Professional liability

Insurtech Scale gets Beazley capacity for influencers media liability coverage

Insurtech MGA Scale Underwriting has secured capacity backing from Beazley for the launch of a new media liability coverage targeted at social media influencers and their agencies.

Ex-Argo exec Landi teams up with Griffin Highline and HDI for financial and cyber lines MGA

Former Argo Pro president Craig Landi has launched Falcon Risk Holdings, a US financial and cyber lines MGA backed by insurance sector-focused investment firm Griffin Highline and HDI Global Specialty.

First Indemnity launches new excess casualty coverage

First Indemnity Insurance Group has launched a new excess casualty lawyers professional liability product for law firms with one to 750 attorneys in response to rising rates and restricted capacity in the sector.

Core Specialty puts capacity behind Dual A&E and PL program

Rebooted US specialty insurer Core Specialty has entered into an underwriting agreement with program manager Dual Commercial to provide primary and excess professional liability limits across a number of classes including architects and engineers.

McGowan strengthens LPL position with Couch Braunsdorf deal

The McGowan Companies has acquired the wholesale assets of Couch Braunsdorf Insurance Group (CBIG) in a deal that makes the enlarged entity one of the leading players in the US lawyers professional liability (LPL) market.

Fortegra adds to E&S build-out with Rockwood professional liability program

Fortegra P&C Group is seeing a strong pipeline of deals for its recently launched E&S platform after adding a second program with a new professional liability offering aimed at off-duty police officers in partnership with Rockwood Programs.

Core Specialty to replace Hallmark on AmWINS long-term care program

Newly launched P&C carrier Core Specialty Insurance Holdings will replace Hallmark Financial as the capacity provider on AmWINS Program Underwriters long-term care facilities program from the beginning of next year, The Insurer can reveal.

Euclid adds CNA’s Bailey to life sciences MGA

Euclid Life Science Specialty has hired David Bailey as vice president of underwriting and executive underwriter in a move which reunites him with his former CNA colleague Ryann Elliott.

Brit provides capacity for Nexus’ professional liability E&S push

London market managing general agent Nexus Group has secured capacity from Brit Syndicates to write professional liability business in the US on an E&S basis, The Insurer can reveal.

Burns & Wilcox launches new ProConstruct program

Burns & Wilcox has launched a new Lloyd’s-backed professional liability program for contractors and designers, The Insurer has learned.

WR Berkley’s PL unit Berkley Select brings in Fair as CUO

WR Berkley’s professional liability-focused Berkley Select platform has brought in Bill Fair from Swiss Re as its new chief underwriting officer.

SterlingRisk launches A&E program with Beazley as carrier partner

Independently owned broker SterlingRisk Insurance has launched an architects and engineers (A&E) professional liability insurance program on Beazley paper.