Latest Casualty Headlines

All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Emerald Bay Launches Co-Op and Condo Casualty Program with Vanderbilt Properties

Nov 15 2024 // Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate...

People Moves: Everest Insurance Appoints Corbo to Lead US Primary Casualty, Weiser to Lead US Excess Casualty

Nov 14 2024 // Nina Corbo Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Nina Corbo to lead U.S. primary casualty and Debbie Weiser to lead U.S. excess casualty. Corbo oversees...

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Advisory Committees; Braud Joins Aspire as VP of Casualty Claims

Nov 8 2024 // Commissioner Lara Makes Appointments to CAARP Advisory Committee, COIN Advisory Board, CEA Advisory Panel and Curriculum BoardCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to California...

Marsh: US Commercial Insurance Rates Up 3% on Hikes in Casualty

Oct 24 2024 // Commercial insurance rates during the third quarter in the U.S. increased 3%, with casualty rates up 10%.According to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index — which noted the first decline in global commercial rates...

People Moves: HDI Global US Appoints Long as US Casualty Lead; Jenkins Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President

Oct 22 2024 // HDI Global U.S. Appoints Long as US Casualty LeadHDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the U.S. subsidiary of inter-national corporate and specialty insurer HDI Global SE (HDI), headquartered in Chicago, appointed Thomas...

People Moves: Tokio Marine HCC Appoints Perez to Launch US Excess Casualty Business

Oct 17 2024 // Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), based in Houston, Texas, has announced the expansion of its specialty product offering with its entry into the Excess Casualty market. David Perez has been appointed as President, Excess Casualty,...

People Moves: LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting Mgr; Marsh Promotes Thomas-Ferrand to Lead Captive Insurance as Charnley Retires

Oct 17 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. LM Re Taps Vantage Risk’s Sweeney as Specialty Casualty Underwriting...

Property/Casualty Insurance Stocks Slump on Hurricane Milton-Related Fears

Oct 8 2024 // U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks tanked on Monday after Hurricane Milton intensified into a category 4 storm on its path towards Florida’s western coast, marking yet another costly disaster for the...

People Moves: Markel Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters, 1 Claims Manager for International Casualty Team; BHSI Announces 2 Promotions in Global, UK Casualty Teams

Oct 2 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here.Markel Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters, 1 Claims Manager...

People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership

Sep 20 2024 // AIG Appoints Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG), headquartered in New York City, named Keith Walsh as executive vice president and chief financial officer,...

AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.

Sep 18 2024 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Texas...

Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Neutral’; US to Push for Double-Digit Casualty Increases

Sep 16 2024 // Fitch Ratings said reinsurers are likely to push for double-digit U.S. casualty rate increases during January renewals to keep up with loss trends from social inflation.The rating agency in a new report changed its outlook...

People Moves: JM Wilson Hires Musolf and Hudson as Assistant Property & Casualty Underwriters; Group Captive Program Leader Albian Joins Ryan Alternative Risk

Sep 12 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, hired Savana Musolf and Lisa Hudson as assistant property and casualty underwriters.Musolf works with independent insurance agents and company underwriters in Michigan and...

People Moves: BMS Re Names Mirabal Latin American and Caribbean CEO; Zurich Asia Pacific Hires Heads of Financial, Casualty Lines

Sep 9 2024 // Specialty reinsurer BMS Re announced the appointment of Anthony Mirabal as CEO of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Division, effective November 2024.Mirabal has more than 30 years of experience in reinsurance, first...

Moody’s Acquires Praedicat to Add Casualty and Liability Models

Sep 5 2024 // Moody’s Corp. today said it acquired analytics firm Praedicat. The acquisition adds casualty and liability modeling to Moody’s range of market leading solutions for the insurance industry.Terms of the deal were...

The U.S. Property & Casualty Crisis: How It’s Going for Insurers and the States They’ve Left

Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.By now, if you haven’t heard about insurance companies (large and small) and their max exodus from the most risky states, you may have been living under a rock....

People Moves: Rokstone Appoints Burrow Head of US Excess Casualty; Canopius Hires Mills to Head US Casualty

Aug 19 2024 // Rokstone, part of the Aventum Group, appointed Laurence (Larry) Burrows as head of a new US Excess Casualty division.Burrows has over 15 years of experience specializing in US casualty, latterly as a liability underwriter...

People Moves: Everest Launches Global Broker Management Team Led by Izzo; Evolin Broking Launches Casualty Division With 3 Senior Hires

Aug 12 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Everest Group and Evolin Broking.A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Launches Global Broker Management Team Led by IzzoEverest...

People Moves: Markel Announces 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team; Howden Re Taps Gruen From AXIS as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence

Aug 7 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Howden Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints 2 Key Hires for International Casualty TeamMarkel, the insurance operations...

Jewelers Mutual Acquiring Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Arizona

Jul 24 2024 // Jewelers Mutual Group acquired Union Life & Casualty Insurance Agency in Phoenix, Arizona. JM Insurance Agency Partners Inc., a Jewelers Mutual Group company, will join with UL&C. UL&C has been in the insurance...