All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2012 // Aspen US Insurance has appointed Richard Aldorisio as executive vice president of casualty insurance. He will be based in New York City.In his new role, Aldorisio will head the casualty insurance unit, which now includes...
Aug 24 2012 // UK-based Howden Insurance Brokers announced the second phase in the development of its Energy division with the appointments of Greg Stenzhorn and Richard Bateman.Stenzhorn will join Howden from Aon Benfield on the 15th of...
Aug 23 2012 // Gridiron Insurance Underwriters, Inc., a program manager that specializes in writing program business on a regional and national basis through select retail and wholesale producers, has debuted its new Easy Excess...
Aug 21 2012 // Luxembourg-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings, S.A. announced that it has completed the planned sale of its Lloyd’s segment to a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANV Holdings BV for approximately $49.7 million in...
Aug 10 2012 // Advanced E & S Group has launched the Assessment Recovery Indemnity (ARI) program. ARI is a new insurance product underwritten by member companies of the AmTrust Group, designed to help condominium and homeowner...
Aug 9 2012 // Glen Allen, Va.-headquartered Markel Corp. on Thursday posted $89.69 million net income to shareholders for its 2012 second quarter, a 197 percent increase from $30.31 million income reported a year earlier.Markel...
Aug 7 2012 // Howden Specialty Underwriters (HSU), part of Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Scott Misson to lead its recently opened New York office. He will become a member of the executive team and will report to Bobby Vernon,...
Aug 6 2012 // Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 — and then more global uncertainty in 2012 — the world and the insurance industry have a few things to look forward to in the next year.They also...
Aug 6 2012 // When Lloyd’s America Inc. Western Regional Director Anthony Joseph handed me a simple, glossy two-sided pamphlet that read “Titanic Centenary” I knew I was in deep.It was breakfast near the end of July...
Aug 6 2012 // If you know any car collectors, then you know they give their cars special attention. They store their cars under protective coverings, keep them in garages and drive them on special occasions. So if a storm, intruder or...
Jul 27 2012 // The Chubb Corp. reported $404 million profit for its second quarter, declining 3.6 percent from $419 million reported a year earlier.The results were hampered by weaker investment results and significant catastrophe...
Jul 26 2012 // Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 – and then more global uncertainty in 2012 – the world and the insurance industry have a few things to look forward to in the next year.They also...
Jul 26 2012 // Markel Specialty Programs announced today that is has expanded its partnership with All Risks Ltd. to offer a new program for excess hired/non-owned auto liability with limits up to $1 million through All Risks’...
Jul 26 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s and Lloyd’s Insurance...
Jul 25 2012 // San Jose, Calif.-based CK Specialty Insurance Associates Inc., a surplus lines broker and managing general agent, named Roger Karber its Southwest regional underwriting manager. Karber has more than 22 years of insurance...
Jul 25 2012 // The bulldozer was clearing land outside a day care center in Hapeville, Ga., when it broke open a buried 1-inch pipeline. The escaping gas ignited into a fireball that killed nine people, including seven children settling...
Jul 23 2012 // The excess and surplus lines market has been around a long time. It has served the insurance marketplace well, providing specialty coverage and writing tough-to-place risks. While activity in the E&S market is...
Jul 18 2012 // Lord Peter Levene, former chairman of Lloyd’s of London, has been appointed a director and vice chairman of the global insurance firm Starr International Co. Inc., Starr Chairman and Managing Director Maurice R....
Jul 17 2012 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and insurance industry executives, have met with insurance market representatives at Lloyd’s of London to discuss the state’s $15 billion insurance...
Jul 13 2012 // W.R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Michael Fujii as president of its newly formed Berkley Custom Insurance Managers unit in Stamford, Conn.Fujii has over 35 years of experience in the specialty property/casualty...