All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2011 // Company Name State of Speciality 2010 TOTAL DPW Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 596,191 Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 575,100 SAIF Corporation OR 327,373 St. Johns Insurance Co. Inc. FL 257,106 Brickstreet...
Nov 7 2011 // Jim Donelon has been re-elected commissioner at the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Donelon, a Republican from Metairie, on Oct. 22 defeated Democrat Donald Hodge. Donelon has been insurance commissioner since...
Nov 4 2011 // Property/casualty insurance rates will continue to be flat to with some slight increases or decreases in most major and specialty lines of insurance.Some exceptions to that trend include catastrophe-exposed property...
Nov 4 2011 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., announced that Steven Loudwill has joined the company as Treaty Underwriter, based in London. He has more than 14 years of industry experience, and will be responsible for developing the...
Nov 2 2011 // Atlanta-headquartered wholesale intermediary Swett & Crawford hired Chris Hendrix as a new casualty broker at its Philadelphia-North office. Hendrix comes to Swett from Southern Cross Underwriters (CRC) where he spent...
Oct 26 2011 // Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office....
Oct 26 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd and its operating affiliates. Best also affirmed the...
Oct 18 2011 // Arch Insurance Group has appointed Catherine Whiddon, regional vice president, as head of the company’s railroad casualty business unit. She will lead the underwriting of all commercial railroad liability, force...
Oct 17 2011 // Arch Insurance Group appointed Catherine Whiddon, regional vice president, as head of the company’s railroad casualty business unit. She will lead the underwriting of all commercial railroad liability, force account...
Oct 13 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a+” from “a-” of Harrisburg,...
Oct 11 2011 // Ironshore Inc. has named Rick Wood to serve as vice president of wholesale casualty. Wood will be responsible for the production of primary and excess surplus lines business with wholesale brokers nationwide, reporting to...
Oct 6 2011 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has opened new primary casualty and excess casualty divisions led by Chris Day and Phil Joschko, respectively.The primary casualty and excess casualty divisions extend HCC’s...
Oct 5 2011 // The Board of Directors of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems NCPERS, a trade association for public sector funds, has unanimously endorsed Ullico Casualty Group Inc.’s fiduciary liability...
Oct 3 2011 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) presented the Federal Legislator of the Year Award to U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., at its annual convention in Indianapolis.Biggert currently serves as...
Oct 3 2011 // Two developments in the marine market have combined to create a tantalizing opportunity for wholesale brokers and managing general agents (MGAs) to serve the marine marketplace. While marine revenues remain fairly flat,...
Sep 27 2011 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that it has established a “locally domiciled insurance operation in the heart of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).”The new company...
Sep 19 2011 // York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group has formed Glatfelter Program Managers, a new strategic business unit dedicated to its program business. Arthur Seifert, most recently with Southwest Insurance Partners Inc. and...
Sep 19 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer — Vice president and senior...
Sep 9 2011 // Ironshore Inc.’s Specialty Casualty unit has introduced a program to provide excess coverage for NationsBuilders Insurance Services (NBIS), the industry leader in specialized heavy construction risks. The new...
Sep 6 2011 // Boston-based broker and service provider William Gallagher Associates (WGA) announced that David Bardelli has joined the firm as a senior vice president in the property/casualty practice. He will serve as the new casualty...