All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2008 // Lloyd’s announced an appeal to find relatives of war heroes who worked at Lloyd’s and lost their lives during the two World Wars.In a bulletin on it web site (www.lloyds.com) Lloyd’s explained that the...
Jun 16 2008 // This year, 2008 marks the second year that Demotech, Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s Official Research Partner, has published our Company Classification System, including the list of Super Regional Property/Casulaty...
Jun 16 2008 // PeopleDallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers promoted Su Young to vice president in Colemont’s Texas office. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as part of the Texas financial services team and is located in Houston. She...
Jun 16 2008 // This year, 2008 marks the second year that Demotech, Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s Official Research Partner, has published our Company Classification System, including the list of Super Regional Property/Casulaty...
Jun 16 2008 // Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO.McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE...
Jun 16 2008 // This year, 2008, marks the second year in a row that Demotech Inc., as Insurance Journal‘s official research partner, published our company classification system, including the list of Super Regional...
Jun 16 2008 // U.S. insurers, in an industry awash in excess capital, face a stretch of turbulence that won’t soon abate, according to analysts at a recent Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services conference.“We’re...
Jun 13 2008 // While most people identify Russia as the emerging insurance market in Eastern Europe, Lloyd’s notes that “Poland is beginning to make a name for herself. When Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene visited the...
Jun 11 2008 // Florida-based workers compensation insurer AmCOMP Inc. has asked for a hearing to dispute Florida officials’ claim that its profits have been excessive. According to AmCOMP’s request for the hearing, the...
Jun 11 2008 // Lloyd’s asks: “How safe are cranes? And will the recent spate of accidents involving them increase rates for policyholders?” A major indication of a booming construction industry is the number of cranes...
Jun 9 2008 // The rise in world food prices carries implications for both rich and poor countries – the latter will more fully feel the impact, as well as the insurance industry. The recent conference in Rome, organized by the...
Jun 6 2008 // American E&S Insurance Brokers named James Lassiter a professional and financial lines broker. He will be working in the Irvine, Calif., branch. Lassiter has spent nearly 15 years in the insurance industry,...
Jun 5 2008 // Max Specialty Insurance Co., of Richmond, Virginia, the U.S. excess and surplus lines unit of Max Capital Group Ltd., reports it has acquired Commercial Guaranty Casualty Insurance Co., an insurance entity licensed to...
Jun 5 2008 // U.S. insurers, in an industry awash in excess capital, face a stretch of turbulence that won’t soon abate, according to analysts at a Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services conference this...
Jun 4 2008 // Pat Gallagher, Chairman, President and CEO of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. visited Lloyd’s last week, and spoke in glowing terms about its accomplishments. All of which Lloyd’s duly noted in an article on its...
Jun 2 2008 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe has announced the following executive changes in its Global (Non-U.S.) Operations: — Emmanuel Clarke has been named as Head of Specialty Lines, Global, effective Sept. 1, 2008. — He...
Jun 2 2008 // Specialty Insurance Managers Inc. CEO Frank R. Berry and President Diana G. Berry are retiring. The Austin, Texas-based managing general agency chose to perpetuate by passing the leadership of the firm to Mike Berry,...
Jun 1 2008 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services is offering an accountants professional liability program in California. Policy coverage features include first dollar defense; personal injury; additonal claims expense limit; aggregate...
May 28 2008 // After 40 years in the insurance industry, Vivien Duering will retire from American E&S Insurance Brokers on June 30. Duering has spent 22 years with American E&S, serving as broker, San Francisco property...
May 23 2008 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that AXIS Specialty Europe Limited, one of its European operating subsidiaries, has been authorized by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to operate...