All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 17 2010 // Martha A. Lees has been named deputy superintendent and general counsel for the New York State Insurance Department. She advises the superintendent on legal matters and oversees the preparation of legal opinions, the...
May 17 2010 // The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurers™ was established in the Feb. 12, 2007 issue of Insurance Journal. Prior to the establishment of an industry-wide definition, a number of...
May 12 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the United Farm Bureau of Indiana Group (the Group) and two members, United Farm...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // The company had ‘demonstrated to the Director that it has implemented operational changes necessary to improve its business practices.’The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on the...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // Regional property/casualty insurance company, The Republic Group, based in Dallas, announced that Jim Drawert, vice president – Industry Relations, will retire June 30.Prior to joining Republic in 2003, Drawert was...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
May 3 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
Apr 28 2010 // American International Group (AIG) has “remained relatively stable” thanks in great measure to the more than $180 billion in taxpayer assistance the giant insurer has received since March 2008, according to a...
Apr 26 2010 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based insurance company United Fire & Casualty Co. reported a dip in premiums earned in the first quarter of 2010 compared with that in the same period in 2009, but total revenues and net income...
Apr 23 2010 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the appointment of Diane Nance-Ona as territory manager for Nevada. Nance-Ona will implement operational strategies and marketing plans to...
Apr 21 2010 // Bank style regulation on property/casualty insurers would lead to significant policy error, says a leading insurance industry econmist.“Bank style regulation would needlessly raise insurance costs for hundreds of...
Apr 20 2010 // Mid-Continent Casualty Company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named H. Michael (“Mike”) Coon president and chief operating officer. Coon succeeds Jim Pierce, who was named chairman and chief executive officer...
Apr 19 2010 // CNA appointed Nancy Osborn branch vice president for its Phoenix and Albuquerque, N.M., offices; and Connie Taylor vice president of its new Los Angeles branch office, scheduled to open in May.Osborn began her insurance...
Apr 16 2010 // The original story on the acquisition of Colemont Brokers by AmWINS Group identified the post-merger AmWINS as the largest wholesale broker. But this is only true when considering property/casualty premiums...
Apr 15 2010 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus (or statutory net worth) increased by 5.8 percent in 2009, while private P/C...
Apr 14 2010 // The acquisition of wholesale insurance broker Colemont Insurance Brokers by its competitor AmWINS Group gives AmWINS entry into international markets for the first time and a bigger presence in Texas, where Colemont is...
Apr 14 2010 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. Inc. has formed General Casualty Excess Group, which will provide liability options for accounts that use risk management services. Starr Indemnity can offer up to $25 million in...
Apr 12 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on Chicago-based auto insurance company, Universal Casualty Co., allowing it to start offering new policies in Missouri again.Director John M. Huff issued a...