Specialty
Beazley Restructuring Its Underwriting Team to Support Growth Ambitions
Beazley has restructured its underwriting team with the creation of four new divisions: Specialty Risks, Cyber Risks, MAP Risks and Property Risks. The divisions will be interconnected, able to ...
BHSI Appoints Godhwani, Bresnahan to New Executive Leadership Roles
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Sanjay Godhwani has been named president, North America Region, and David Bresnahan will take on the role of global chief operating ...
$10B Worst Case Insurance Aviation Loss for Planes Grounded in Russia
A realistic estimate of aviation insurance and reinsurance losses for the grounding of planes in Russia falls in the $5-$6 billion range, but a worst-case estimate of $10 billion would be the biggest ...
Financial Market Volatility of Russia-Ukraine War Likely to Impact European Insurers
According to Fitch Ratings, the Russia-Ukraine war is more likely to affect the European insurance sector through second-order financial market volatility than through direct effects from sanctions. ...
Specialty Insurer Transformations: Forge Group Stock Offering; ProSight Rebrand
Two specialty lines insurance organizations announced different types of transformations in recent days. Amalgamated Casualty Insurance Company is becoming Forge Insurance Company, and ProSight ...
How Lloyd’s is Responding to Events in Ukraine
Russia and Belarus represent less than 1 percent of business transacted by Lloyd's of London, the commercial insurance market said, adding that it would look to curtail Russian exposure in several of ...
‘Essential’ MGAs, Other DUAEs Face Inflation, Staffing Pressures: AM Best
Taking a deep dive into the world of managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises, AM Best reports that premiums generated by DUAEs are climbing, and interest in MGA ...
James River Reserve Charge, ‘Strategic Actions’ Won’t Damage AM Best Rating
AM Best announced on Tuesday that the rating agency won't change the A- (Excellent) financial strength ratings for the operating subsidiaries of James River Group Holdings, Ltd., a day after the ...