New Dawn Risk has partnered with leading Lloyd’s of London Capacity to create a Cyber & Tech policy tailored for SME to Mid-Market payment processors. PayProtect fills a notable gap in the market, targeting an underserved segment within the cyber/tech industry. The product addresses the distinct challenges encountered by payment processors and allows them to navigate complex and stringent regulatory landscapes, providing a comprehensive safety net for businesses operating in this sector.
PayProtect is targeted at payment processors across the US, UK, EU, and international markets with a revenue threshold of up to 250 million, catering to a range of companies operating within the payment processing space. By offering a nuanced understanding of the challenges faced by payment processors and providing tailored coverage options, PayProtect emerges as a valuable resource for businesses aiming to mitigate risks and safeguard their operations in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
New Dawn Risk is now accepting applications for PayProtect; for more information about this product, please email jonathan.franke@newdawnrisk.com.
New Dawn Risk has partnered with two leading Lloyd’s markets to launch PACProtect, an innovative media liability policy aimed specifically at US Political Action Committees.
In today’s fast-paced political landscape, PACs play a crucial role in shaping public opinion, raising funds, supporting candidates, and influencing policy. With the rapid growth of digital media platforms and the increasing complexities surrounding political communications, PACs are facing new and evolving media liability risks. Keeping these challenges in mind, PACProtect has been designed to safeguard PACs through comprehensive coverage for media exposures, including libel, slander, negligent misrepresentation, copyright infringement and other media-related risks.
We are excited to introduce this new product, which will fill the gap in an industry that has historically suffered from fluctuating capacity and limited understanding of exposures. New Dawn Risk is now accepting applications for PACProtect; for more information about this product, please email jonathan.franke@newdawnrisk.com.
New Dawn Risk Group Limited has today launched its white paper analysing insurance cover for the US legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets.
Download the white paper here.
The report: “Understanding and opening up the US cannabis insurance market”, exposes both the potential premiums and the size of the insurance gap for cannabis-related products in the US. Headline statistics include:
- In 2018 sales of medical and recreational cannabis in the U.S. were nearly nine times higher than sales of Oreo cookies.
- The legal US cannabis industry would pay about $1 billion in annual premiums were it insured to levels normal for other businesses.
- In 2018 the US market saw an estimated $8 billion in legalized cannabis sales. This could rise to over $40 billion by 2025.
The report also looks at the challenging legal environment for insurers, discusses possible coverage solutions and analyses the issues for each category of insurance cover, including: D&O, cyber, product liability, workers compensation, cash and contents insurance, crop insurance and fleet auto and cargo.
Max Carter, CEO of New Dawn Risk, commented: “Legal cannabis is a rapidly growing market, currently with a legal foothold in over thirty US states. Right now, the COVID-19 outbreak has led to increased demand for cannabis in the US and stores in many states have been allowed to reopen or offer curbside sales. However, the crisis has also exposed the financial pressures on many cannabis firms, with many VC-backed cannabis firms struggling already to meet financial projections. A COVID-19 recession, which seems all but a certainty, will only increase such financial pressures for young cannabis businesses.
“The pandemic will make it even tougher for cannabis producers to obtain insurance as providers further tighten terms and conditions and introduce exclusions, while insurers who may have been looking to enter the marker will put their plans on hold. With the Federal Government shut down and the possibility of a change of administration in November’s presidential election, the progress of legislation that would open up the cannabis market to insurers will be delayed.
“This reality fails to reflect the fact that many firms have significant insurance needs that are critical to help them manage the risks that exist in this young industry, with its untried legal and societal framework.
“Despite all this, the growth of the sector is inexorable and New Dawn Risk is committed to working with carriers and clients to share knowledge and insights to help identify and deliver creative solutions for this market. In just one example, we have already successfully placed cyber cover for a number of cannabis businesses. But we want to do more. And that means furthering the discussion, which is where we hope this report can contribute.”
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Established in 2008, New Dawn Risk is a dynamic, specialist insurance intermediary providing bespoke advisory solutions. We focus on complex, international liability and other specialty insurance and reinsurance. Clients large and small profit from our expertise, creativity and responsiveness – from risk assessment through to claims. 95% of our business emanates from outside the United Kingdom.
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New Dawn Risk, the international specialist insurance intermediary, today announced the further strengthening of its team with the appointment of James Bullock-Webster as Head of Technology, Media and Cyber.
Max Carter, CEO of New Dawn Risk, said: “Clients of all types are increasingly worried about this aspect of risk and James’ appointment strengthens our ability to meet this need. His energy, creativity and expertise, combined with his experience in building innovative products to address changing client needs, make him an ideal fit for New Dawn Risk. As well as taking responsibility for our book of IT and media risks and existing international cyber liability offering, he will work closely with the team rolling out our new online cyber insurance product for UK businesses.”
James joins New Dawn Risk from Paragon International Insurance Brokers where he spent the last four years as a wholesale and retail broker. Prior to this role James served in the British Army for eleven years, where he rose to the rank of Major. He is CII qualified, holds an Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership from the Defence Academy United Kingdom, completed leadership and management training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and holds a BA (Hons) in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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Established in 2008, New Dawn Risk is a dynamic, specialist insurance intermediary providing bespoke advisory solutions. We focus on complex, international liability and other specialty insurance and reinsurance. Clients large and small profit from our expertise, creativity and responsiveness – from risk assessment through to claims. 95% of our business emanates from outside the United Kingdom.
By Dermot Dick, Head of Treaty Production
Published in Insurance Day on 8 September 2019
The Middle East has long been touted has a growth market with huge potential. Rising levels of wealth, a burgeoning middle class and a level of insurance penetration that considerably lags the global average suggests that there are ripe pickings to be had. Encouraged by these factors, many international re/insurers looking for opportunities in emerging markets have moved to set up operations in the region.
But things are changing. Two years ago, if you had taken a straw poll of London market insurers around whether they had ambitions to build a business in the Middle East, the answer in the majority of cases would have been a resounding yes. However, today the picture is somewhat different. The direction of travel has been reversed with a number of high-profile businesses choosing to exit the market.
So what exactly has gone wrong?
On one level, it is easy to point to tensions between Iran and the US and UK, which have been affecting shipping and the transportation of oil and gas out of the Arabian Gulf. However, the Middle East is a political cauldron that is constantly bubbling and every now and there is a spike in tension, whether it’s Iran, Syria, Yemen or elsewhere. Many in the international re/insurance market are put off and steer clear entirely, but the trick is being able to navigate around the issues and seize on the opportunities they can offer. John Charman famously built his reputation and his fortune underwriting war risk during the first Gulf War in the 1990’s.
However, in reality, this is just a small part of the market; business which in the main is done in London. The bigger question is why, when the broker community appears to be thriving, we are seeing an exodus of international re/insurers who relatively recently set up operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre with the intention of establishing a hub for growing business across the region?
The short answer is they are unhappy with the returns they have been able to generate and have decided to cut their losses. But many have made some fundamental strategic missteps that have led to unfavourable results. Most commonly this has started with people, opting to staff their operations with expatriate workers who do not have sufficient local underwriting expertise based on true knowledge of the region to offer a compelling proposition to local buyers.
Furthermore, those that have set up in the DIFC have entered an incredibly aggressive market to operate in and may have suffered from a combination of insufficient ambition and innovative thinking. They have essentially offered the same products – there has been no differentiation nor have they been able to articulate how they add value that helps address client needs. When considering working with an international re/insurer, local buyers will inevitably ask the question what can you do for me that others can’t?
Undoubtedly, the economic position is exacerbating the situation. In April, the International Monetary Fund almost halved its growth forecasts for the Middle East and North Africa for this year, to 1.3%, a sharp fall from the previous estimate of 2.5% made in October. The IMF has lowered its projected growth rate for 17 of the 20 economies in the region, mostly due to a combination of slower oil sector growth in some countries and geopolitical tensions and civil strife in others.
The downturn is not just impacting re/insurers and the wider business community, it is posing a headache for governments too. Pressure on oil and gas prices is showing little sign of relenting and is more likely to increase given heightened concerns around climate change and efforts to move away from fossil fuels. In the face of this shifting economic outlook, governments across the Middle East are waking up to the fact that things need to change. They have to reduce costs, such as those associated with expatriate medical and healthcare. In order to do this effectively, they need to bring in the private sector. And herein lie opportunities for re/insurers.
In one example, Dubai Insurance Company, working with reinsurance support from AmTrust and New Dawn Risk Group, recently created a unique new insurance scheme for the government of the United Arab Emirates that is having a transformational effect on business, the insurance industry and the wider economy. The Employment Protection Insurance Programme replaced the bank guarantee requirement for those employing private sector employees and domestic workers against employers’ failure to meet their financial obligations. The move has been widely praised due to its immediate effect in releasing billions of dirhams in the economy which were otherwise locked in bank guarantees, improving the recruitment cost for businesses, while at the same time protecting the rights of employees to receive their complete benefits and unpaid dues in case of an employer’s lack of liquidity or insolvency. There are a couple of key takeaways from this success story. In order to get people’s attention in the Middle East, re/insurers need to think big and look to create something new that facilitates significant change. But in order to do this they need a deep understanding of individual markets within the region. This means having close relationships with the right people on the ground who understand the changing needs of insurance buyers and can help you grow your business.
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New Dawn Risk, the international specialist insurance intermediary, today announced the launch of its UK Cyber Insurance product. Delivered through an easy-to-use online platform to small and medium-sized enterprises, or face-to-face to larger businesses or those with more complex needs, the new offering complements New Dawn’s existing cyber liability offering for international clients.
Max Carter, CEO of New Dawn Risk, said: “The SME segment in the UK is as prone to a data breach or cyber attack as larger businesses, but finds it much harder to buy the right cover for their needs. Our objective is to make dealing with a complex risk as simple as possible – available to buy online in minutes, at any time of the day. Most importantly, it provides the 24/7 breach response businesses need to minimise damage and help them get back on their feet following data breaches and cyber attacks.”
New Dawn’s UK Cyber Insurance uses easy-to-understand language to enable companies to make an informed decision. The product has been designed with low premiums, no hidden charges and free cancellation. Key features include immediate access to a cyber response manager who will coordinate appropriate experts in IT crisis management and forensics, PR, legal, regulator / data subject notification, and credit monitoring.
Tom Malcolm, Head of UK Cyber, said: “Businesses of every size and in every industry that hold sensitive information on their employees and clients, or rely on computer systems to operate their business, are at risk. Insurance – in conjunction with cyber awareness and security – is a vital element of protection.”
To find out more visit www.newdawncyber.co.uk
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Notes to Editors
Established in 2008, New Dawn Risk is a dynamic, specialist insurance intermediary providing bespoke advisory solutions. We focus on complex, international liability and other specialty insurance and reinsurance. Clients large and small profit from our expertise, creativity and responsiveness – from risk assessment through to claims. 95% of our business emanates from outside the United Kingdom.
