All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 24 2015 // The Main Street America Group announced Janet Root has been appointed vice president of internal audit at the super-regional property/casualty insurance company. She replaces former internal audit vice president Dave...
Jun 23 2015 // Midwest Employers Casualty Company (MECC), which specializes in excess workers’ compensation, has hired Dr. Fernando S. Branco as medical director. Branco will lead a team of six medical management consultants who...
Jun 19 2015 // QBE European Operations has announced plans to grow its casualty business in the MENA region. Laetitia Parfitt joined the team in Dubai this week as senior casualty underwriter. Parfitt will be responsible for developing...
Jun 17 2015 // Marsh has unveiled a new casualty cost diagnostic tool powered by its analytics that provides clients enhanced awareness of their casualty program costs and trends and shares strategies on how to further control their...
Jun 15 2015 // ACE Group has launched a new insurance offering that combines domestic general liability coverage and international general liability coverage for U.S. middle-market companies that are expanding globally.The policy brings...
Jun 15 2015 // Allianz Commercial has announced the promotion of Paul Higham to the position of property account manager.Higham’s appointment is the third appointment made in the newly aligned property and casualty team, said the...
Jun 10 2015 // Ironshore Inc. has named Kevin Whitehead as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer of the Specialty Casualty unit. He will be responsible for setting underwriting guidelines and strategies for existing and...
Jun 9 2015 // Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Michigan Department of Insurance issued a Certificate of Authority to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), establishing UPCIC as a...
Jun 4 2015 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Scott Beall as chief underwriting officer of casualty facultative and Lex Smart as senior vice president of Ascot Fac. The team will...
Jun 3 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved the homeowners insurance rates and forms of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance...
Jun 2 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has added Michael Kwan to its North American leadership team based in Santa Ana, California. Kwan joins the Casualty North America leadership team as senior vice president and head of Excess...
May 26 2015 // Analysts who predicted the U.S. property/casualty industry would have a tough time topping its 2013 results in 2014 were largely correct as there was some slippage.However, while property/casualty insurers were not as...
May 14 2015 // AEGIS London has appointed Dan Rouse as casualty underwriter. He joins from broker Howden.Rouse will join the established team of London-based underwriters writing an international book of business, excluding...
May 14 2015 // Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Group Holdings plc, has established a syndicated reinsurance facility providing the broadest protection available for insurers against catastrophic and systemic loss...
May 12 2015 // ACE Group has expanded its range of excess casualty corporate risk coverages to provide more extensive protection to middle market clients.The enhanced offerings, available for businesses with revenues up to $1 billion,...
May 6 2015 // During the first quarter, Hannover Re generated net income of 279.7 million euros ($311.8 million), a 20.1 percent increase over the 233.0 million euros ($260 million) reported for the same period last year.“The fact...
May 5 2015 // Great American Insurance Group has added an additional $10 million in casualty capacity for public sector risks attaching $10 million or higher. When attached to a risk in conjunction with Great American Public...
May 4 2015 // The circumstances surrounding the liquidation of a small Oklahoma insurer highlight the concern over how effectively state insurance regulators are able assess potential buyers of insurance companies, according to a recent...
May 1 2015 // American International Group Inc.’s reported good news in its commercial lines business during the first quarter that was partially offset by low interest rates and weak investment returns.AIG on Thursday reported...
Apr 22 2015 // St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp. announced it has rebranded its reinsurance platform as Safety National Re.Safety National Re will continue to offer its existing products and solid financial security,...