All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 25 2024 // Predictions that the property/casualty insurance industry is in the midst of repeating the type of loss reserving cycle that accompanied the hard market of the beginning year of this century may be overblown, according to...
Mar 14 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Tiger and Markel.A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Tiger Taps Byler From Carpenter to Lead US Casualty DivisionHowden Tiger, the...
Mar 4 2024 // Reinsurers in general maintained adequate capacity for casualty programs, despite concerns about social inflation and some recent reserve strengthening actions, according to a report from AM Best.For reinsurers, a...
Feb 27 2024 // AM Best placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “b” (Marginal) of Casualty Underwriters Insurance Co. in Salt...
Feb 20 2024 // Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, is offering U.S. primary casualty in addition to its existing Bermuda and U.S. excess casualty products, continuing the company’s expansion of...
Feb 19 2024 // The recent billionaire back-and-forth about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is a great opportunity to look at why we’re doing DEI, how we’re doing it — and how we can do it better.Bill Ackman...
Feb 15 2024 // Reinsurers in general maintained adequate capacity for casualty programs, despite concerns about social inflation and some recent reserve strengthening actions, according to a report from AM Best.For reinsurers, a...
Feb 5 2024 // Reinsurers had varied appetites for casualty reinsurance during the January 2024 renewals; while capacity was sufficient, they still maintained underwriting discipline, according to reinsurance brokers’ renewal...
Jan 19 2024 // Reinsurers had varied appetites for casualty reinsurance during the January 2024 renewals; while capacity was sufficient, they still maintained underwriting discipline, according to reinsurance brokers in their renewal...
Jan 12 2024 // AXIS Capital Holdings Limited named Anna Tan as head of wholesale casualty.Tan joins AXIS from Navigators, a brand of The Hartford, where she served for over 12 years, most recently as head of excess casualty. Before this,...
Dec 6 2023 // Persistently strong underwriting performance during and after the global pandemic – despite substantial economic and capital markets volatility – has prompted AM Best to maintain its “stable” outlook for...
Nov 9 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Insights from NAMIC’s compliance webinar presented by AgentSync Solutions Architect Sandy Allen Did you know there were more than 250 changes to insurance...
Oct 31 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel in Australia and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Hires Senior Leaders in Australia...
Oct 18 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Zurich Insurance, Arch Insurance and Liberty Specialty Markets.A summary of these new hires follows here. Zurich Promotes Fritz to CEO Zurich NordicZurich...
Sep 19 2023 // Canopius Group, the London-based specialty re/insurer, announced the strategic expansion of its U.S. casualty business with its entry into the domestic U.S. excess casualty market on Canopius U.S. Insurance Co....
Sep 7 2023 // JM Wilson Promotes Bolhuis to Assistant Property & Casualty ManagerJM Wilson has promoted Kristin Bolhuis to assistant property & casualty manager in their Portage, Michigan office. Bolhuis’ responsibilities...
Aug 21 2023 // David Drogin will lead cyber business growth in the U.S. as Mosaic Insurance‘s senior vice president, head of U.S. cyber. He will report to Global Head of Cyber Yosha DeLong.Drogin will be responsible for leading...
Aug 2 2023 // A price-fixing scandal at Japan’s biggest casualty insurers is escalating following a media report that the suspected collusion is likely to be wider than initially believed.Shares of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.,...
Jul 25 2023 // Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Hires Chen as Senior Consulting ActuaryPinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc., based in Bloomington, Ill., hired Michael K. Chen as a senior consulting actuary. Chen has 20 years of actuarial...
Jul 25 2023 // DUAL North America announced Connie Germano as its chief casualty officer.Germano’s appointment comes as DUAL continues to expand its reach and capabilities in the market. Germano will be responsible for overseeing...