Marine
Lloyd’s targeted with eco-protest mural
A giant mural was painted outside Lloyd’s of London this morning as activists demanded that insurers make the Coral Triangle a no-go zone.
Regulator interest gives MGAs ‘competitive advantage’
Heightened regulatory interest in the MGA sector could actually help the sector grow, according to Pen Underwriting CEO Tom Downey.
Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson’s career as a loss adjuster began back in 1989 and his sphere of influence expanded significantly at the start of this year when he became regional CEO for UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa.
How the war with Iran will rip through insurers’ balance sheets
Editor’s View: From soaring claims inflation and disrupted supply chains to cyber threats, travel chaos and potential power outages, Emma Ann Hughes outlines how the Iran conflict could reshape underwriting, pricing and profitability for years to come.
Aviva hires 15 regional specialty underwriters
Aviva has hired 15 new regional specialty underwriters in a move it says will give brokers faster access to local knowledge and specialist expertise.
Managing blackout exposure in the freight sector
As power cuts become more frequent, Fiona Nicolson examines the significant operational, safety and liability risks this poses across the global freight and logistics sector.
Aon warns tensions are redefining risks
Growing geopolitical volatility, in particular in the Middle East, is exposing insurers and buyers to new risks that should trigger a fresh round of stress-testing, the CEO of Risk Capital for Aon has said.
McGill’s aviation solution; Aviva’s flood risk app; Zurich UK’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Can nuclear-fuelled ships help Britannia rule the waves again?
With a new UK consortium betting nuclear-powered merchant ships can decarbonise global shipping and revive Britain’s maritime edge, Tim Evershed investigates how major hurdles around cost, regulation, safety and insurability remain.
Beazley to launch marine war consortium
Beazley is to launch a new marine war consortium, to provide up to $1bn (£740m) of Lloyd’s capacity amid the Iran War.
Chubb’s launch; Duck Creek’s reinsurance offering; UIB’s marine MD
Weekly Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva exploring Probitas rebrand
Aviva is looking to rebrand it's Lloyd’s underwriting syndicate Probitas, Insurance Post can reveal.
Environmental and pollution liability risks escalate in Iran conflict
Crawford & Company has warned attacks on commercial vessels around the strait of Hormuz are leading to an increase in environmental and pollution liability risks for the marine insurance sector.
Q&A: Alexander Beaton, CFC
With incidents of piracy on the increase, Alexander Beaton, the team leader of kidnap and ransom at CFC, explains why the insurer launched a tech-enabled marine product designed to remove ambiguity from vessel cover.
Arc Legal’s landlord proposition; HDI’s motor fleet portal; Gallagher’s interim CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviation war market steady but wary of Iran risks
Aviation insurers are seeing fewer notices to clients under war policies than their peers in marine amid the Iran War, according to the International Underwriting Association.
LMA warns safety fears choking Hormuz not insurance
The Lloyd’s Market Association has hit back at ongoing reports vessels are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz due to cancelled or unaffordable insurance.
Diary of an Insurer: Geo Underwriting’s Kate Bush
Kate Bush, trading director at Geo Underwriting, is setting the digital agenda, drinking Yorkshire tea, catching up on how the lambing season is going and returning boats to water.
Trump told insurance not main issue in Strait
Donald Trump’s offer of providing government-backed insurance to vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of war in the region has been described as “limited”.
What Zurich buying Beazley means for the market
Editor’s View: Zurich’s £8.2bn swoop for Beazley is a decisive bet on specialty insurance, which Emma Ann Hughes observes widens the gap between the industry’s supermarket giants and the squeezed middle.
Marine insurance to navigate choppy waters
How geopolitical tension, supply-chain bottlenecks, climate-driven weather extremes and surging regulatory oversight are making marine insurance challenging is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.