- CEO
- Adrian Peter Cox
- Full Time Employees
- 2,555
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Multi-line insurance
- Address
- 22 Bishopsgate London LO United Kingdom EC2N 4BQ
- IPO Date
- Apr 13, 2016
- Business
- Beazley plc, a specialist insurance and reinsurance group listed on the London Stock Exchange (BEZ.L), underwrites a diversified portfolio of complex and volatile risks through five core divisions: Cyber Risks; MAP Risks, encompassing marine, aviation, political, accident and contingency; Property Risks; Specialty Risks; and Digital. The company offers an extensive range of products including Full Spectrum Cyber solutions for large, mid-sized and small businesses; directors and officers liability for public and private companies; professional indemnity for architects, engineers and law firms; environmental liability such as pollution and site lender protection; healthcare and life sciences coverage like BioSecure, Hospital Professional Liability and NutraGuard; property products covering commercial property, jewellers block and parametric solutions; event cancellation, prize indemnity and weather insurance; crime and fidelity; employment practices liability; mergers and acquisitions insurance; miscellaneous professional liability; product recall; and marine hull and liability, among others; it also provides reinsurance across these lines. Beazley manages seven Lloyd's syndicates and operates globally through platforms in North America with 15 offices, Europe via branches in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland, and access to worldwide wholesale markets through Lloyd's; founded in 1986 as Beazley, Furlonge & Hiscox with headquarters at 22 Bishopsgate in London, the company targets corporate clients, SMEs and high-net-worth individuals across industries facing emerging risks like cyber threats, climate change and geopolitical uncertainty. Recent developments include plans to launch a new Bermuda platform in early 2026 with a $500 million capital investment, targeting approximately $400 million in annual premiums by 2030 to support growth in alternative risk transfer; expansion of its Renewables team with new underwriters in Europe during the first half of 2025 and co-hosting of the Sustainable Markets Initiative at Lloyd's in June 2025 to explore insurance for fusion energy projects; a cyber modelling collaboration with Munich Re and Gallagher Re announced in October 2024 to enhance accumulation risk understanding; upgraded 2025 combined ratio guidance reflecting underwriting discipline amid modest premium growth; and ongoing share buybacks totaling over $235 million by mid-2025 under a $500 million program.