OneBeacon Technology Expands Capabilities

OneBeacon Technology Insurance has expanded its capabilities by adding media liability and technology professional liability – and dedicated underwriters – to our product portfolio. These business lines were formerly part of our professional insurance division and now enable OneBeacon to offer a unified market with broadened technology solutions. This step also strengthens our service offerings, including cyber risk-assessment, credit monitoring and breach response providers supporting our insureds. To learn more, please feel free to contact Lloyd Takata at: ltakata@onebeacontech.com or David Molitano at: dmolitano@onebeacontech.com. You can also learn more about our expanded capabilities, including a complete look at our industry solutions, products and coverages at: onebeacontech.com.

Hurricane Season Preparation Tips from NMU

As the warmer weather settles in, those who enjoy boating may be excited to get back out on the water. But whether you’re a captain or a passenger, remember that hurricane season is just around the corner.

With the potential of severe weather ahead, our experts at National Marine Underwriters (NMU) offer tips and resources to help prepare and protect your vessel. Read the full article>>

OneBeacon’s Stacy Paquet to be Advisen Panelist: May 19

Stacy Paquet, Senior Vice President of OneBeacon Management Liability, will participate as a panelist at the upcoming Advisen Insights Conference in Chicago on May 19.

Paquet’s session, “Emerging Trends in Employment Practices Liability Insurance,” will look into a variety of topics, including which states are driving EPLI developments, where the EEOC may turn next, and what defines a protected class.

The session will take place at Chicago’s Hotel Allegro on Tuesday May 19 from 11:00-11:45 a.m. (Central time).  For more information on the conference, please visit the event website at http://www.advisenltd.com/events/conferences/

Community Giving Look-Back

At OneBeacon, we are pleased to support those nonprofits that matter most to our employees and producer partners through our Charitable Trust. We also support education in the form of 16 college scholarships awarded annually, and by funding several risk-management scholarships at colleges offering such programs.  We invite you to review our year of giving as documented in our 2014 Charitable Trust Annual Report that is now available on our website. Printed copies may be obtained by contacting us at charitabletrust@onebeacon.com. We are very proud of our community’s demonstrated practice of giving back. As we like to say, “Way to give!”

OneBeacon’s Craig Collins to Present on Cyber Liability: May 5

OneBeacon Financial Services’ President Craig Collins will present at the Bank Holding Company Association’s spring seminar on Tuesday, May 5. Providing information and networking opportunities for members of bank holding companies, the two-day seminar will take place at the Minneapolis Marriott Hotel in Bloomington, Minn.

Collins seminar, titled “Cyber-liability – How to mitigate the risk,” will take place at 10:50 a.m. and again at 11:30 a.m. For more information, please visit http://thebhca.org/Spring-Seminar-Agenda.