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Starr Insurance Receives License to Sell Commercial Insurance Across South Korea

Starr Insurance reported that South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has granted Starr International Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Korea branch, a license to operate in Seoul and begin selling commercial property/casualty insurance throughout Korea. “Korea is one of the largest commercial …

Markets/Coverages: Coalition Launches UK Clawback Service to Recover Money Stolen in Cyber Attacks

Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cybersecurity firm, has become the first cyber insurance provider in the UK to launch a service dedicated to recovering funds stolen by cyber attackers. The cyber insurer’s new UK “clawback” service …

Markets/Coverages: QBE to Launch US Inland Marine With 3 Hires From AIG; Next Now Offers Standalone Pro Liability for Consultants

QBE International Markets will launch a new U.S. inland marine offering by 2025 across all 50 states as it expands its specialty product suite. The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s growing ocean marine and energy …

Markets/Coverages: AEGIS London-Led Lloyd’s Consortium Launches $25M Miner Rescue Insurance Cover

The Lloyd’s insurance market’s only product writing cover for the rescue of miners trapped underground has more than doubled its available cover from $10 million to $25 million with a launch of a new consortium led by AEGIS London. AEGIS …

Amwins and Floodbase Launch Flood Insurance Program for California Municipalities

Amwins and Floodbase have launched a municipal flood insurance program designed to insure California municipalities against previously uncovered losses due to atmospheric river flooding. The flood program closes the insurance gap with policy payouts that automatically scale with the magnitude …

Markets/Coverages: Beazley Launches Cyber Consortium for Large Corporates

Specialty insurer Beazley announced the launch of a cyber consortium that provides comprehensive cover for large corporates with a turnover in excess of $1 billion, infusing $100 million of new capacity into the cyber market. Called Beazley Quantum, the consortium …

Hippo, Orion180 Expand Homeowner Offerings in Southeast

Hippo, a publicly traded property insurance brokerage based in California, said it will expand its new homes insurance program in the disaster-prone states of Florida, Texas and California. By the end of this year, Hippo, owned by a number of …

Africa Specialty Risks Begins Operating as Lloyd’s Service Company

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused reinsurance group, announced that has begun operating as a Lloyd’s service company. As a Lloyd’s service company, ASR’s UK based entity, Africa Specialty Risks Ltd. (ASR Ltd.), is underwriting on behalf …

The Fidelis Partnership Launches Specialty Reinsurance MGA

Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA incubator platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Silverflame Re, a new specialty reinsurance MGA. Silverflame Re will complement The Fidelis Partnership’s existing specialty reinsurance book, …

Markets/Coverages: Hub Int’l Forms Partnership With Largest Trucking Broker in Mexico

Hub International Ltd. (HUB), the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced an exclusive referral and broker program partnership throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico with MAS Seguros, the largest trucking insurance broker in Mexico. The partnership is a response to Mexico’s growing …