Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mangrove, Another New Property Insurer, Enters Florida Market
Jan 27 2025 // Itasca Re chairman Stephen Weinstein has launched a new Florida-domiciled insurance carrier, known as Mangrove Property Insurance, with plans to assume thousands of policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mangrove,...
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Enters Launches Business Unit in India
Jan 27 2025 // Generali Group has launched a new business unit – Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) India – within its joint-venture company Future Generali India Insurance. The moves further strengthens Generali’s...
People Moves: Ansay Announces New Leadership Team; Ryan Specialty Adds Budd to Specialty Underwriting Segment
Jan 23 2025 // Anneren Family Holding Company, established to perpetuate the Ansay family’s legacy, has announced the appointment of Angela Sikowski as President and Nikki Kiss as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This transition...
Descartes Launches Parametric Tornado Coverage for Solar Farms
Jan 23 2025 // Descartes Underwriting has announced the launch of a parametric insurance product to protect utility-scale solar farms against tornado damage. According to a press release, the coverage uses satellite data and analytics to...
Broker Juniper Re Enters London With Industry Veteran Hawke at Helm
Jan 17 2025 // Juniper Re LLC, the specialist reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, announced its entry into the London market, appointing industry veteran Nick Hawke as head of office. With more than four decades of reinsurance...
Business Moves: Aon, Guy Carpenter, WTW Each Complete Previously Announced M&As
Jan 7 2025 // Insurance brokers Aon plc, Guy Carpenter and WTW announced they each have completed previously announced mergers and acquisitions. Aon’s acquisition of Griffiths & Armour, which was first announced in November...
Antares Announces Leadership Team for New Commercial Division
Dec 6 2024 // Antares Global Management Ltd. announced three key appointments for its new Commercial Division, which comprises Syndicate 1274 and Bermuda-based Antares Re. Antares announced in November that it was restructuring its...
Risk Theory Launches New High Value Homeowners Insurance
Dec 3 2024 // Dallas, TX, December 3, 2024 — Jupiter Risk Services, an affiliate of Risk Theory, is proud to launch its High Value Homeowners Insurance, a new insurance product designed specifically for single-family, high-value...
Everest Launches Italian Insurance Business
Nov 27 2024 // Everest announced its expansion into the Italian market, following regulatory approval to operate in Italy, trading as Everest Insurance (Ireland) DAC, Succursale Italiana. Headquartered in Milan, the operations are...
Markets/Coverages: McGill, TMK and Convex Launch Trade Disruption Facility
Nov 26 2024 // McGill and Partners, the London-based global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a new trade disruption insurance facility in collaboration with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Convex, offering limits of...
Markets/Coverages: Rokstone Launches Global Parametric Product
Nov 20 2024 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has launched Rokstone Parametric in partnership with NormanMax Lloyd’s Syndicate 3939. With an initial US$10 million worldwide...
Skyward Specialty Launches Life Sciences Liability Coverage
Nov 15 2024 // Houston-baed Skyward Specialty Insurance Group announced the launch of its new life sciences liability coverage. The strategic addition to the Company’s healthcare solutions underwriting unit offers comprehensive and...
Doe & Emuss Launches as Professional Liability U/W Manager and Lloyd’s Coverholder
Nov 14 2024 // Doe & Emuss (D&E), the London-based boutique professional liability underwriting manager, has been launched with approved coverholder status at Lloyd’s. D&E is founded and led by industry veterans, Chief...
Markets/Coverages: Aviva’s Lloyd’s Insurer Probitas Launches 5 New Lines of Business
Nov 13 2024 // Aviva’s Lloyd’s business Probitas announced it began to quote for five new classes of business – marine (cargo, fine art & specie, and ports & terminals), construction, renewable energy,...
Markets/Coverages: Novatae Risk Group Launches Misc. Pro Liability Program
Nov 6 2024 // Novatae Risk Group, a managing general agency, program manager and wholesale brokerage, said it has launched its new miscellaneous professional liability program with a focus on fast quoting for brokers and exceptional...
Vienna Insurance Group Launches Specialist Cyber Security Company
Nov 4 2024 // Vienna Insurance Group has launched a specialist cyber security company focused cyber risk management for small and medium-sized companies. Called Cyber Risk Solutions GmbH (CyRiSo), the company provides comprehensive...
Markets/Coverages: IQUW Launches Financial Institutions Product in Australia
Nov 1 2024 // IQUW, the London-based property and specialty re/insurer, has announced that its financial institutions (FI) product, FortiFI, has launched new wording for the Australian insurance market. Launched in the US earlier this...
Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Cyber Solution With Chubb, LSM and Mosaic
Oct 31 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the launch of Howden Safe+, a cyber insurance solution aimed at clients with revenues between $250 million and $2 billion. Safe+ simplifies the procurement...
People Moves: Huntington Launches Insurance Focused Marketing Program
Oct 31 2024 // Ted Huntington announced the launch of a new national coaching enterprise, dedicated to helping insurance marketing, communications, public relations, and advertising professionals elevate their careers. Huntington brings...
Markets/Coverages: Hartford and Coalition Announce Cyber Capacity Partnership in UK
Oct 29 2024 // The Hartford and cyber-MGA Coalition announced a strategic, long-term capacity partnership in response to growing customer and broker demand for Coalition’s active cyber insurance approach in the UK market. The new...
