All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2014 // Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE has announced the appointment of Dave Draper to the role of UK & Ireland Casualty Manager. Andy Francis, Chubb UK & Ireland Commercial Manager noted his “experience and...
Mar 7 2014 // The ACE Group has expanded its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice into a Private Equity Practice concentrating on insurance options for private equity firms, their portfolio companies as well as their M&A...
Feb 27 2014 // UK specialist insurance and reinsurance broker Miller Insurance Services LLP announced that it is combining its property and casualty specialists into one business area headed by Ken MacDonald.Miller said the new structure...
Feb 26 2014 // The ACE Group has announced the appointment of Anders Mølbjerg Hofman-Bang to the role of Casualty Manager, Denmark as part of a program of investment to further strengthen its proposition for corporate clients across the...
Feb 24 2014 // Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Work First Casualty Co. named Brian Schumacher vice president of information services. Schumacher, who previously served as director of information services, will be responsible for spearheading...
Feb 21 2014 // The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to face cost shifting by hospitals, physicians and other medical providers due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an insurance industry...
Feb 21 2014 // AXA SA, Europe’s second-largest insurer, posted a 10 percent increase in 2013 profit on higher earnings at its life and savings and property and casualty divisions.Net income rose to €4.48 billion ($6.15 billion)...
Feb 19 2014 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has launched its Global Casualty Single Solution (GCSS), a new product to cover cross-border casualty risks for U.S.-based multinational companies. The product is designed for...
Feb 19 2014 // Capital is pouring into the casualty reinsurance market from both traditional property catastrophe reinsurers looking to offset rate reductions in their own sphere, and now also from the capital markets, according to...
Feb 14 2014 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche is increasing returns for shareholders as he targets job cuts to simplify the firm.AIG boosted its quarterly dividend by 25 percent to 12.5 cents a...
Feb 12 2014 // Kemper Corp. is realigning its property & casualty business. This realignment will result in one property & casualty segment for financial reporting purposes, beginning with the first quarter 2014.The new Kemper...
Feb 6 2014 // Cowles & Connell of N.J. announced the addition of Darren Dooskin to the position of associate vice president and property/casualty broker. Dooskin will be responsible for the marketing and production of...
Feb 3 2014 // Bermuda-based Ironshore International has appointed Chris Horton to a new position as Director of Underwriting for U.S. Liability risks, including Specialty Casualty, IronPro, IronHealth and Environmental business lines....
Jan 27 2014 // As detailed in Part I, the reinsurance industry faces the task of partially reinventing itself to expand in those sectors where it can achieve growth. Property catastrophe coverage isn’t off the table, but it’s...
Jan 15 2014 // Ironshore’s U.S. Specialty Casualty unit has launched a new coverage option for U.S.-based companies with overseas operational risk exposure. Ironshore International Connect will provide excess casualty coverage for...
Jan 15 2014 // ClearView Risk Holdings LLC, the Dallas-based holding company of Southwest Risk LP, announced that Jason Dalton has joined Southwest Risk as a casualty broker with an emphasis on the transportation segment. Dalton has more...
Jan 15 2014 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has elected Duff Wallace, president and chief executive officer of Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co., to its board of governors.Wallace assumed the...
Jan 14 2014 // Safety National Casualty Corp., based in St. Louis, Mo., has announced management changes and realignment of responsibilities that are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2014.Chief Executive Officer Mark Wilhelm will...
Jan 9 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is expanding its construction casualty capabilities to include primary casualty insurance. The company now offers primary general liability, excess and umbrella coverage for...
Jan 7 2014 // Michael G. Toole (Mike) has accepted the position of president of Fort Worth, Texas-based Worth Casualty Co., effective Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced.Worth Casualty Co. and its affiliated companies –...