Latest New Markets Headlines
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Rutgers Law School in New Jersey Launches Project to Improve Homeowners Insurance
Dec 5 2016 // The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School in Camden, N.J., in collaboration with United Policyholders, is seeking to improve homeowners insurance nationally through its recently launched national...
American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services, Inc. Announces Launch of New Ice Rink Insurance Program
Dec 1 2016 // Fort Wayne, IN, December 1, 2016 – American Specialty, a recognized leader in Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment insurance, is proud to announce the roll out of its new Ice Rink industry program. Effective December 1,...
Insurtech Startup Trov Launches in UK, Offering On-Demand Coverage
Nov 23 2016 // The on-demand economy, which uses smartphone technology to immediately fill consumer needs, has changed the way people order food, a car, or a place to stay. Now, technology startups are targeting the next business...
Palomar Specialty, Cabrillo Coastal Launch Homeowners Program in Mississippi
Nov 22 2016 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Company has partnered with Cabrillo Coastal General Insurance Agency, LLC to offer coastal homeowners insurance in Mississippi. Palomar Specialty is currently offering homeowners coverage...
Starr Launches Site Selling Directly to Small Businesses
Nov 17 2016 // Starr Companies has joined a growing roster of insurers selling insurance directly to small business owners online with its launch of Starr Insure. The new digital agency currently offers property/casualty business owner...
Rutgers Law School in New Jersey Launches Project to Improve Homeowners’ Insurance
Nov 17 2016 // Rutgers Law School’s Camden, N.J., location, in collaboration with United Policyholders, is seeking to improve homeowners’ insurance nationally through its recently launched project. The Rutgers Center for Risk...
Berkley Programs, SPS Launch Inland Marine Program for Southeast Lumber Firms
Nov 16 2016 // Berkley Program Specialists and Specialty Program Solutions (SPS) have created a new inland marine program for mobile equipment and machinery used by logging, lumbering and construction companies located in the...
Chubb Launches Liability Coverage Suite to Protect Family Offices in Canada
Nov 9 2016 // Chubb has launched a new suite of insurance coverages to help family offices* manage their liability exposures. Called the “Family Office Amplifier,” Chubb said the product addresses “the wide spectrum of...
Aon Launches Cyber Risk Mgmt Solution in Response to EU Data Protection Law
Nov 8 2016 // Aon plc has launched a risk management solution designed to help organizations prepare for a new data protection law due to come into force on May 25, 2018. The law, known as the EU General Data Protection Regulation, or...
American Specialty Partners With Arch on Sports, Recreation, Entertainment Programs
Nov 7 2016 // Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has formed an exclusive underwriting partnership with American Specialty Insurance and Risk Services, Inc. (a division of Brown & Brown) to offer customized...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber, Fidelity Coverage for Financial Institutions
Nov 4 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has launched CyFI, or “cyberinsurance and fidelity,” for financial institutions that addresses coverage gaps between cyberinsurance policies and fidelity bonds. As financial institutions...
BHSI Launches Civil Liability Cover for Australia/NZ Financial Institutions
Oct 28 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced it has launched Professional First Financial Institutions Civil Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. “Many forces have shifted the risk...
Western Insurers Slowly Re-Enter Deals with Iran – a Market Valued at $9B
Oct 21 2016 // Western insurers are slowly reaching deals with Iran as they seek to re-enter a multi-billion dollar market although the pace of business is hampered by banking restrictions 10 months on from the lifting of international...
EPIC Launches Cyber Risk Insurance Platform for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses
Oct 18 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has launched its proprietary Cyber Risk and Insurance Platform tailored to small and mid-sized...
UK’s Century Underwriting Launches Liability Division, Senior Leaders Named
Oct 17 2016 // Century Underwriting, the London-based specialist commercial managing general agent, has launched a new liability underwriting division and made two senior appointments to support its growth. Tony Collman has been...
Take1 Insurance Launches Terrorism, Crisis Coverage for Special Events
Oct 17 2016 // Take1 Insurance has introduced Take1 Combined Crisis Cover insurance protection for the live and special event industry. The coverage provides immediate coverage of up to $1 million annually in the event of, or threat of,...
LIU Launches War and Terrorism Coverage for U.S. Businesses
Oct 13 2016 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched stand-alone war and terrorism coverage to protect U.S. businesses at home and their assets abroad. In 2014, the cost of global...
Zurich Launches Multiline Coverage Product for Mid-Sized Energy Companies
Oct 6 2016 // Zurich Insurance has launched a new approach to deliver insurance coverages for qualified mid-sized energy companies that combines onshore property, casualty, umbrella and inland marine coverages. The new coverage is...
Aon Launches Enterprise-Wide Cyber Coverage Targeting All Industries
Oct 5 2016 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has introduced Aon Cyber Enterprise Solution, a property/casualty and Internet of Things insurance policy that offers comprehensive and integrated...
Hamilton, AIG, Two Sigma Small Business Platform to Launch Q4
Oct 3 2016 // American International Group Inc., Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. and affiliates of Two Sigma Investments plan to launch Attune, a technology-enabled platform to serve the $80 billion U.S. small to medium-sized enterprise...
