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We never stand still, and are constantly looking for new ways to grow and improve how we do business. There is always something going on at Rokstone that we want to share. You can read the latest about what we are doing here.
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20.03.2024
Dare to Discover 2024
It was that time of year again - the annual gathering of Aventum Group. Just like the 2023 Dare to Discover event, the afternoon proved once more that not all corporate Town Hall events are created equal.
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22.02.2024
Simplifying Exposure Management with ExposureHub
As a growing MGA writing multiple lines of specialty business, we chose Ebix Europe to support our evolving exposure management demands using the ExposureHub Platform.
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12.02.2024
Rokstone’s Marine Marvel Charting a Course for Excellence in the US
Brace yourself for a tidal wave of excitement as Rokstone proudly launches our new North American Marine portfolio.
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07.02.2024
Rokstone Aviation Soars to New Heights with Key Appointments
The recent appointments of Carson Lyons and Chris Latta mark a pivotal moment for Rokstone’s Aviation division, propelling it toward new heights of excellence.
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05.02.2024
Rokstone Appoints Global Head of Claims
We are delighted to announce that Travis Bowles has been appointed as Global Head of Claims at Rokstone.
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23.01.2024
Introducing Accident and Health Insurance
We are excited to introduce our latest addition - Accident and Health, marking yet another significant stride in our specialty reinsurance portfolio.
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04.01.2024
A Rokstone Welcome for Paul Amrose
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Paul Amrose, an industry heavyweight, leading the Rokstone North American Excess Facultative Property team, based in Connecticut.
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06.12.2023
Introducing Rokstone’s LOI Benchmarking Tool
The Limits of Indemnity (LOI) Benchmarking tool proudly resides on our website, providing guidance on the intricacies of D&O insurance limits.
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29.11.2023
Rokstone’s Newest Recruits in US Marine Insurance Expansion
We are proud to welcome two seasoned professionals into the Rokstone family. Alex Berisha joins us as Head of Cargo - North America while Derek Vandermyde joins us as Underwriting Manager - Marine, North America. Both roles are based in New York.
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27.11.2023
Fortune Favours the Prepared: This is Contingency UK and Europe
We are thrilled to present Contingency UK and Europe, our new insurance product that empowers you to face the unpredictable with unprecedented confidence.
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14.11.2023
Introducing Rokstone Sports and Prize: A Game-Changing Division
Rokstone is proud to announce the launch of our new, specialised insurance division, Rokstone Sports and Prize. It is a true game changer with an exclusive facility from Allianz Commercial, rated AA, S&P, with the ability to write line sizes of $20 million and above.
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09.11.2023
Rokstone Charts New Waters with New Head of Marine
Prior to joining Rokstone, Mike served as the Head of Marine for North America at AIG for almost five years. His appointment follows the recent addition of Jordan Lanford as Head of Aviation, solidifying the Rokstone commitment to expanding our expertise in specialty insurance lines.
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12.10.2023
Taking Flight With New Global Head of Aviation
At Rokstone, we are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our dream team - the aviation industry veteran, Jordan Lanford
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21.09.2023
Amplify: A Night to Remember
Picture this: Aventum-branded buses parading through the bustling streets of east London, the promise of an unforgettable night hanging in the early evening air of a late summer night.
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07.09.2023
Credit Where It’s Due
Rokstone ventured into the Credit and Surety world back in January 2023 with the appointment of Luis Antonio Ibáñez to lead the charge in this class of business. The division is solely focused on Treaty business, which is also a new approach at Rokstone.
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25.08.2023
Elevate Your Expertise: Unlocking Success with Rokstone’s D&O Academy
Rokstone is unleashing a game-changer that will turn the tables around. Presenting the Rokstone D&O Academy!
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01.08.2023
Rokstone Expands Horizons with D&O
Following the launch of our new PI binder, we now plan on expanding our footprint into Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance.
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26.07.2023
Music, Magic and Memories: A Rokstone Party
A round-up of incredible highlights from our amazing party at Aqua Kyoto.
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06.06.2023
No More Trash Talk
There’s a whole host of waste-related puns we could throw in here and to be honest, we’ve probably used most of them before in our marketing (sorry about that!).
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20.12.2022
12 Months of Rokstone Agriculture
With some fantastic figures backing up the brilliant work, Rokstone Agriculture has surely come a long way in the last 12 months.
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14.09.2022
Celebrating a Summer of Silverware
When the best (re)insurance market talent gets together, you know it will be a terrific evening.
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25.07.2022
Welcome to Novus 2.0
As you will probably be aware, we are part of one big, innovative global insurance group, Aventum. And we’d like to tell you about some exciting news from one of our businesses.
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20.07.2022
Rokstone wins MGA of the Year!
There were plenty of cheers and beers earlier this month at the prestigious British Insurance Awards, as we walked away with the award for MGA of the Year!
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22.06.2022
Aura launches Caribbean Parametric Insurance
We are delighted to unveil the latest launch from our specialist Caribbean Catastrophe MGA Aura Underwriting – Aura Parametric, a new Caribbean parametric product to complement its existing Lloyd’s Caribbean binder.
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01.06.2022
Rokstone Aviation climbs to new heights
Rokstone Aviation is now able to write even more Hull and Liability (re)insurance policies across the world, after confirming new additional capacity with MalaysianRe.
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26.05.2022
Marine Cargo the Rokstone way
Marine Cargo is a market that has been hardening for a few years now.
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30.03.2022
Owners Interest launched across the US
Our US based Construction MGU – Rokstone Construction Risk Underwriters (RCRU) has further extended the cover it can provide on large US construction projects with the launch of a new Owners Interest insurance program.
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02.03.2022
Rokstone bolsters digital underwriting team
The Insurance sector has a reputation for being behind the curve when it comes to embracing digital innovation.
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09.12.2021
Discipline key to thriving Marine Cargo market
The Marine Cargo market has learnt from its past soft market mistakes, and is in excellent shape to continue producing profit for market participants, according to Rokstone’s new Portfolio Manager for the class, Rob Birchard.
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04.11.2021
Bigger, better bolder - Check out our new look!
In line with the rebranding of London based Rokstone Group, Rokstone CRU has freshened up its look, and has a brand new website, featuring detailed information on our proposition, approach and direct contact details for the whole team.
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14.10.2021
Rokstone CRU extends coverage with new Lead Excess program
Rokstone Construction Risk Underwriters (CRU), the US-based unit of specialty MGA Rokstone and focused on casualty and builder’s risk insurance products, has announced the launch of a new following form Lead Excess product.
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13.10.2021
Rokstone CRU explores lead excess claims
Richard Isgard, the Senior Vice President of Claims at US-based specialist MGU Rokstone Construction Risk Underwriters (CRU), has detailed the advantages of purchasing a primary and excess policy together, in the latest edition of video interview series Rokstone Explores.
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20.09.2021
Rokstone appoints Group Managing Director
Rokstone, the international speciality (re)insurance MGA, part of Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Ian Anson as Managing Director.
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19.08.2021
South African riots highlight importance of insurance
The violence in South Africa witnessed during July is ample reminder that riots and civil commotion can occur anywhere, at any time, with very little prior warning.
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01.07.2021
Rokstone Receives Coverholder Licence to Underwrite in Africa
Rokstone secures an Insurance Agent Licence from the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius (FSC) and is now fully authorised to underwrite business directly in Africa from its office in Mauritius.
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06.05.2021
The lights are on, Aventum is here
On 4th May we lit up the skies of the London market with a spectacular light show that announced in style the arrival of Aventum.
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28.04.2021
Taking Rokstone to the next level as Aventum
Today marks the launch of Aventum, the new name for what you may have previously known as Direct Insurance Group.
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