as U.S. Cyber Incident Management leader. In this newly created role, Keefe will be responsible for leading Marsh’s efforts to assist clients...

Beazley Expands Life Sciences Insurance Offering in UK

Sep 28 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has enhanced its life sciences insurance offering in the UK with the launch of a new policy designed to protect the sector’s small and start-up research & development-focused...

Beazley Beefs Up Executive Risk Team in U.S. with 6 More Recruits

Sep 22 2020 // Specialty insurer Beazley has expanded its underwriting and claims presence in the U.S. with new hires for its Executive Risk team that focuses on board-level risks facing businesses and their executives. Elizabeth...

People & Places

Sep 21 2020 // National John Fielding Insurer Chubb announced the appointment of John Fielding as senior vice president, general counsel, Global Government and Industry Affairs. In this role, Fielding will provide legal, regulatory and...

Beazley Restructures U.S. Executive Risk Leadership Team

Sep 18 2020 // Beazley has restructured its Executive Risk leadership structure in the United States, which aims to support greater knowledge sharing and collaboration within the global executive risk teams and will focus on developing...

Beazley Builds in Midwest with 4 Cyber and Executive Risk Underwriters

Aug 7 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed four new underwriters within its Chicago, Ill.-based cyber and executive risk division. Jon Perry and Megan Feyereisen join as executive risk underwriters, while Brett Kreiter and...

Lloyd’s Insurer Beazley Reports 1st Half Loss of $13.8M on Mounting COVID-19 Claims

Jul 23 2020 // British insurer Beazley swung to a loss for the first half on Thursday after setting aside $170 million for coronavirus-related claims, saying the fallout from the crisis would be similar to a major natural...

Insurer Beazley Launches Cyber and Financial Lines Insurance in Colombia

Jul 22 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a suite of cyber and financial lines insurance products to protect against the risks facing businesses and senior executives in Colombia. Beazley has tailored an information security...

Beazley Launches Booking System for Virtual Broker Meetings in New Business Reality

Jul 7 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched an online booking system to make it easier and quicker for brokers to arrange virtual appointments and share relevant documentation securely with underwritrs. Built in collaboration...

Beazley Launches Contingency Policy Covering Virtual Event Organizers

Jun 22 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a contingency policy designed to cover event organizers if a transmission failure disrupts or cancels a live virtual event. The insurer acknowledged that streaming live events is not...

Beazley, Vizient Insurance Services to Offer Active Shooter Coverage

Jun 19 2020 // Beazley has established a contracted relationship with Vizient Insurance Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Vizient, Inc., to offer active shooter coverage. This coverage is available immediately to Vizient members. Under the...

Beazley to Offer Occurrence-Based Media Liability Policy for SMEs

Jun 17 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched an occurrence media liability policy designed to the risks faced by small to medium-sized media outlets and publishers in the United States. Beazley’s media liability policy...