Executive & D&O
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Board directors rate regulatory probes as greatest personal risk
An overwhelming majority of board directors (84%) said a regulatory investigation is the biggest personal liability they face, according to…
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DAC Beachcroft highlights ESG, class actions and social inflation as big issues for 2022
Environmental, social and governance (ESG), class actions and social inflation all feature prominently in the latest insurance predictions from DAC…
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Improved conditions for D&O in US but some challenges remain, says WTW
Most companies will likely see improved conditions affecting their 2022 D&O renewals, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW), although some…
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Insurer challenges in 2022 include civil unrest and class actions, says RPC
The latest Annual Insurance Review from law firm RPC highlights a number of issues set to impact insurers in 2022,…
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D&O rates stabilise as capacity returns: Gallagher
Buyers should see more stability of rates in the D&O liability market this year, according to broker Gallagher, after premiums…
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New head of professional indemnity division at Consilium
International re/insurance broker Consilium, part of the Aventum Group, has appointed Nick Bird to head up its professional indemnity (PI)…
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Banyan Risk appoints co-founder and co-chief executive officer
Peter Horrobin has joined Tim Usher-Jones to lead specialty managing general agent (MGA) Banyan Risk as co-founder and co-chief executive…
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First quarter to see pockets of hard market continue in the US, says Amwins
US insureds will see pockets of the current hard market continue throughout the first quarter of 2022, as the market…
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US property and casualty rates increases moderated in fourth quarter of 2021
Average US property and casualty rates increased by 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to a 6.8% increase…
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Risk landscape reset amid complex and changing renewals, says Howden
An already complex underwriting environment has been complicated further by the mix of heightened secondary catastrophe perils, rising core inflation,…
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D&O MGA Banyan Risk launches Canadian subsidiary
Bermuda-based managing general agent (MGA) Banyan Risk, which specialises in D&O insurance risk solutions, has launched a subsidiary in Canada.…
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Austrian market less tricky for buyers but no time to relax, says HDI
Despite a fairly benign insurance market, Austrian corporates cannot afford to relax and must prepare for the next crisis, warns…
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Out of adversity comes opportunity, says leading Dutch broker
Sunny Léons, chief executive officer of Léons NL, Brokerslink’s partner in the Netherlands, talks to Commercial Risk Europe about the…
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AGCS attracted back to D&O market showing signs of stabilisation
The D&O market is showing signs of stabilising as hardening during the last couple of years begins to make the…
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Increase in EPL and D&O claims in US in 2022, predicts Clyde & Co
Next year is likely to see an increase in claims in the US for employment practices liability (EPL) and D&O,…
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AM Best ranks top 100 UK non-life insurers
The UK’s largest 100 non-life insurers reported a combined underwriting profit in 2020 but displayed wide variations in fortunes, with…
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US commercial rates continue to climb but at increasingly slow pace
The cost of US commercial insurance continues to rise but the increases moderated again in the third quarter, according to…
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Marsh makes senior finpro appointments including global specialty head
Paul Denny has been appointed as global specialty head, financial and professional (finpro), Marsh Specialty from 1 January 2022 and…
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Fitch expects central European buyers to face brunt of double-digit reinsurance cat rate rises
Fitch expects double-digit reinsurance rate increases for catastrophe cover at year-end renewals, with central European buyers set to be the…
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Risk managers being put to severe test, says ANRA treasurer
Alberino Battagliola, corporate insurance manager of a multinational group and Anra treasurer, gives CR Italia an overview of the market…
