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Tokio Marine Kiln
Phil Taylor to lead Tokio Marine Kiln’s Specialty Reinsurance division
10th September 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has established a new Specialty Reinsurance division to support its continued focus on growth and diversification. The new division will be led by Phil Taylor, who has been appointed as Head of Specialty Reinsurance, aligning with the firm's growth ambitions ... Read the full article
TMK partners with Kita to provide Political Risk insurance for carbon credit projects
15th July 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has partnered with carbon credit insurance specialist Kita to provide Political Risk insurance for developers of/investors in, carbon credit projects. Led by Ed Parker, Head of Special Risks at TMK, the new product will reportedly insure project developers and their investors against risks such as confiscation, nationalisation, ... Read the full article
Yixiang Yang named APAC Head of Accident and Health at Tokio Marine Kiln
8th July 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has appointed Yixiang Yang as the new Head of Accident and Health for the Asia-Pacific region, effective immediately. Yang is an expert in accident and health underwriting with nearly 20 years of experience in the APAC region. He joins TMK from ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Alexandra Barnes to Marine & Energy team
27th June 2024
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Alexandra (Alex) Barnes to its Marine & Energy team, starting this autumn. In the new role, she will be focusing on global energy risks and renewables. Barnes is an insurance industry veteran with 26 years of experience, having spent 21 of which focusing on ... Read the full article
NHS cyber attack underscores ongoing ransomware threat to healthcare sector
6th June 2024
Paul Gooch, Head of Large Account Cyber at Tokio Marine Kiln, has advised companies to adopt the mindset 'not if, but when' in their approach to cybersecurity, following the attack on hospitals in London targeting NHS IT firm Synnovis. Reinsurance News understands that the attacks have affected the Royal Brompton, Harefield, ... Read the full article
TMK and FloraTrace to improve ethical practices in supply chains with new trade product
8th May 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Rezylient Insurance Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of FloraTrace, have launched a new trade disruption product aimed to improve ethical practices in global supply chains. With new regulations such as the UFLPA in the US, requiring greater transparency around the origins of imported goods, the new ... Read the full article
Matthew Shaw to succeed Brad Irick as Tokio Marine Kiln CEO
16th February 2024
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Matthew Shaw as chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 1 April, subject to regulatory approval. Shaw is set to succeed Brad Irick who is taking up the position of co-head of international business for Tokio Marine Holdings, which is the parent company ... Read the full article
Crown Jewel Insurance adds three re/insurers for trade secret policy
7th December 2023
Crown Jewel Insurance, an insurtech and Lloyd's Coverholder, has secured three additional re/insurance organisations to support its breakthrough trade secret insurance policy known as Crown Jewel Protector. The re/insurers, Apollo Syndicate Management Limited, Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Ltd, and Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., will each provide insurance capacity ... Read the full article
Burke joins Tokio Marine Kiln Life Sciences division
20th September 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has announced the appointment of Liam Burke to its Life Sciences division as underwriter, effective immediately. In his new role, he will be responsible for the growth and development of its globally available (ex-US) IntelliMed product, which offers specialist and ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln expands cyber team with series of appointments
10th July 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has announced a series of appointments to further bolster its presence within the cyber market. Firstly, the company has confirmed that Aoife Woulfe, former Head of intellectual property (IP) at TMK, has been appointed to the position of Head of delegated cyber. In her previous role as ... Read the full article
TMK hires Rob Partridge to its marine division as a Cargo Underwriter
3rd July 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln has announced the appointment of Rob Partridge to its marine division as a Cargo Underwriter with immediate effect. He will be reporting to Richard Hooks, the Departmental Head of Marine & Energy and the role will be based in London. Partridge is a market veteran who brings more ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln establishes standalone Cyber & Enterprise Risk Division
5th June 2023
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has announced the establishment of a dedicated Cyber & Enterprise Risk division as part of its strategic expansion in the cyber market. The newly formed division, led by Laila Khudairi, brings together Cyber, Technology, and Intellectual Property specialisms, previously housed ... Read the full article
Will Green to lead aviation war risks at TMK
8th March 2023
Global specialist insurance company Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has announced the appointment of Will Green as Divisional Head of War within its aviation underwriting team. His appointment marks the creation of a dedicated aviation war team for TMK, following many years writing this class. The insurer notes that a dedicated team will ... Read the full article
MGA Loadsure enhances freight offering with TMK capacity backing
4th January 2023
Insurtech MGA Loadsure has announced that it has received capacity backing from Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) to enhance its data-driven freight protection offering. According to TMK, the collaboration is part of a broader approach as they look to drive digital innovation and modernisation within the market. The partnership intends to develop ... Read the full article
Parametrix strengthens US operations with additional reinsurance capacity
15th December 2022
Provider of downtime insurance, Parametrix, is strengthening and expanding its operations in the United States with additional reinsurance capacity. The firm has announced that partners Hannover Re and certain underwriters from Lloyd’s, which includes Tokio Marine Kiln, RenaissanceRe, and Apollo (through ibott Syndicate 1971) will join, or have renewed their commitment ... Read the full article
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