July 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has named Dr. Frank Amandi as head of Financial Institutions, for Executive and Professional Lines in Germany. Amandi has more than 20 years of experience spanning international insurance, underwriting, claims and product …
April 14, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced two new policies tailored specifically for UK financial institutions: Professional First Financial Institutions Civil Liability Insurance, and Executive First Financial Institutions D&O Liability Insurance. “Both policies clearly articulate broad coverage for liability exposures …
May 7, 2019
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Henry Keville as lead relationship manager for Asset Management in the company’s FINEX Financial Institutions practice. Keville will join other specialist team members who provide tailor-made management liability product solutions and programs for the asset …
March 18, 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Professional First Asset Management Liability Insurance, which provides broad professional liability, directors & officers liability, and crime coverage tailored for investment managers and funds in the UK and Ireland. “Highly volatile investment and …
January 31, 2019
Pioneer Underwriters announced it has unified its financial institutions (FI) businesses into one global underwriting operation. Richard Coello leads the global FI team which will be responsible for all FI business written by Pioneer, utilizing the same capital base to …
June 15, 2018
London-based managing general underwriter StartPoint Executive Risks has appointed Mark Selby as head of its newly created financial institutions underwriting practice. The FI practice is a complement to the current management liability underwriting practice and a next stage in the …
June 14, 2018
Specialist insurance provider, CFC Underwriting, has launched its first insurance solution for financial institutions. CFC’s Investment Management Insurance (IMI) policy is the first in a suite of products designed to address the challenging risk environment faced by investment managers. Combining …
February 13, 2018
Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group announced it has completed the acquisition of Apsley Specialty Ltd., a registered Lloyd’s coverholder. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2012, Apsley Specialty is a London-based specialist directors & …
December 13, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced it has introduced Financial Institution Professional Indemnity (FIPI) insurance in Asia. “Financial institutions are seeing an increase in both the frequency and severity of professional indemnity claims,” said Scotland Walsh-Riddle, head of Executive …
June 2, 2017
Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty re/insurance, announced its London market insurance platform has agreed to acquire Novae Syndicates Ltd.’s financial institutions’ (FI) renewal rights. The purchase, which excludes emerging markets business, encompasses a portfolio that …