Gold Body Accused of Enabling Deaths at Tanzanian Gold Mine October 8, 2026 By Upmanyu Trivedi The London Bullion Market Association’s certification program served as a “thick smokescreen” that enabled serious abuses at a Tanzanian gold...
Founder of Collapsed MFS Faces £1.3 Billion Creditor Claim April 24, 2026 By Donal Griffin, Jonathan Browning and Constantine Courcoulas Paresh Raja, the founder of collapsed mortgage firm Market Financial Solutions Ltd., is facing a £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) lawsuit...
Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Enhances UK D&O Liability Offering January 15, 2026 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the launch of Executive First D&O Liability+, its enhanced UK D&O offering for large...
‘Geoeconomic Fragmentation’ Challenges Insurers: Geneva Association January 24, 2025 By Elizabeth Blosfield A January 2025 report from the Geneva Association, titled “Insurance in a Fragmented World Economy,” found that geopolitical tensions have...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates See 1st Quarterly Decline in Seven Years: Marsh October 24, 2024 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance rates fell 1% in the third quarter of 2024 from the previous quarter, which marked the first...
Markets/Coverages: Relm Insurance Releases Difference in Conditions Solution for D&O June 25, 2024 Relm Insurance, the Bermuda-based specialty insurance carrier, announced the release of its Side A Difference in Conditions (DIC) solution. Relm’s...
Markets/Coverages: AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team Enhances D&O Policy April 11, 2024 AXA XL’s Bermuda Professional Lines Team has launched a new lead difference-in-conditions (DIC) directors and officers liability policy. “AXA XL...
Casualty Reinsurance Renewals See Modest Price Hikes Despite Social Inflation: AM Best February 15, 2024 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers in general maintained adequate capacity for casualty programs, despite concerns about social inflation and some recent reserve strengthening actions,...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh’s D&O Facility Provides Up to $75M of Capacity February 14, 2024 Insurance broker Marsh announced that its D&O Echo facility is now offering clients with enhanced directors and officers insurance protection,...
Viewpoint: D&O Market Conundrum — Softening Rates With Rising Claims Severity April 19, 2023 By Dan Beatty and Erin Zimmerman Executive Summary: An uncertain economic landscape leading to a rise in claims, decreasing rates, and proposed US Securities and Exchange...