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Insurers May Not be Able to Avoid Blockchain, Virtual Currencies ‘Sweeping Through Industry’

Feb 14 2018 // Insurers need to be thinking about blockchain technology and virtual currencies like bitcoin and how to approach these areas of emerging risk as they become harder to ignore, according to panelists at the 2018 Professional...

Nexus Acquires D&O and Financial Institutions MGA Apsley Specialty

Feb 13 2018 // Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group announced it has completed the acquisition of Apsley Specialty Ltd., a registered Lloyd’s coverholder. Financial details of the transaction were not...

Sexual Harassment: Employment Liability Tipping Point

Jan 8 2018 // From Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to famed television journalist Matt Lauer, to thousands of others speaking out through the social media movement #MeToo, sexual harassment allegations from individuals who claim to...

Starr Companies Adds Crisis Coverage to Side ‘A’ D&O Endorsement

Jan 5 2018 // Starr Companies has enhanced its Side ‘A’ Directors & Officers Excess and Lead-In-Difference-In-Conditions (DIC) policy with the addition of crisis loss coverage for insured persons. According to Brian...

Slew of Republican Judicial Appointments Could Bode Well for D&O Insurers

Nov 27 2017 // Directors and officers (D&O) insurance has faced major losses in recent years, due in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new judicial...

New Judicial Appointments Could Help Curb Shareholder Suits, Reduce D&O Losses

Nov 20 2017 // Directors and officers (D&O) insurance has faced major losses in recent years, due in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new judicial...

What to Expect for Commercial Insurance Pricing for 2018: WTW’s Marketplace Realities

Nov 20 2017 // Commercial insurance buyers should brace for rate increases for 2018 as the industry continues to tally losses following one of the most financially disruptive hurricane seasons in history, according to global insurance...

What to Expect for Commercial Insurance Pricing for 2018: WTW’s Marketplace Realities

Nov 6 2017 // Commercial insurance buyers should brace for rate increases for 2018 insurance as the industry continues to tally losses following one of the most financially disruptive hurricane seasons in history, according to global...

Beazley Launches Suite of Financial Lines Products in Spain

Oct 31 2017 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a comprehensive suite of financial lines products in Spain, designed for the needs of a broad range of commercial and financial organizations. Led by Lorena Segovia, Beazley’s...

PIANY Elects Holender President, Names Directors and Officers

Sep 14 2017 // Professional Insurance Agents of New York Inc. has elected Fred Holender as president at an annual meeting of the association’s board of directors in Glenmont, N.Y. Holender is director of administration for Lawley...

Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections

Sep 8 2017 // Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1. Larry Wilson of S.T....

XL Catlin Adds Technology, Excess D&O Coverage for Design Professionals

Aug 31 2017 // XL Catlin has added two new enhancements to its professional liability insurance for architects, engineers and other design professionals in the US, including an expanded professional services definition and Principal...

Neon Taps Boorman from Probitas Syndicate 1492 as Head of Financial Lines

Aug 2 2017 // Neon has appointed Charles Boorman as head of Financial Lines and Ian West as director of Major Client Relations. Boorman brings 25 years of experience in the industry, most recently at Probitas Syndicate 1492 as head of...

New Side ‘A’ D&O Policy Available from Starr Companies

Jul 31 2017 // Starr Companies has introduced an enhanced Directors & Officers policy, providing additional protection for directors, officers, trustees, governors, management committee members or board of managers members for...

EXIN Buys 75% Stake in Ethniki Insurance from National Bank of Greece for $819M

Jun 30 2017 // EXIN Financial Services Holding B.V. has purchased a 75 percent stake in insurer Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance S.A. from the National Bank of Greece (NBG) for €718 million (US$819.2 million). Amsterdam-based EXIN...

Designing D&O Coverage for a Growth Environment

Jun 5 2017 // There is a seemingly ever-growing legal threat being faced by corporate executives, fueled by the multitude of entry points with which risks can penetrate and give rise to a severe loss. Whether a board is faced with...

Realities of Today’s Commercial Insurance Market: Willis Towers Watson

Apr 26 2017 // Fluid capital and ample capacity has kept the commercial insurance sector stable overall and also a buyers’ market. That reality holds despite potential regulatory and monetary policies pending in Washington, D.C....

Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O

Apr 24 2017 // Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents, can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more...

D&O Liability Insurance Could Feel Effects of New York’s Cyber Regulation

Apr 6 2017 // While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, many are...

Broad Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O

Apr 3 2017 // Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more...