specialty insurance News
The Founder and CEO of Specialty Insurer ANV Abruptly Departs
The founder and CEO of ANV Holdings BV has left the company, according to an April 20 announcement from the Dutch-headquartered global specialty insurance group. R. Matthew Fairfield issued a ...
Longtime Canopius Exec Plans to Retire in June
A longtime Canopius Group Ltd. executive is retiring, even as the global specialty reinsurer now owned by a Japanese insurance giant gears up for a U.S. expansion. James Giordano, executive chairman ...
Marsh: Demand For Transactional Risk Insurance is Surging Globally
The use of transactional risk insurance surged around the world in 2014, thanks to record demand in both mature and emerging markets from clients seeking to protect their corporate deals, according ...
Great American Insurance Entering Singapore Market
Great American Insurance Group is joining the procession of specialty insurers staffing up a new branch operation in Singapore, the group announced Friday. The group said that its lead insurer, Great ...
Airbnb will Offer Its U.S. Hosts a $1M Insurance Liability Program
Airbnb will roll out a $1 million insurance program designed to address liability concerns about its business, which helps connect homeowners and renters around the world with travelers seeking a ...
Endurance Built Up Its Underwriting In a Mixed 3rd Quarter
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported a mixed 2014 third quarter stemming from big investments in underwriting and also some remnants from its failed push to snatch up Bermuda reinsurance rival ...
Aon Benfield Launches New Private Charter Aviation Policy
Aon Benfield has rolled out a new kind of insurance coverage that it suggested could spur business expansion in private charter aviation. Ostensibly, the coverage is designed for SHY Aviation, an ...
Navigators Expands European Operations
The Navigators Group Inc., an international specialty insurance holding company, is pursuing a European expansion. Its European underwriting management subsidiary, Navigators Underwriting Ltd., has ...