Construction
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June 21, 2023
Lloyd’s teams with Aon and VIG for Ukraine reconstruction capacity
Aon, Lloyd’s and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) have unveiled a collaboration to provide insurance and reinsurance capacity to companies involved…
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June 9, 2023
Brokerslink adds four new affiliates in eastern Europe
Brokerslink has added four new eastern European affiliates to extend its presence in Romania, Moldova, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria…
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June 8, 2023
Past no longer guide to the future on weather-related construction risks
Construction risk managers and their insurers can no longer rely on historical data for climate-related risk and must instead use…
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June 8, 2023
Construction PI market still difficult but signs of stabilisation for well-managed risks
Construction professional indemnity (PI) insurance buyers that can display good risk management are seeing some market stabilisation but others still…
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June 7, 2023
Lack of data on new construction technologies still hindering transfer options
New technologies and methodologies in the construction sector are proving a challenge for insurers due to a lack of data,…
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May 26, 2023
US construction broker American Global expands into Canada
American Global, one of the largest privately held construction brokers in the US, has launched a Canadian operation. The new…
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May 25, 2023
Debate hots up on coverage for mass timber projects in Europe
A webinar will be held today by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) and partners designed to push forward…
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May 25, 2023
Spanish risk managers welcome positive aspects of ESG
Spanish risk managers say that they are getting increasingly involved with the adoption of ESG principles by their companies, and…
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May 5, 2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty promotes two underwriting execs
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Hilary Browne to the role of deputy global chief underwriting officer, and Cameron…
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May 4, 2023
Cautious optimism for North American insurance buyers, says WTW
There are signs of cautious optimism in the North American insurance market and while the economic outlook for 2023 remains…
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April 18, 2023
BI and nat cats top risks for construction sector: AGCS Barometer
Business interruption (39%), including supply chain disruption, and natural catastrophes (34%) remain the top two risks facing the construction and…
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April 17, 2023
DUAL Europe appoints HDI’s Kegel to lead new Benelux team
DUAL Europe, part of international MGA DUAL, has created a Benelux team and appointed Peter Kegel as managing director from…
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March 31, 2023
European construction buyers face tough market but signs of stabilisation
The construction insurance market remains tough for buyers in Europe but there are signs of stabilisation on the continent, according…
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March 30, 2023
Tighter global construction insurance market expected throughout 2023
While the extent of challenges faced by construction insurance buyers will vary across global geographies, WTW expects the overall marketplace…
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March 28, 2023
London market construction rates plateauing but growing scrutiny of risk
This year is expected to see continued rate stabilisation in London market construction lines, with a general plateauing across the…
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March 23, 2023
HDI launches weather forecasting service for construction risk managers
HDI Risk Consulting, the subsidiary of HDI Global, has developed a joint solution with Vienna-based weather forecasting firm the Institute…
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March 21, 2023
Sedgwick appoints head of construction adjusting team in Australia
Andre Mataia has been named as head of Sedgwick’s construction adjusting team in Australia. He has more than 22 years…
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March 20, 2023
Construction inflation raises risk of under-insurance in UK, says Chaucer
Continuing high inflation for UK and global construction costs risks leaving businesses and homes underinsured for fire or another catastrophic…
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March 14, 2023
AGCS names AIG’s Browne CUO for specialty
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Gordon Browne as global head of specialty from AIG. Browne will report…
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March 9, 2023
Construction Risk Management conference returns as buyers demand more support from carriers
Commercial Risk is holding its fourth annual Construction Risk Management conference in Europe this June at a vital time for…