Executive & D&O
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March 15, 2024
Landmark legal opinion highlights UK directors’ obligations on nature-related risks
Directors need to consider their company’s nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under English company law, according to…
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March 11, 2024
EMEA pricing flat in Q4 and easier than other regions: Aon
The EMEA insurance market was flat overall from a pricing perspective in the last quarter of 2023 and slightly easier…
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March 6, 2024
Reinsurance prices to peak this year after ‘modest’ rises in months ahead: Moody’s
Global reinsurance prices are likely to peak at multi-decade highs in 2024 as competition intensifies, according to Moody’s. The ratings…
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March 5, 2024
European market to stabilise further with rate decreases on the cards in H2
Brokers predict that European insurance buyers will see the market stabilise further in 2024 and may begin to see more…
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March 5, 2024
AM Best issues negative outlook for US D&O segment as rates fall
Growing competition in the US D&O market is a key factor that has led to more capacity and lower pricing,…
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February 26, 2024
Buyers in US faced lower premium increases in Q4 2023
Premium increases in the US insurance market slowed across the board in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to The…
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February 23, 2024
Customised coverage for asset managers from Mosaic
Bermuda-based specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance has launched a suite of global financial institutions products, offering $25m in investment management insurance…
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February 15, 2024
Call for D&O market to plug entity cover gap
D&O insurers are being urged to help plug the gap in cover for growing UK corporate criminal liability. Recent years…
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February 14, 2024
Marsh adds extra capacity through enhanced D&O Echo facility
Marsh has enhanced its D&O Echo facility with the provision of up to $75m of excess D&O insurance capacity, or…
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February 12, 2024
London seeing increased casualty capacity and stabilising markets
Casualty lines in the London market are seeing increased capacity and rates are stabilising, according to Miller’s London and International…
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February 7, 2024
Competition set to further ease French market in 2024
The rapid blanket hardening in the French insurance market appears over for now, with brokers, buyers and even insurers expecting…
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February 7, 2024
Fourth quarter 2023 rates rose in US but flat in Asia, says Marsh
Insurance rates in the fourth quarter of 2023 in the US increased by 3%, while rates in Asia were flat,…
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February 7, 2024
Public US D&O renewal rates fall heavily again in Q4
D&O insurance rates for publicly traded US companies fell by double digits in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to…
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February 5, 2024
Zurich North America launches multinational Side A D&O cover
A new standalone Side A D&O insurance coverage option for US-based multinational companies with non-US board members and officers has…
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February 2, 2024
Axis bullish on specialty lines despite reserve hit
Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer Axis Capital assured shareholders and policyholders that its underlying business is firmly on track despite…
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January 26, 2024
Rates increases fall to 2% in Q4 but still rising: Marsh
Marsh said primary insurance rate increases of 2% in Q4 slowed on the 3% rise recorded in Q3 2023. But…
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January 19, 2024
Corporate criminal liability rises in UK with new failure to prevent offences
Criminal liability for UK companies is rising with the introduction of ‘failure to prevent’ offences, which introduce unlimited fines and…
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January 18, 2024
Rising Edge adds new cover for non-executive directors
London-based underwriting agency Rising Edge has expanded its commercial D&O offering to include a new D&O insurance product, tailored exclusively…
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January 17, 2024
Canopius launches investment management cover
A new investment management product offering protection for asset managers from a range of financial liabilities has been launched by…
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January 16, 2024
Strong ESG story helps to take advantage of soft D&O market
While the global D&O market remains buyer-friendly, with abundant capacity, strong competition among D&O insurers, and continued premium decreases and…