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Markets/Coverages: Marsh Expands Cyber Insurance Facility With $45M of Extra Capacity

Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of Cyber Echo Encore, an enhancement to its existing Cyber Echo insurance facility. The facility’s enhancement provides Marsh clients with the option to access up to $45 million in …

Vortex Hurricane Insurance Now Available in Hawaii

Parametric hurricane coverage provider Vortex Weather has expanded its supplemental hurricane insurance solutions to Hawaii. Vortex’s parametric hurricane coverage provides automatic payouts based on National Hurricane Center data. The company promises swift claims process, with no proof of loss required. …

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone Secures Property D&F Binder With Somers Syndicates

Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, announced it is expanding its property direct and facultative (D&F) portfolio with a new binder backed by Lloyd’s Somers Syndicates 3705 and 5423. This agreement provides Rokstone …

CannGen Launches Workers’ Comp Program Through Crum & Forester

CannGen Insurance Services LLC is now offering workers’ compensation coverage for the legal cannabis industry through specialty insurance provider Crum & Forster. The program is available in all 50 states. CannGen policyholders can access C&F Connect, an online portal designed …

Atlas Insurance Brings Benefits Business Under One Roof

Atlas Insurance Agency, based in Sarasota, Florida, announced it has acquired its sister company, Atlas Employee Benefits. The firms will now operate under a single brand name. “While Atlas Insurance and Atlas Employee Benefits have operated separately in the past, …

Markets/Coverages: MS Amlin, MSIG UK Launch Dual-Stamp Capacity for London Market

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s re/Insurer, and its sister company, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. (Europe) (MSIG UK), announced the expansion of their London market footprint with the launch of a new dual-stamp underwriting capability. The solution allows MS Amlin underwriters to …

Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Markets, Baobab Offer E-Crime Cover for SMEs

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of the US Liberty Mutual Group, and Baobab Insurance, a digital underwriter of technical risks, are offering a new joint e-crime insurance product for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Germany and Austria. LSM …

Gallagher Re Launches Cyber Risk Adjusted Rating Index to Track Reinsurance Rates

Gallagher Re, the reinsurance brokerage unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has launched a Cyber Risk Adjusted Rating (RAR) Index, which is designed to measure the change in reinsurance prices adjusted for expected changes to the underlying …

Markets/Coverages: RenaissanceRe Launches Property Catastrophe Bond Fund

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced the launch of an Irish-domiciled property catastrophe bond fund, RenaissanceRe Medici UCITS Fund (Medici UCITS). A sub-fund of RenaissanceRe Medici ICAV, Medici UCITS is purpose-built to provide European and other global investors with access to RenaissanceRe’s …

Markets/Coverages: Ryan Launches Specialty National Programs Group

Global specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty is launching a new practice group focusing on specialty, class specific package business on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. The new group will be within its underwriting managers specialty, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers …