Terrorism
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Liberty Specialty Markets hires senior French terrorism underwriter from Hiscox
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has appointed Hiscox’s François Barriol as senior underwriter for terrorism and political violence in France to…
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Aston Lark appoints Incepta director for London market growth
Broker Aston Lark has appointed Marsh’s Robert Beere as director of its Lloyd’s wholesale broker Incepta, amid plans to build…
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End of lockdown drives up transport terrorism risk
The potential for larger passenger numbers on public transport as lockdown restrictions ease could raise the potential for terrorist attacks,…
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Time to step up and be counted argues Swiss broker Kessler
The insurance industry has something of a daunting feel right now. The days of the prolonged soft market, extensive capacity…
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More awareness needed of bioterrorism risk: Carnegie-Brown
Lloyd’s chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown has called for greater awareness among UK companies of the risk from bioterrorism. Increased public-private partnerships…
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Pool Re completes £2.48bn retrocession programme led by Munich Re
Pool Re has completed a £2.48bn three-year terrorism retrocession programme with 56 international reinsurers led by Munich Re. Hannover Re…
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Australia renews retrocession programme for terrorism insurance scheme
Australia’s terrorism insurance scheme has renewed its $3.475bn retrocession reinsurance programme for the 2021 calendar year. The scheme is administered…
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Liberty launches new German terrorism cover
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has launched new terrorism insurance cover for SME German corporate buyers. LSM entered the German war…
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Covid-19 changes terrorism risk, says thinktank in latest index
Far-right terrorism has increased 250% in the past five years in Europe and North America, according to thinktank the Institute…
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Enoizi makes case for expanding Pool Re to cover pandemic risk
CEO Julian Enoizi believes it makes sense for Pool Re to expand its remit and be the vehicle for any…
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Airmic taking part in Pool Re review
Airmic has told Commercial Risk Europe it will be representing buyer interests during the government review of terrorism backstop and…
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Hannover Re warns of sharp rate increases in 2021
Hannover Re expects widespread price rises in both reinsurance and insurance markets in 2020 as the industry reacts to the…
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UK government launches Pool Re review
The UK government’s treasury department is undertaking a review of terrorism backstop and mutual reinsurer Pool Re, with a consultation…
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Pool Re hands out inaugural scholarship for MSc in Counterterrorism Risk Management and Resilience
UK terrorism backstop and reinsurer Pool Re has handed out its first scholarship for UK students undertaking the MSc in…
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Terror threat spreads in 2020 with civil commotion risk rising in advanced economies: Aon
More countries face the threat of terrorism in 2020 than last year, with multinationals increasingly at risk from right-wing extremists,…
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IUA publishes model clause to clarify motor terrorism cover in UK
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has published a new model clause to clarify insurance coverage for motor terrorism risks in…
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Europe on terror alert as lockdown lifts, says Pool Re
The UK’s terrorism threat level sits at substantial, where an attack is likely, said Pool Re in its first update…
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SCOR Channel makes specialty insurance appointments
SCOR Channel, part of the reinsurer’s specialty insurance platform, has appointed Christian Stanley as head of underwriting insight and Christianna…
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Covid-19 reignites bioterrorism threat, warns Pool Re
The Covid-19 pandemic may spark a resurgence in bioterrorism because many countries have been found underprepared for the virus, according…
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Covid-19 set to extend hard market through 2021, says WTW
The Covid-19 pandemic and resultant economic downturn are set to extend the hard US commercial insurance market through 2021, according…