Commercial lines

The case is being heard on an expedited basis, with policies from Hollard and HDI Global Specialty used as exemplars.

Adam England will take on Beat’s existing portfolio and redevelop it via a new cell called Satinwood.

The Accredited program partner has plans to expand into new lines of business.

The ruling is due in mid-September, but the possibility of an expedited appeal is highly likely.

Brokers at Marsh, Aon and Epic have all been using the platform, which has been deployed on around eight renewals so far in 2020.

The executive joined the company last year from Swiss Re and has also worked at AIG and Willis. 

Reinsurance, crisis management and art and specie are areas of opportunity, according to the Axa XL chief.

The carrier is also honing its focus and redeploying capital under new CEO Amanda Blanc.

Meanwhile, US GL underwriters fear the impact of Covid-19 litigation.

The carrier also expects the Beirut explosion to be a "major loss".

As lawmakers propose sweeping measures to rewrite pandemic exclusions, insurers are relying on protections enshrined in the Constitution to resist an onslaught of BI claims, writes John Hewitt Jones.

Anna Sagar and Samuel Casey assess whether expectations of coronavirus-related losses are likely to match outcomes in what were tipped to be some of the most exposed classes.