Tony Dowding
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ESG Insurance
September 20, 2023
Lloyd’s Market Association launches ESG Academy
An Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Academy has been launched by the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) designed for professionals within…
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Marine
September 20, 2023
Marine hull faces challenges over inflation, alternative fuels and ‘dark fleet’
Despite growth in premiums, inflation is likely to have a significant effect on marine hull insurance going forward, according to…
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ESG Insurance
September 20, 2023
Aon joins International Emissions Trading Association
Aon has become the first member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) with risk capital capabilities. IETA is a non-profit…
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Middle East
September 19, 2023
MENA reinsurers report double-digit growth and plentiful capacity
Recent market conditions have favoured MENA reinsurers, but operational challenges and deteriorating risk landscapes, particularly for non-oil producing countries, continue…
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Marine
September 19, 2023
Reversal in fortune for global marine insurance market as premium grows
The global marine insurance market has seen a reversal in fortunes according to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI),…
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GRM People Moves
September 19, 2023
New chief underwriting officer for Munich Re Specialty Insurance
Munich Re Specialty Insurance has appointed Gregory Hohman as chief underwriting officer. He succeeds Elizabeth Kramer following her recent appointment…
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Marine
September 19, 2023
SiriusPoint partners with MGA Nordic Marine
Specialty (re)insurer SiriusPoint has formed a new strategic partnership with Stockholm-based MGA Nordic Marine Insurance, primarily focusing on writing hull & machinery,…
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GRM Insurance
September 18, 2023
Morocco earthquake fund covered by parametric solution
A parametric insurance arrangement covering part of Morocco’s National Catastrophic Event Coverage Scheme is expected to be triggered by the…
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ESG Analysis
September 18, 2023
The increasing challenge of reporting requirements
Risk managers are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to responding to reporting requirements, not least the…
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GRM Insurance
September 18, 2023
CVC funds to acquire majority stake in Dale Underwriting Partners
Dale Underwriting Partners has agreed a strategic partnership with CVC, which will see the global private markets manager invest in…
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ESG Analysis
September 18, 2023
Nature risk – the next climate risk
There are many that believe that nature risk looks set to become the next climate risk. Nature and bio-diversity loss…
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ESG Other News
September 18, 2023
Over half of UK consumers would boycott greenwashing companies
More than half of UK consumers would stop buying products and services from companies found to have greenwashed, according to…
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ESG Insurance
September 18, 2023
Tokio Marine partners with analytics firm on renewables insurance in Brazil
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine has partnered with Clir Renewables, a global market intelligence platform for wind and solar, to provide…
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ESG Comment & Opinion
September 15, 2023
Greater need for dialogue with insurers on ESG data
It is becoming clear from Commercial Risk’s annual Risk Frontiers Europe survey of Europe’s leading risk and insurance managers that…
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ESG Insurance
September 15, 2023
Lloyd’s and Moody’s to develop emissions measurement process for managing agents
Lloyd’s is collaborating with Moody’s Analytics to develop a solution that will help to quantify greenhouse gas emissions across managing agents’…
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Asia
September 15, 2023
Markel to open three new offices in Australia
Global specialty insurer Markel is to open three new offices in Australia in September 2023, in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.…
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Cyber & Technology
September 15, 2023
AXA XL appoints global chief cyber underwriting officer for commercial lines
Anthony Dagostino has been appointed to the newly created role of global chief cyber underwriting officer, commercial lines at AXA…
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Asia
September 15, 2023
Hong Kong flooding to pressure upcoming reinsurance renewals
The recent flooding following Super Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong and other parts of China may further pressure upcoming reinsurance…
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ESG Analysis
September 14, 2023
Staying on top of corporate governance
There has been a big focus in recent times on the environment element of ESG, and increasingly on the social…
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North America
September 14, 2023
Mosaic builds specialty team in Canada
Mosaic has built out five specialty lines of business across Canada since opening an office in Toronto, Ontario last July:…