Newly formed Watford Specialty Insurance Co. (WSIC), a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Watford Re, took a big leap forward recently with its acquisition of a carrier with admitted licenses in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The previously dormant …
Delta Lloyd NV, the Dutch insurer that shored up its capital buffers in an April rights offer, returned to profit in the first half after the company cut costs and changed the way it values liabilities. Profit climbed to 925 …
Neon has appointed Gregg McPhee to the newly created role of head of Political Violence. McPhee will join Neon on Oct. 1 2016 and will lead Neon’s existing political violence team, reporting to Darren Lednor, chief underwriting officer of Neon. …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) and Tego Insurance announced they have entered into an exclusive underwriting agreement to provide medical indemnity insurance to medical practitioners in Australia. “We are delighted to work with Tego to bring BHSI’s medical indemnity …
RFIB Group Ltd., the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a Transaction Solutions business with the appointment of James Wilson to lead the division. Reporting to Paul Chilton, chief operating officer, Wilson brings over 12 years’ experience in …
An outbreak of yellow fever that has killed hundreds of people in central Africa could spread across the world, an international children’s charity warned on Tuesday, even as a massive vaccination campaign was expected to get underway. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) …
Liberty Mutual Insurance and Sanpower Group Co. Ltd., one of China’s leading private enterprises, announced they have agreed to create a joint venture from Liberty Mutual’s current Chinese property/casualty insurance operations. Sanpower will hold a 51 percent controlling interest in …
Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as ‘self-driving’, overplaying its actual capabilities. Tesla said it had reviewed data to confirm …
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has announced senior underwriting appointments in property and engineering as well as risk consulting. Thierry Portevin will take over the role of global head of Property in the Chief Underwriting Office Corporate Lines, …
Companies originally created the role of the chief risk officer because they “recognized that good risk management is really good business,” according to Michael Steel, former CRO at AXIS Capital. The role of CRO is a relatively new one for …