Latest Casualty Headlines

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

Beecher Carlson Adds Brainard as Innovation Chief, Names Darrr Practice Leader for National Casualty

Jul 20 2016 // Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Insurance Services has expanded its National Casualty Practice leadership team, creating a new innovation chief position and appointing a new practice leader.Sharon Brainard will take on the...

Neon Names Dougall as Head of Casualty in Newly Created Role

Jul 18 2016 // Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has appointed Andrew Dougall to the newly created role of executive underwriter, head of Casualty.Dougall joins Neon today, reporting to chief underwriting officer, Darren...

Allied World Europe Names Jacobs to Lead Casualty Operation in London

Jul 12 2016 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings AG announced that Allied World Europe has appointed Darren Jacobs as senior vice president, General Casualty.Jacobs will lead Allied World Europe’s primary and excess casualty...

Correction: Obama Nominates Additional Directors But Producer Registry NARAB Still Falls Short

Jul 11 2016 // Correction: The original version of this article omitted two of President Obama’s nominees, Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marguerite Salazar and Susan Louise Castaneda of The Hartford. Insurance Journal regrets the...

5 Principles for Successfully Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims

Jul 11 2016 // Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When they do, the impacts to...

A.M. Best Upgrades North Carolina’s Atlantic Casualty Ratings

Jul 11 2016 // A.M. Best removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from...

Kemper Adding Dufala as Property/Casualty Division President

Jul 7 2016 // Insurer Kemper Corp., headquartered in Chicago, announced that George “Chip” D. Dufala Jr. will join the company as president, Property & Casualty Division, effective July 18. Dufala will report directly to...

A.M. Best: Outlook Stable for Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance

Jul 7 2016 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb” of Southern Pioneer Property and Casualty Insurance Co....

McPhillips Named Head of U.S. Primary Casualty at Aspen

Jul 6 2016 // Aspen Insurance has appointed Sean McPhillips as senior vice president, head of U.S. Primary Casualty. Based in New York and reporting to David Cohen, president and chief underwriting officer, Aspen Insurance, McPhillips...

Universal Property & Casualty Expands Into Alabama Homeowners Market

Jul 1 2016 // Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. has been approved by the Alabama Department of Insurance to write homeowners insurance in the state through its subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC). The...

Prime Property & Casualty Expands into Florida Commercial Auto Market

Jun 24 2016 // Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. (PPCI) has expanded into the Florida commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing in insurance products for distressed and substandard risks.PPCI is able to insure...

Antares Launches Casualty Treaty Division with Appointment of Jarman

Jun 22 2016 // London-based Antares, a member of the QIC Group, has launched a casualty treaty offering with the appointment of Neil Jarman as casualty treaty manager.Jarman takes up his new role with immediate effect, reporting to...

Swiss Re Appoints Arora as Global Head of Casualty

Jun 20 2016 // Swiss Re has appointed Steve Arora as its new global head of Casualty. In this capacity he will also be joining the Reinsurance Executive Committee.Arora, currently head of Japan, will move with his wife and three children...

5 Principles for Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims

Jun 16 2016 // Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When they do, the impacts to...

RLI’s Dunn Named Carolina Casualty CEO

Jun 16 2016 // W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed David A. Dunn as president and chief executive officer of its trucking insurance specialist, Carolina Casualty.Dunn has 40 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance industry,...

XL Catlin Names Haynes as Senior U/W, International Casualty, Asia

Jun 13 2016 // XL Catlin has appointed Lloyd Haynes as senior underwriter, International Casualty, covering the Asia Pacific market, based in Singapore.Haynes has worked in the insurance industry for more than 10 years. He joins XL...

A.M. Best Removes Atlantic Casualty from Under Review, Upgrades Ratings

Jun 13 2016 // A.M. Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from...

Iron-Starr Forms Underwriting Alliance with Oil Casualty Insurance

Jun 10 2016 // Ironshore Inc. has added Oil Casualty Insurance, Ltd. (OCIL) as a subscribing insurer to Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. for Financial Lines business. Iron-Starr currently underwrites on behalf of Ironshore Insurance Ltd....

Casualty Actuarial Society Honors 4 Universities

Jun 8 2016 // The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has selected four universities to receive the 2016 CAS University Award, an honor created to recognize schools doing exemplary work in preparing students for a career in the...

5 Principles for Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims

Jun 6 2016 // Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can strike at almost any time. When they do, the impacts to...