Premiums already up 200% after Galaxy Leader hijack and likely to get firmer this week

US marine insurer hires Ascot senior executive Tom Nasso to oversee underwriting

Gallagher-owned MGA plans to diversify box into 'complementary products' and other lines of international business that have Lloyd’s distribution

With 11 International Group affiliates now declared and only Swedish Club still to come, this renewal round will see the lowest percentage price increases in four years

Broker makes four senior hires to its Norwegian energy, renewables and property divisions

Extreme weather threatens significant investments in renewable energy technology and increases need for insurance coverage, re/insurer says

Schnorr joins specialist re/insurer from McGill and Partners where he was most recently partner in the reinsurance team

Lloyd's carrier names Edward Davidson to lead new offering as energy transition technology underwriter

Itasca MGA is the eighth managing general agent formed by Fidelis MGU's Pine Walk Capital incubator platform  

Specialty MGA secures Allianz capacity for North American aviation facility

Direct price hikes stall as excess-of-loss programmes expected to see mid- to high single-digit rate increases

Allianz will provide capacity for aviation hull war and excess third-party aviation war liabilities

Geneva Association will add macro- and geoeconomic risks, and social and financial inclusion to its 2024-25 research agenda

Lloyd's carrier continues to expand reinsurance business with new portfolio focusing on credit, mortgage and surety lines

US programme heavyweight partners with sister business Markel International to target UK managing general agents

US marine insurer hires Ascot senior executive Tom Nasso to oversee underwriting

A number of ‘particularly important’ countries from a political risk perspective go to the polls next year, including India, South Africa, the US and the UK

Lack of Hamas naval and mine-laying capacity means prices are unlikely to go as high as the Ukraine precedent

Beirut, Johannesburg and Dhaka were ranked among the highest-risk cities over the next 12 months

Bermuda-based insurer also extends its funding horizon to support critical financing schemes in developing economies.

Woodhouse joins from Howden, where he was divisional director of terrorism and political violence

Broker continues expansion of crisis management practice with hire of Aon’s executive director of North American terrorism

London market-backed facility is a more flexible alternative to the US government’s backstop programme, MGA says

Andrew Bauckham described as 'one of the most respected figures in the terrorism insurance market'