Latest Inland Marine Headlines

All the headlines from our Inland Marine Topic Page, ordered by recency.

AAIS and Hartford Steam Boiler Team up for Data Compromise Coverage

Mar 8 2012 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) are developing data compromise coverage as an endorsement under the AAIS Businessowners Program and in...

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Mar 5 2012 // St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp., an excess workers’ compensation provider and a writer of multi-line large casualty business, announced that Matthew Hartmann has joined the company as regional...

Inland Marine Underwriters Association Announces New Board Chairman

Feb 16 2012 // The board of directors at Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has voted Swiss Re America senior vice president Peter Opinante to assume the chairmanship of the board. Opinante, who served as deputy chair, fills...

What is it About the PRIS Designation

Dec 27 2011 // The Property Risk Insurance Specialist (PRIS) program is an intense, three-day study of all areas of property insurance developed by Insurance Partners Academy and contributed to by the Insurance Journal Academy of...

XL Hires Three New Underwriting Managers in Hartford

Oct 27 2011 // XL Group’s insurance segment hired three new inland marine underwriting managers.The new executives are: Anne Marie Elder as senior vice president, inland marine; Virginia Cameron as senior vice president, marine;...

Oleskiewicz Joins General Star for Inland Marine

Aug 8 2011 // Connecticut-based General Star announced the addition of Frank Oleskiewicz to its Brokerage Property Division. He will be located in the insurer’s New York branch office, where he will serve as vice president and...

Allied World Forms New Inland Marine Division

Apr 19 2011 // Allied World U.S. has expanded its property & casualty (P&C) operations with the launch of a new inland marine division. The division will target all filed and non‐filed classes of inland marine business in the...

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Apr 4 2011 // Maine-based workers’ comp insurer The MEMIC Group has promoted Michael P. Bourque to senior vice president for external affairs. Bourque joined MEMIC in 1995 and was appointed vice president for corporate marketing...

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Apr 4 2011 // The Obama administration named Michael McRaith to head the new Federal Insurance Office. McRaith, currently the head of the Illinois Department of Insurance, will run the Federal Insurance Office set up under 2010’s...

Starr Marine Names New Commercial Inland Marine Product Line Manager

Mar 22 2011 // Starr Marine Agency, Inc., a member of Starr Companies, announced that Christine Santiago has joined Starr Marine as Commercial Inland Marine (CIM) product line manager. Santiago has over 25 years of experience in the...

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Feb 10 2011 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Property and Inland Marine Division has promoted two insurance executives: Grace Thomas and Cecil Wilson.Thomas was promoted to divisional senior vice...

AAIS Develops New Form For Insuring Renewable Energy Generating Equipment

Jan 14 2011 // Inland marine insurers now have access to new policy forms designed for insuring property losses to renewable energy generating equipment connected or adjacent to buildings. These new forms were created by the American...

O’Brien Named Head of Inland Marine Underwriters Association

Jan 4 2011 // Kevin O’Brien has been named president and chief executive officer of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA). O’Brien joins the IMUA from Maran Corporate Risk Associates Inc., of Southampton, N.Y.,...

Thomas, Wilson Named Senior VPs at Great American Insurance

Dec 9 2010 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s Property and Inland Marine Division has promoted two insurance executives: Grace Thomas and Cecil Wilson.Thomas was promoted to divisional senior vice...

Aspen Insurance Adds Inland Marine, Ocean Marine Cargo Insurance

Nov 18 2010 // Aspen Insurance now offers inland marine and ocean marine cargo insurance products in the U.S. Aspen will utilize both broker and agency distribution and will consider specialized managing general agents for select lines...

AAIS Introduces New Policies for Builders’ Risk, Installation Floaters

Oct 12 2010 // A national property/casualty advisory organization has developed several new policy forms insurers can use for writing the builders’ risk and installation floater classes of inland marine insurance.The American...

Travelers Adds SolarPak Coverage to Its EnergyPak Products

Jun 10 2010 // According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a fourfold increase in demand for and production of solar photovoltaic (PV) is expected between 2008 and 2012. To help protect its clients who are installing solar...

E&O Insights: Personal Lines Accounts

Mar 7 2010 // Although heavy personal lines accounts are generally more favorable from an errors and omissions (E&O) standpoint, there is no doubt the potential for some significant claim activity — both in frequency and severity...

CNA Inland Marine Medical Equipment Product Available in All States

Feb 25 2010 // CNA’s Inland Marine Medical and Scientific Equipment product is now available in all states and Washington, D.C. The product covers medical and scientific equipment that has a specific location or is moved from site...

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Jan 10 2010 // New York-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. has promoted Margaret J. Arnold to assistant vice president-controller. She is a 20-year veteran of the firm.In addition, the company has also promoted Derek...