Sector Updates

Specialty Group, a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies, has announced the launch of a new Product Recall offering in London, accompanied by two senior appointments to its Crisis Management team.

Chapter Medicare, a leading broker headquartered in New York, has successfully raised $50m in its Series C funding round.

ClearBlue, a leader in carbon market analysis, and Kita, a trailblazer in carbon credit insurance, have recently unveiled a pioneering partnership. This collaboration is set to...

Maritime technology startup Vanguard has secured $1m in new funding to advance their automated insurance underwriting platform tailored for maritime operations.

ICEYE, a global leader in satellite-powered disaster management solutions, has launched a high-resolution Flood Early Warning and ongoing customer pilots of Flood Rapid Impact solutions for the UK insurance market.

WTW, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has partnered with Ukrainian insurer VUSO to introduce a London market-backed facility covering cargo and war-on-land risks. The...

Everest Insurance, a leading global insurance provider, has officially launched its operations in Australia after receiving approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

FloodFlash, a leading provider of parametric flood insurance solutions, has recently launched its Dealer Open Lot program in response to the urgent need to support US businesses, particularly auto dealers, facing the looming threat of severe flooding during the upcoming hurricane season.

KYND Limited, a frontrunner in cyber risk management, has unveiled the outcomes of the Cyber Insurance Survey 2024 in collaboration with Intelligent Insurer.

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