All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 19 2017 // Insurers and customers are increasingly embracing the Internet of Things but greater reliance on these technologies could bring problems that ripple through an entire connected system.The unintended consequences from...
Jan 17 2017 // Property and casualty program manager Charity First has announced plans to transition its nonprofit and social service business to Nova Casualty Co., a specialty program carrier and a member of AIX Group.The move will...
Jan 13 2017 // Chubb Global Markets, the London-based wholesale insurance division of Chubb, announced the appointment of Lee Clarke as senior casualty underwriter.In his new role, Clarke will be primarily responsible for the management...
Jan 5 2017 // Starr Companies has promoted Layla Greytok, vice president, to be the leader of its newly formed Excess Casualty division, a combination of the Excess Commercial Accounts and Excess National Accounts units. In addition,...
Dec 19 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a mandatory annual data call to all insurance companies writing private passenger nonfleet automobile, homeowners multiple peril, workers’ compensation, commercial fire...
Dec 13 2016 // Marsh has launched a new and proprietary casualty insurance program designed offering accessible coverage for multifamily property owners and managers experiencing challenging habitational insurance market...
Dec 6 2016 // Swiss Re has named Mike Hudzik as head of its North America Casualty unit, effective Jan. 1, 2017. He will also join the Americas and Casualty management teams and will report directly to Steve Arora, head of Casualty...
Dec 5 2016 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11 categories...
Nov 21 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto assumes the roles of CNA chairman and chief executive officer on Nov. 21, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years in those positions.The succession...
Nov 16 2016 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings announced two appointments to its General Casualty Division in Asia: Daphne Boon to the position of vice president, head of General Casualty (Asia), and Christie Huang Shuying to...
Nov 10 2016 // XL Catlin has appointed Barbara Luck as president of its Global Excess Casualty business, promoted from her current role as chief underwriting officer of XL Catlin’s Global Risk Management business.Assuming her new...
Oct 31 2016 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc., a multinational insurance holding company headquartered in New York City, has entered into an agreement to acquire AmeriHealth Casualty Insurance Company from Independence Health Group Inc....
Oct 28 2016 // Wallace & Associates Insurance Agency, based in Jackson, Mo., recently hired Ron Brown as its property/casualty producer. In this position, Brown will handle automobile and home insurance for new and existing accounts,...
Oct 26 2016 // Ohio-based privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has named Debbie Fischer to the newly created position of vice president, property/casualty service leader. Most recently, she was vice president, client...
Oct 5 2016 // A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” of Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co....
Sep 29 2016 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has launched two new excess casualty products for large companies: the Utility Follow Form Excess for the power and utility sectors, and the Integrated Occurrence Form for the large corporate...
Sep 26 2016 // Scottsdale, AZ, September 26, 2016- Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company has hired Cindy Aberle to develop and manage its new Garage product offered through contracted wholesalers. Aberle, formerly with Century Insurance...
Sep 12 2016 // Reinsurance demand has increased over the past 18 months, with the cession ratio across the global property/casualty insurance industry registering a small rise for the first time in several years, and the trend expected...
Sep 2 2016 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced that Robert Schaetti will join the Zurich branch of Everest Re Group as head of Casualty Underwriting.Schaetti joins Everest Re from Partner Re where he most recently served as head of...
Aug 24 2016 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has launched a new workers’ compensation insurance product for its Global Risk Solutions...