Motor trade insurance broker Hamilton Leigh is now acquired by Specialist Risk Group (SRG) after the mediators business completed its Hertfordshire plunge. Under SRG ownership, Hamilton Leigh will join Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions (SRIS), which is the commercial division of…
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R&Q Unveils H1 2022 Outcomes
R&Q Insurance Holdings (R&Q), a leading non-life global specialty security company focusing on program management and legacy insurance, has released its financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022 (H1 FY22). The group’s financial report for the first…
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AXA Unit Issues Apology Over Tesla Crash Test Disagreement
AXA Switzerland is running the day it presented a crash test – to demonstrate the risk of battery fires in electric vehicles (EVs) – using a Tesla without mortar cells. In a statement, the insurer said: “In light of the…
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Start Date Set For Recent UK P&I Club CUO
Chief underwriting officer William Beveridge is joining the UK P&I Club on September 17. When the CEO nomination was first announced in late May, the marine insurer said Beveridge was making the switch upon completion of his employment obligations with…
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Liberty Specialty Markets Phrases Senior Underwriter In London
London-based Adam Clark has held up to the position of financial risk solutions (FRS) senior underwriter at Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM). “Adam has been instrumental in the evolution of LSM’s short-term trade finance business,” said Sam Wilde, head of London…
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R&Q Slams Phoenix’s Pronouncement
For anyone following the lasting dispute among shareholders of R&Q Insurance Holdings, the company’s September 13 special general meeting (SGM) can’t seem to come soon enough. Different camps, in the meantime, have been handing out their respective statements on the…
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Revealed – UK Committees Are Being Hit By 10,000 Cyber Occurrences Every Day
Last week the latest report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) found that half of UK businesses recognize cyber dangers after an attack, and today a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from Gallagher has revealed that…
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Live Events Boom Foresaw, As Well As The Rise Of New Related Risks – AGCS Report
With pandemic lockdowns and regulations slowly easing, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has predicted there could be a rise in pressure for live events – resulting in a proportionate rise in similar risks. “We are currently seeing a huge…
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TAZI AI Women in Insurance Tech Conference
TAZI AI’s dream is to bring Machine Learning (ML) to all. TAZI aims to empower the insurance industry with digital capabilities to keep up with the continuously changing world. With the adoption of ML, insurers are able to grow their…
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Freedom Specialty Markets Announces Senior Appointment For Economic Risks
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Ankita Dutta as its modern senior underwriter for economic risk solutions (FRS). Dutta (pictured) has seven years of experience across numerous roles in the global insurance market. Most…
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