Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Chubb Overseas General. Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber Underwriter Arch Insurance has appointed Ezechiel Symenouh … A summary of these new hires follows here.

Cyber 262

Cyber Underwriter Underwriting Marine 262

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 15, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurers Markel and QBE. Markel Taps QBE’s Smith to Lead Marine & Energy Liability Team, Int’l Specialty Markel, the insurance operations within … A summary of these new hires follows here.

Marine 260

Marine Liability Underwriter Underwriting 260

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the international specialist insurer, announced the formation of a new Specialty Reinsurance division to support the company’s growth ambitions in the sector. The new division will be led by Phil Taylor who will be appointed head …

Marine 264

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 264

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers like Russian and Iran, an industry group said. The opaque nature of the ownership of those vessels makes it hard …

Risk 258

Risk Claim Insured Insurer 258

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Beazley Taps Generali’s Foucher as Head of Commercial Property, Europe Beazley, the London-based specialty insurer, announced the appointment of … This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Beazley and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here.

Commercial Property 204

Commercial Property Commercial Marine Insured 204

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 15, 2024

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 … QBE International Markets will launch a new U.S.

Inland Marine 263

Inland Marine Marine Liability Insured 263

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior Underwriter, Marine Cargo Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group … This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows.

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Underwriter Underwriting Marine Commercial 246

Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

With six sailboats and a motorboat, I consider myself an enthusiast, though my insurance agent probably sees me as a … The post Boatowners Beware! Buy a Marine Policy Rather Than Relying Upon a Homeowners Policy For Coverage appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Policy Marine Insurance Agents Insurance Agent 100

Neilson Marketing Services

JANUARY 30, 2025

The digital space is crowded, and insurance agencies are vying for attention in an industry where trust and expertise matter most. A well-crafted insurance agency website is an essential tool for building credibility, attracting potential clients, and converting leads. A one-size-fits-all approach to website content falls flat.

Insurance Agency 93

Insurance Agency Insured Insurer Insurance 93

Insurance Marine News

MARCH 30, 2025

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Marine 90

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 90

Insurance Journal

MARCH 5, 2025

Tokio Marine HCC announced a leadership change with the retirement of Mike Schell, president, at the end of this month. Barry Cook, CEO of Tokio Marine HCC International, will additionally assume a newly created position of deputy CEO, effective April …

Marine 130

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 130

Insurance Journal

MARCH 5, 2025

Tokio Marine HCC announced a leadership change with the retirement of Mike Schell, president, at the end of this month. Barry Cook, CEO of Tokio Marine HCC International, will additionally assume a newly created position of deputy CEO, effective April …

Marine 130

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 130

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2024

Transfers of oil at sea that involve a recently sanctioned Russian insurer may prevent western firms from paying claims if something goes wrong, a key provider of cover said. Moscow-based Ingosstrakh PJSC has emerged of a major insurer to Russian …

Risk 263

Risk Insured Insurer Insurance 263

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Massachusetts-based Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group reports it has acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Insurance Brokers of Schenectady, New York.

Marine 162

Marine Insurance Broker Commercial Broker 162

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details resignations and appointments at two insurers — Everest Group and Tokio Marine Kiln — and the managing general agent Coalition. A summary of these new hires follows here. Karmilowicz to Resign as Chair …

Cyber 240

Cyber Agents Marine Insured 240

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The UK government expanded its sanctions against Russia’s energy industry on Monday, blacklisting dozens of tankers responsible for moving the nation’s oil as well as two insurers involved in the trade. The measures ban any cooperation with Moscow-based insurers AlfaStrakhovanie …

Insured 264

Insured Insurer Insurance Marine 264

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from trade and shipping sources shows, helping to protect Moscow’s export revenue despite western sanctions. Russian firms provided insurance cover for …

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Protection Insured Insurer Insurance 279

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday, sinking off the northern coast of Sicily, two sources with knowledge of the matter …

Insured 290

Insured Insurer Insurance Protection 290

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A trade group representing Japan’s biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero. The General Insurance Association of Japan published the guideline …

Life Insurance 278

Life Insurance Insured Insurer Insurance 278

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

A Connecticut couple who previously lived in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to settle a subrogation lawsuit brought by Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., which accused the couple of using a nonprofit theater group’s credit card for personal gain. The suit said …

Insured 278

Insured Insurer Insurance Marine 278

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill. The answer is that while some are still covered by the …

Insured 259

Insured Insurer Insurance Risk 259

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump in insurance costs and forced some shipowners to cancel bookings, insurance sources and a broker said on Thursday. Russian ballistic …

Commercial 262

Commercial Broker Insured Insurer 262

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The UK said three government bodies are working together to challenge Russian shadow fleet oil tankers if it perceives they have dubious insurance. An announcement from the country’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office didn’t specify how such interventions would occur, …

Insured 261

Insured Insurer Insurance Marine 261

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 30, 2024

Insurers of the Bayesian superyacht that sank this month, killing tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others, could be on the hook for at least $150 million, according to the first estimates by industry experts. The British-flagged 56-meter-long (184-foot-long) yacht, …

Insured 274

Insured Insurer Insurance Protection 274

Splash: Finance and Insurance

JANUARY 9, 2025

West P&I Club has bought Nordic Marine Insurance, a specialist in delay insurance, primary loss of earnings, hull and machinery, loss of hire, and maritime lien solutions. West P&I initially acquired a significant stake in Nordic in 2020.

Marine 105

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 105

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously shipped Iranian oil, potentially complicating payments due to Western sanctions, ship-trackers and industry sources say. What Happened? The Singapore-flagged Hafnia …

Insurance Claim 267

Insurance Claim Claim Insured Insurer 267

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 28, 2025

Any pet owner who has been hit by sticker shock at the vet’s office understands why pet insurance is a booming business. Pet health insurance purchases have been up over the last several years, dramatically expanding premiums for the inland …

Premium 241

Premium Insured Insurer Insurance 241

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Aviva’s Lloyd’s business Probitas announced it began to quote for five new classes of business – marine (cargo, fine art & specie, and ports & terminals), construction, renewable energy, contingency/event cancellation, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), effective Nov. This …

Marine 245

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 245

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2024

A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in the trade sector withdrew for fear of breaching the rules of a G7 price cap, data from traders and shippers …

Insured 252

Insured Insurer Insurance Protection 252

Insurance Marine News

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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Marine 98

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 98

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Trucordia acquired the insurance business of Boater’s Insurance Agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Boater’s Insurance Agency specializes in providing insurance services within the marine industry. Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance Services, is … The firm is licensed in 50 states.

Insurance Agency 130

Insurance Agency License Insured Insurer 130

Insurance Journal

JULY 28, 2024

A Berkshire Hathaway insurer is insisting it does not owe $1.3 National Fire and Marine Insurance … million in claimed business income losses to a cannabis growing company after a building fire shuttered one of its “flowering” rooms for 68 days.

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Claim Building Marine Insured 279

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

McGill and Partners, the London-based global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a new trade disruption insurance facility in collaboration with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Convex, offering limits of $95 million, led by TMK. This offering harnesses the …

Broker 246

Broker Marine Insured Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Miller and the insurer Tokio Marine HCC International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Appoints Thevenot for Strategic Sports and Entertainment Team Miller, the London-based independent …

Marine 147

Marine Insurance Broker Broker Insured 147

Splash: Finance and Insurance

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Robert Mackay from FDR Risk writes for Splash today. Extreme weather events triggered by climate change are becoming more frequent and severe, reshaping operational risk and creating unprecedented challenges for shipowners and operators.

Risk 126

Risk Marine Insured Insurer 126

Insurance Marine News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

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Marine 111

Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 111

Insurance Marine News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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Marine Insured Insurer Insurance 105