Executive & D&O
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September 9, 2021
GVNW’s Mahnke renews call for state-backed solutions for systemic risks
Alexander Mahnke, chairman of the German risk and insurance managers’ association GVNW, has renewed calls for a public-private partnership (PPP)…
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September 9, 2021
Lloyd’s rebounds to £1.43bn profit after underwriting ‘turnaround’
Lloyd’s has reported profit of £1.43bn for the first half of this year from a loss of £438m, after underwriting…
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September 9, 2021
Judge rules Boeing’s directors must face shareholder action for Max plane crashes
A US judge has ruled that shareholders can pursue Boeing’s directors following two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max plane,…
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September 9, 2021
IGI Labuan appoints Asia-Pacific financial and professional lines underwriter
Manpreet Kaur Gill has been appointed to the role of Asia-Pacific financial and professional lines underwriter at IGI Labuan. She…
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September 9, 2021
GVNW members must brace for ‘challenging’ cyber and D&O renewals: Krause
The recent catastrophic losses suffered by German insurers will help to ensure that German corporate insurance managers will continue to…
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September 1, 2021
Indemnity Legal boosts policyholder team with Curran hire and new office
Boutique law firm Indemnity legal has hired policyholder insurance litigation specialist John Curran as partner from Fenchurch Law and is…
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August 25, 2021
Amwins’ US report highlights ‘dynamic’ insurance market
The US property and casualty insurance market continues to be dynamic, with a deceleration in the rate environment in some…
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August 25, 2021
More positive outlook for Australian insurance buyers, says Marsh
The general outlook for insurance buyers in the Australian insurance market is more positive as we move into the second…
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August 25, 2021
Pandemic raises third-party risks for global firms, finds Refinitiv survey
Global companies have taken compliance shortcuts as they bow under the weight of pressures from Covid-19, found a new survey…
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August 20, 2021
Court rules against Chubb in US D&O case
A Chubb unit must advance defence costs under its management liability policy to a Chicago mortgage broker that was the…
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August 19, 2021
Munich Re Specialty adds management liability to growing portfolio
Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI), the global reinsurer’s growing North American commercial unit, has added an excess and surplus (E&S)…
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August 10, 2021
Buyers bruised by hard market but relationships still strong
The hard market has had an impact on the appetite of some carriers and raised questions about alternative risk transfer,…
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August 5, 2021
Rate increases slowing down in global and EMEA markets, says Aon
The global and European commercial insurance markets remain challenging for buyers but rate increases are decelerating as new capacity enters…
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August 5, 2021
Beazley boosts life sciences offering in Asia-Pacific
A suite of covers aimed at life sciences companies in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by specialty insurer Beazley.…
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August 4, 2021
Economic recovery and hard market deliver positive outlook for Willis: Haley
The ability of Willis Towers Watson (WTW) to convince investors that its future remains bright despite the failure of the…
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August 3, 2021
Hiscox London Market delivers $87.3m profit as group Covid losses fall
Hiscox London Market profits before tax jumped to $87.3m in the first half, from $16.3m a year earlier, as its…
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July 29, 2021
Easier D&O renewals forecast if risk presented properly
Risk managers will hopefully have a less taxing experience during coming D&O renewals as capacity is returning to what was…
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July 28, 2021
UK financial services D&Os handed almost £200m in fines since 2020
Financial services director and officers (D&O) in the UK have been hit with more than £196m in large regulatory fines…
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July 28, 2021
Strong insurance pricing drives record profit at AXIS
There are few signs of an end to the hardening insurance market, based on record second-quarter operating results published by…
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July 27, 2021
Q2 rates up 28% in UK and 13% in Europe but hardening slows, finds Marsh
Commercial insurance prices increased 28% in the UK during the second quarter, the biggest rise of all regions globally, and…