Specialty
Carriers, Tech Firms Struggle to Keep Up With Cyber Risks: ITC Panel
Despite progress, carriers are still falling short in how they approach cyber insurance and also how they cover events when they happen. How can this be? The unique makeup of cyber risks is one of ...
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Willis Towers Watson, AXIS and Aspen
The Hartford appointed its latest chief information officer. Willis Towers Watson named a new global head of Broking within its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has a ...
Lloyd’s of London Releases Blueprint to Create Super-Advanced Marketplace
Lloyd's of London has unveiled a blueprint for action to facilitate its Future at Lloyd's project, which aims to "build the most advanced insurance marketplace in the world." This first blueprint, ...
Switzerland’s Helvetia Expands Into Aviation Insurance Market
Helvetia Specialty Lines CH & International said it will begin writing aviation insurance in October. Plans call for Helvetia's aviation team to offer worldwide insurance coverage for passenger ...
InsurTech Speakers Blaze Trail From Michelin Guides to Smartphones
People who buy gasoline generally don't care for the product or enjoy the experience of pumping gas—they just want to drive. Chris Colborn, chief experience officer for the Lippincott creative ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust and BHSI
AmTrust Financial Service's E&S unit launched its new excess casualty underwriting division and has hired a former Everest Reinsurance Division to lead it. An ex-RSA executive will lead Bershire ...
JLT Specialty USA Founding Leader Rice Becomes CEO of CAC Specialty
Newly launched specialty insurance broker CAC Specialty announced the appointment of Michael D. Rice II as its chief executive officer. Rice brings years of experience in the brokerage industry. Most ...
Lockton Joins $32 Million Funding for Bold Penguin, a Commercial Lines InsurTech
Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance technology provider in Columbus, Ohio, said it has completed a $32 million Series B funding round, bringing the total capital it has raised to more than $50 ...