Global insurance trends

Global News: Marsh Report Suggests Commercial Rates Are On The Up

Marsh has released its Global Insurance Market Index for the first quarter of 2019. Key findings include: ·         Average commercial insurance prices increased 3% in Q1 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012. ·         Q1 2019 represents […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Beazley Launches Cyber Cover for Marine Sector

As most modern ships are controlled via software, rather than a Cap’n Birdseye character at the big wooden wheel, there is the danger that hackers could send your container loads of Toyota Hybrids to Timbuktu, […]

Legal

Legal Update: Clyde & Co Opens Dublin Office to Ensure Post-Brexit Operations

Global law firm Clyde & Co has opened an office in Dublin to ensure its Irish law insurance practice can continue to operate seamlessly as the UK leaves the EU. English and Irish qualified Clyde […]

Global insurance trends

UK P&I Club Offers Guidance on Fire and Burns Risk at Sea

UK P&I Club, a leading provider of protection and indemnity insurance to the international shipping community, has published a guide on the risk of burns at sea and the safe practices to prevent them. There […]

News

Concirrus Joins Forces With TransRe on Marine Insurance Project

Concirrus, the marine analytics insurtech company, has agreed to work with TransRe, the global reinsurer, to jointly develop innovative data-driven reinsurance programmes for marine insurers worldwide. The teams will use Quest Marine data and analytics […]

Lloyd's/London Market

London Markets: Liberty Appoints Makes New Marine Appointment

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is to expand its Ports and Terminals offering with the addition of Charlie Bragg to its Marine Liability team. Bragg joined Liberty Specialty Markets […]

Insurance Brokers

Marine Insurance News: Thomas Miller Acquires Zeller Associates

Thomas Miller, the international provider of market leading insurance services, announces the agreement to purchase the Managing General Agency and Insurance Services operations of specialist insurance services Group, Zeller Associates. Zeller Associates is an international […]