Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Markets/Coverages: AXA XL Launches Portal for Multinational Clients
Sep 5 2025 // AXA XL has launched a web-based portal for its global clients, providing a centralized platform which allows data insights across multinational solutions portfolios to be viewed and exported in real-time. The portal, which...
Business Moves: Gallagher Re Agrees to Buy Steadfast Re in Australia; Lockton Re Launches in Dubai for Expansion in MENA Region
Sep 4 2025 // Gallagher Re Agrees to Buy Steadfast Re in Australia Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher, has signed an agreement to acquire Steadfast Re Pty Ltd., a Sydney-based reinsurance...
Markets/Coverages: Oak Global Launches Retro Syndicate at Lloyd’s
Sep 4 2025 // OAK Global is launching a new strategic business unit, OAK Enterprise, which will be focused on underwriting retrocession business with an appetite for property and specialty classes. The newly formed Lloyd’s...
Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Specialty Bloodstock Insurance Solution in UK
Sep 2 2025 // Willis, a business of WTW, has launched the first specialty bloodstock insurance solution with Equine MediRecord to make the purchasing of bloodstock insurance more accessible and efficient for horse owners and trainers in...
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Re, Safehub Launch Parametric EQ Insurance Cover
Aug 29 2025 // Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re) and Safehub, a provider of seismic sensor and risk management technology, announced the launch of an earthquake parametric insurance solution, called “ShakeNet...
Markets/Coverages: Volvo Launches Independent Agency; Arden’s Wildfire Program Backed by SiriusPoint
Aug 22 2025 // Volvo Launches Independent Agency Auto manufacturer Volvo has launched an independent insurance agency offering not just car insurance for Volvos but also home and umbrella insurance. The Mahwah, New Jersey-based Volvo Car...
Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Global Digital Automatic-Follow Facility
Aug 21 2025 // Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of Gemini, the first digital facility designed to deliver sustainable capacity locally to clients across their insurance portfolios. This solution is designed to address the...
Pivix Specialty Launches E&S Brokerage Unit With Gramm at Helm
Aug 20 2025 // Pivix Specialty Insurance Services Inc., a Scottsdale-based excess and surplus managing general agent distributing through wholesale brokers, has opened a brokerage division. Pivix, which is backed by Ambac Financial...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance in France
Aug 20 2025 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cybersecurity firm, announced the launch of its Active Cyber Insurance in France through its subsidiary, Coalition Insurance Solutions GmbH. French...
Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Insurance Offerings in Michigan
Aug 18 2025 // Rockford Mutual announced the official launch of their suite of commercial insurance products in the state of Michigan, effective August 18, 2025 This strategic expansion includes Businessowners Policies (BOP), Commercial...
Chicago Launches Flood-Warning System as Rainstorms Intensify
Aug 15 2025 // Nedra Sims Fears still remembers the night years ago when her family home in Chicago flooded, sparking an electrical fire. Her father woke her up and rushed her outside into the pouring rain as smoke filled the rooms of...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches BrokerSafe for Freight Broker Auto Coverage
Aug 14 2025 // Broker Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, the launch of BrokerSafe, an exclusive insurance facility for U.S. freight broker clients seeking access to more stable and affordable freight broker auto liability...
‘Data-Driven’ Workers’ Compensation Writer Pie Insurance Enters Connecticut
Aug 13 2025 // Pie Insurance announced it is now offering its “data-driven” workers’ compensation insurance in Connecticut, targeting the state’s more than 365,000 small businesses. “Connecticut’s...
Markets/Coverages: Hiscox Launches Sexual Molestation Liability Cover
Aug 11 2025 // Global specialist insurer, Hiscox, has announced the appointment of Harriet Turner to its London Market business to lead its new sexual molestation liability (SML) cover – expanding its existing range of casualty...
Reliable Transportation Association Launches Lloyd’s Backed Physical Damage Program for Commercial Auto
Aug 6 2025 // New Physical Damage coverage now available in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Texas; Georgia, Florida, and additional states to follow. Warminster, PA., August 5, 2025 — Reliable...
People Moves: BHSI Launches Program Business in Canada, Led by Tran; Aspen Promotes Cushway as Head of Int’l and UK Casualty Insurance, in New Role
Aug 4 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and Aspen Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Launches Program Business in...
People Moves: QBE Hires ERGO’s Peerdeman to Launch Marine Insurance in Netherlands; HDI Global Appoints 2 New Leaders in Long-Tail Segment
Aug 1 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE and HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Hires ERGO’s Peerdeman to Launch Marine Insurance Biz in Netherlands International...
US Property-Focused-MGA Avatar Launches in UK, Led by Clapham From Aon
Jul 31 2025 // Avatar MGA Ltd., a next generation managing general agent (MGA), has received Lloyd’s coverholder and UK regulatory approval to begin binding business from Aug. 1, 2025. The US D&F property-focused MGA is backed...
Waymo to Launch Autonomous Ride-Hailing in Dallas in 2026
Jul 30 2025 // Alphabet’s Waymo said on Monday it will roll out its autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas in 2026, accelerating its U.S. expansion as electric vehicle maker Tesla pushes to grow its recently launched robotaxi...
Two More Insurers Enter Florida Market as Storm Season Warms
Jul 21 2025 // Two more property insurers put their toes in the Florida market this summer, bringing to 14 the number of new carriers in the state since 2023. It’s another sign that legislative discouragement of claims litigation...
