
Specialty

Argenta names Brand energy liability unit head
Brand joins from White Bear Managers, where she was energy liability founding partner

Marine underwriters focus on discipline as market softens
As optimism continues to bring capacity into the market, there is a real risk to rate adequacy

China-Taiwan conflict fears could spark war risk insurer exodus
Even current ‘phoney war’ may have unintended consequences including marine casualties, conference hears

Low premiums leave marine war market vulnerable to shocks, underwriters warn
War insurance market may still be seen as profitable, but concerns are mounting over low annual premiums and the sustainability of pricing models, according to experts

Argenta names Brand energy liability unit head
Brand joins from White Bear Managers, where she was energy liability founding partner

Volt expands into ports and terminals with hire
Start-up MGA hires AIG's Chris Haines to lead new class

Rokstone inks binder agreement with Somers
Lloyd's binder provides capacity for international facultative property, power and onshore energy

Insurers must solve the climate finance conundrum
Climate lobbyists ask how insurers can justify support for the industries that drive escalating risks

Lloyd’s 2024: MAT line swings to £152m underwriting loss
Marine rate rises slowed while aviation pricing 'remained marginal' as combined ratio climbs to 104.3%

ID Comment: Lloyd’s warns against the steady creep of margin erosion
Despite – or perhaps because of – the market's strong preliminary results for 2024, the Lloyd’s leadership renewed their call for underwriting discipline, with aviation and energy lines flagged as being of particular concern

Howden UK&I launches aviation division in Leicester
Forbes Insurance MD becomes head of Leicester office

Airline market remains soft although court cases pose risk
Hull war prices softening as capacity expands

Pine Walk launches casualty MGA
Sevanta Specialty Liability will focus on niche international specialty liability

Argo names Donahue as CEO as Buss departs
Bermuda-based specialty insurer promotes chief financial officer to top role

Marine underwriters focus on discipline as market softens
As optimism continues to bring capacity into the market, there is a real risk to rate adequacy

China-Taiwan conflict fears could spark war risk insurer exodus
Even current ‘phoney war’ may have unintended consequences including marine casualties, conference hears

Raising the stakes in political violence
Aegis London’s $100m political violence consortium comes at a time when traditional insurers have been heading for the exit, according to war and terrorism class underwriter, James MacDonald

Regulation tops worries for transport sector
Geopolitical disputes prompt concerns about business disruption, WTW survey finds

Re/insurers face new age of political risk
The increasing importance of geopolitical factors in business decision-making has led to a transformation of re/insurers from passive risk managers to active geopolitical intelligence agents

Managing geopolitical risk in unprecedented times
From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to emerging threats from China and the US, few underwriters have faced a geopolitical landscape as dynamic as it is now

Pool Re consults on terrorism cover for SMEs
Reinsurer explores reintegration of terrorism cover as a standard feature in commercial property insurance for small and medium-sized businesses

Pool Re secures £2.75bn retrocession programme
Retrocession programme provides aggregate excess-of-loss cover for property damage caused by acts of terrorism certified by the UK government

QBE launches political violence and terrorism line in Dubai
New line will be led by Ali Awad as political violence and terrorism senior underwriter

Aviva adds PVT and A&H to Probitas
Insurer continues integration of Probitas Lloyd’s platform with two new classes of business
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