transactional risk insurance News

Devonshire Underwriting Launches MGA Specializing in Transactional Risk Solutions

Devonshire UW Ltd. and its affiliate Devonshire UW Europe GmbH (known collectively as “Devonshire Underwriting”) announced the launch of a managing general agent specializing in transactional risk solutions. Focused on positively disrupting the transaction risk insurance market, the MGA will …

Marsh: Transactional Risk Insurance ‘Remained Resilient’ in 2023

Despite a drop in the total number of global mergers and acquisitions, demand for transactional risk insurance “remained resilient” in 2023, Marsh announced in its annual transactional risk report. Data from the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions & Alliances showed 39,603 …

Chubb Launches Global Transactional Risk Platform to Grow International Footprint

Chubb announced the launch of a global transactional risk platform to provide transactional risk liability insurance products across international markets. Chubb has appointed Josh Cowen as senior vice president, International Transactional Risk, to lead this initiative from London. Cowen, a …

Ryan Specialty Expands European Presence With Launch of Madrid Office

Ryan Specialty announced it has opened an office in Madrid as a next step in the evolution of the firm’s transactional risk managing general underwriter, Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International. Madrid is the firm’s third European/UK office, the second in …

HDI Global Specialty Renews Agreement with German MGA AMANIKI

HDI Global Specialty SE has announced the renewal of its underwriting agency agreement with German M&A insurance specialist MGA, AMANIKI. The agreement also sees AMANIKI move from a co-insurance panel of capacity providers to a 100% exclusive binder with HDI …

Everest Insurance Taps Patel from AIG Europe as UK Head of Transactional Risk

Everest Insurance announced the appointment of Sujal Patel as the UK Head of Transactional Risk for Everest Global Markets, which includes Everest Insurance Ireland, dac. and Lloyd’s Syndicate 2786. Patel brings more than a decade of industry experience to Everest, …

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Launches Contingent Legal Risk Insurance Product

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched Contingent Legal Risk Insurance within its global portfolio of transactional risk products and services. Aude Bonnemaison, a representations and warranties/warranty and indemnity insurance underwriter within Liberty GTS with …

Ryan Specialty Group’s Transactional Risk Unit, Hunter George, Gets a Name Change

Ryan Specialty Group Europe announced that its London-based transactional risk managing general underwriter, Hunter George & Partners, is changing its name to RSG Transactional Risks Europe. The dedicated transactional risks underwriting team will continue to offer its proprietary transactional insurance …

Travelers Partners with ASQ Underwriting on Transactional Risk Insurance

The Travelers Companies, Inc. has partnered with ASQ Underwriting, a managing general underwriter, to offer transactional risk insurance in the United States, as strategic and private equity investors increasingly turn to insurance to mitigate deal risk and compete for acquisition …

Sompo International Launches Transaction Risk Insurance in Europe

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that the company’s European specialty platform has introduced a new transaction risk insurance line of business, expanding its professional lines insurance offerings in …