Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cincinnati Insurance Announces Property/Casualty Leadership Changes
Nov 23 2015 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that Stephen M. Spray, senior vice president, will transition to commercial insurance operations at Cincinnati Insurance effective Jan. 1, 2016, establishing the leadership perpetuation...
MarketScout Launches Professional Liability Practice, Hires McCormick to Lead
Nov 23 2015 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty managing general agency (MGA) headquartered in Dallas, has formed a national professional liability practice with the addition of insurance industry...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Commercial Division Announces Further State Growth and Product Expansion
Nov 19 2015 // San Diego, CA, November 19, 2015 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC (“Atlas”) has continuously expanded its product portfolio within the United States, offering seven proprietary and exclusive...
RLI Launches Reps & Warranties Liability Policy
Nov 17 2015 // RLI Insurance Co.’s Executive Products Group has created a new Representations and Warranties Liability Insurance policy. RLI’s new Representations and Warranties Liability policy offers protection to buyers...
HSB Engineering Insurance Launches Cyber Insurance Cover for UK SMEs
Nov 13 2015 // HSB Engineering Insurance has launched a new cyber insurance product aimed directly at small to medium-sized businesses in the U.K. In response to the growing demand for insurance solutions to cover cyber risks,...
Professional Casualty Association Enters Michigan Medical PL Market
Nov 12 2015 // Medical professional liability insurer, Professional Casualty Association (PCA), has been approved for operations by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services as a licensed and admitted carrier, effective...
BHSI Launches Homebuilders Liability Coverage
Nov 11 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its construction-focused capabilities with the introduction of the Homebuilders Liability Insurance Policy, which extends flexible protection for tract...
Investigation Launched into Workers’ Comp Services Provider BBSI
Nov 10 2015 // A financial investigation is underway into Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI), a giant professional employer organization that deals with many workers’ compensation carriers. The independent investigation focuses...
V3 Insurance Launches Management Liability Package
Nov 10 2015 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC has launched a new management liability package program, Vantage Point, for private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Vantage Point is a flexible insurance package created specifically...
Forrest T. Jones Launches Accountants Professional Liability Program
Nov 9 2015 // Forrest T. Jones & Company (FTJ) has completed an agreement with Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) to serve as the program administrator for LIU’s national accountants’ professional liability...
Ironshore Launches Product Liability Endorsements for Manufacturers
Nov 5 2015 // Ironshore Specialty Casualty has created a new suite of endorsements to address the products liability exposure of manufacturers and distributors. Coverage is underwritten on a primary basis with limits available of up to...
ACE Launches Small Business Online Service Portal
Nov 3 2015 // ACE Commercial Risk Services (ACE CRS), the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, has launched its small business ACE CRS Producer Portal. It provides client access through the new online portal, which...
Marsh Launches Excess Casualty Coverage for Product Liability Risks
Nov 3 2015 // Marsh has launched Marsh IO+, an enhanced excess casualty product designed for companies with significant product and other mass tort exposures. Organizations like retailers, food and beverage companies, construction...
Aon Benfield to Launch New Malaysia Cat, Jakarta Flood Models
Nov 2 2015 // Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, is launching new models for Malaysia and Jakarta flood to help insurers and reinsurers better underwrite and manage their exposures in Asia. The...
Florida’s Orchid Underwriters Enters Commercial E&S Business, Hires 2 to Lead
Oct 28 2015 // Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Robert J. Rose senior vice president of Underwriting and Programs and Bryan...
PivotPoint Analytics Launches Cyber Risk Assessment Product
Oct 26 2015 // PivotPoint Risk Analytics has launched a new company and its flagship product CyVaR, which quantifies cyber value-at-risk and gives chief information security officers (CISOs) and business leaders a common language in...
Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Kansas
Oct 19 2015 // Farmers Insurance has introduced rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Kansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Kansas Insurance Department, legislators...
Argo Pro Launches Coverage for Investment Advisers, Mutual Funds
Oct 16 2015 // Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has expanded its line of professional and management liability insurance products...
OneBeacon Launches Liability Coverage for Film, Radio, Theater Industry
Oct 16 2015 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, has introduced a new professional liability product – Producer Plus Liability. The product provides liability insurance was designed for producers of entertainment and industrial films,...
Energi Launches Workers’ Compensation Triage Program
Oct 15 2015 // Energi has launched a new workers’ compensation triage program called Company Nurse. This new injury-reporting program seeks to provide injured workers with immediate medical triage and medical advice over the phone...
