All Specialty Insurance articles
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NewsGallagher: London leads softening marine rates as war risks remain volatile
Softening hull rates meet hard realities in war and claims inflation, according to a new marine insurance report from the broker.
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NewsTMK appoints Wilson special risks leader
James Wilson joins from The Hartford where he was head of political risks, and head of credit and political risk.
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NewsAXA XL adds CUO, marine, energy heads at UK and Lloyd’s specialty team
AXA XL’s UK & Lloyd’s business unit announced the appointment of a new specialty CUO who joins from Marsh, plus a new head of marine and energy.
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NewsClimate, technology and geopolitics lead 2025 risks – Beazley CEO
Three overarching key risk areas emerged from Beazley’s ‘Risk & Resilience Predictions for 2025’, the re/insurer’s CEO, Adrian Cox revealed.
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NewsBMS Specialty rehires Phillips as African practice leader
The specialty broking arm of BMS makes a return hire, who rejoins from Afro Asian Insurance Services, where he was group CEO.
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NewsCyber-attacks doubled since 2020 – QBE research
The number of disruptive and destructive global cyber-attacks taking place each year will increase by 105% to the end of 2024, according to a report from insurer QBE.
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NewsAmphitrite gets Lloyd’s coverholder approval
Specialist marine MGA wins final approval from the Lloyd’s market, unlocking its “enhanced access to capital”.
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NewsOptio Appoints Soni as group CEO
The specialty MGA’s new chief executive joins from previous roles at AXA, Aon and Hiscox.
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NewsFidelis Partnership to open Abu Dhabi office
Matthew Warren joins from broker Oneglobal to lead the office as executive chairman of Fidelis MEASA.
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NewsInsurers should brace for more civil unrest, warns new predictive SRCC model
Political violence risks have worsened globally since 2021, and 85% of US cities face high SRCC risks in next 12 months, writes Torbjorn Soltvedt, principal analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft.
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NewsDavid Robinson appointed CEO of Optio Group
He was instrumental in establishing Optio Re MENA Ltd, which began trading February 2023
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NewsMarsh Specialty's Kolodner to lead Global Renewable Energy
He succeeds Hamish Roberts, who has taken on a new role as Marsh’s UK & Ireland Specialty Growth Leader
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NewsUK specialty MGA launches for hard to place risks
The team is headed up by energy underwriter Philippe Bara and property fac underwriter Mark Palmer
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NewsSCOR UK names Chris Beazley CEO
The former MS Amlin CEO takes over from Stuart McMurdo, who was appointed CEO of Reinsurance in June, replacing Michel Blanc
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NewsSCOR sheds light on Brazil drought claims
Reinsurer blames climate change for an increase in the frequency and severity of extremely hot and dry events
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NewsQBE launches US specialty casualty re/insurer
Hires team from Berkshire Hathaway to lead new unit, headed by Karen London
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People & OpinionStephen Young to lead IQUW’s new Bermuda operation
The new company will be led by Bermudian and seasoned executive Stephen Young, who joins IQUW as CEO of IQUW Bermuda and Global Head of Reinsurance. Young was previously CEO of Sompo International Reinsurance Group.
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NewsRokstone receives cover holder licence to underwrite in Africa
Rokstone, the international speciality (re)insurance MGA, part of Aventum Group, has announced it has secured an Insurance Agent Licence from the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius (FSC) and is now fully authorised to underwrite business directly in Africa from its office in Mauritius. Brokers across Africa can now access world ...
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NewsBlaser launches new global specialty insurer
Mosaic, which will target complex risks and use cutting-edge technology to maximise efficiency, is basing its head office and an underwriting operation on the island.
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People & OpinionFilip Vandeputte Joins AXIS Insurance to Lead Specialty Aviation Business in Continental Europe
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) (NYSE:AXS), today announced the hiring of Filip Vandeputte to lead its AXIS Specialty Europe aviation business in continental Europe.
