Ben Norris
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BI
TMK launches VFX and post-production media insurance
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has launched a hybrid product, VFX and Post-Production Media Insurance, for companies specialising in online or…
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Aviation
AGCS promotes Mike Hansen to global head of aviation
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Mike Hansen as global head of aviation, effective immediately. He takes over…
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GRM Insurance
Blend launches in Sydney after renewal deal with Beazley
A newly approved Lloyd’s syndicate service company, Blend Insurance Solutions, has been launched in Sydney following a deal with Beazley…
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CRE Insurance
UK terror attack shows worrying sophistication, but risk level unchanged: analysts
Police investigations into Monday’s terrorist attack in Manchester are revealing a worrying level of sophistication, but analysts see little change…
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CRE Insurance
HDI Global will extend cyber offering to 14 countries by year-end as demand rockets
Germany-based international industrial insurance group HDI Global plans to offer its cyber insurance solutions for corporate and mid-market customers in…
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CRE Insurance
WBN appoints Gilmore to board as European representative
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has elected Alexander Gilmore to its board of directors, where he will represent the European…
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CRE People Moves
Globe Underwriting launches marine division
Globe Underwriting, the UK-based managing general agent, has announced the launch of its marine division. The five-strong team is led…
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GRM Insurance
Advent launches ancillary product portal for brokers
Advent Solutions Management, the startup incubator and insurtech investor, has launched a portal-based provider of specialist ancillary products to brokers.…
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Climate Change
Munich Re backs groundbreaking EIL solution
Munich Re has partnered with a firm in the US that remediates polluted sites, to offer a groundbreaking substitute performance…
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BI
RMS questions Sendai Framework that aims to reduce nat cat risk
Nat cat expert Dr Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, has questioned the metrics behind the Sendai Framework that…
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Asia
NZ business leaders urged to take cyber seriously and buy cover
New Zealand businesses appear to be failing to take adequate action to identify, manage and prevent ransomware attacks, according to…
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Global Risk Manager
W.R. Berkley Corp makes $12m settlement with California supervisor
W.R. Berkley Corporation has made a $12m settlement with the California Insurance Commissioner, after it was found to be transacting…
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CRE Insurance
UK raises terror threat to critical
The UK government has raised the terror threat level from severe to critical, which is the highest of five possible…
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CRE Insurance
AM Best restores AIG ratings
Rating agency AM Best has removed AIG’s ‘under review’ status, which has been in place with negative implications since the…
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CRE Insurance
Modern slavery referrals rise in UK supply chains
UK companies must do more to ensure their supply chains do not support labour exploitation, said Kroll, after it found…
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CRE Risk Management
Long commutes risk employee health, finds study
Employees that have a short commute to work of less than half an hour are more productive than colleagues who…
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Climate Change
XL Catlin adds to Canadian EIL underwriting team
XL Catlin has added two new members to its Canadian environmental insurance team. Marc Estrada joins from AIG as environmental…
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CRE Risk Management
Survey finds UK multinationals surprisingly confident in risky environment
Despite the majority feeling they are operating in a moderate to severe risk environment, UK multinationals are surprisingly confident about…
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CRE Insurance
Mass casualties from suspected terror attack in Manchester
At least 22 people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack in Manchester, England, last night. The explosion, which injured…
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CRE Insurance
Liberty chooses Luxembourg as post-Brexit EU base: reports
Luxembourg could be set to welcome yet another London market insurer looking for a post-Brexit European home, if media reports…