All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 20 2005 // George F. Hutchings has joined the OIL Group of Companies in Bermuda as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. His professional career has taken him from corporate finance to...
Jul 19 2005 // Illinois-based RLI Corp. second quarter net earnings of $34.4 million ($1.31 per diluted share) were 87% higher than the $18.4 million ($0.71 per diluted share) the company reported in the same quarter last year.Through...
Jul 18 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., announced that Mike Miller, its current chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer....
Jul 18 2005 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. announced that Ralph S. Michael III, 50, has been named president and chief operating officer of the company, effective July 25, 2005. Michael comes to the Fairfield, Ohio-based company from...
Jul 15 2005 // Jim Drawert, vice president and chief underwriting officer for The Republic Group, was presented the Raymond Mauk Leadership Award on July 14, at the Insurance Council of Texas’ 13th Annual Mid-Year Property and...
Jul 13 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” for Max Re Ltd. (Max Re). A.M. Best has also affirmed the ICR of “bbb-” of...
Jul 11 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of 36 Canadian insurers, downgraded the ratings of four, upgraded the ratings of nine and assigned ratings to three Canadian property/casualty insurers. These...
Jul 11 2005 // A.M. Best Co. commented this week that while the most recent after tax reserve charge of $183 million falls within A.M. Best’s anticipated range of adverse loss development for XL Capital Group (XL Capital)...
Jul 5 2005 // AIG Excess Casualty, a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has rolled out a new online database of real-world claim scenarios designed to serve as an aid...
Jul 4 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Alan D. Brannan to the new post of president of property/casualty for the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. In his new role, Brannan will oversee all property/casualty...
Jun 30 2005 // The following is the Introduction and the Executive Summary of the June 30, 2005 report from the Treasury Department on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 including its assessment of the act and recommendations for...
Jun 17 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Alan D. Brannan to the new post of president of property/casualty for the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. In his new role, Brannan will oversee all property/casualty...
Jun 12 2005 // Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Summit Holding Southeast Inc., announced that it is expanding its operations to North Carolina. Bridgefield Casualty is rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best...
May 31 2005 // Hayden Burrus has been elected president-elect of the Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast, a regional affiliate of the Casualty Actuarial Society The announcement was made by AmCOMP, Inc. of North Palm Beach, Fla. Burrus,...
May 27 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Jose Montemayor that became final during the month of April.The actions include eleven license revocations, a license denials and fines...
May 25 2005 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company reported the resignation of President of Insurance Operations Elizabeth (Beth) Riczko, 38, effective June 3, 2005. Riczko is leaving to pursue other interests. Ohio Casualty Corporation...
May 23 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail division of The ACE Group of Cos., announced that Richard Vincelette has been named senior vice president, Public Entity, for ACE Casualty Risk. Based in Philadelphia, Vincelette will be...
May 23 2005 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s leading educational society is weighing what role to play in helping the industry restore its image after months of charges about bid-rigging and contingent commissions.A...
May 23 2005 // AGENTS HIT EVASION OF ACTUARIAL RULING: The Kentucky Association of Insurance Agents called attention to the industry’s disregard of charge for automobiles if kept in dwellings. -February 1930, The Insurance...
May 23 2005 // The property/casualty insurance industry’s leading educational society is weighing what role to play in helping the industry restore its image after months of charges about bid-rigging and contingent commissions.A...