All the headlines from our Property Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 18 2019 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2019 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Nov 15 2019 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in counties along the Gulf Coast is finding itself once again between a rock and a hard place — or perhaps more appropriately, between a hurricane and a...
Nov 15 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) and Allianz Deutschland AG announced leadership changes that will take effect from Dec. 1, 2019, subject to regulatory approval.Joachim Müller, currently CEO of Allianz...
Nov 12 2019 // Ongoing rate increases and reductions in capacity are taking shape in most property/casualty commercial lines in the fourth—and for some, will continue into the new year, according to a recent report from broker USI...
Nov 12 2019 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has promoted Kristel McNeil to the position of P&C Manager.McNeil first began with JSA in 1998 in support staff, and in 2001 moved into underwriting for the company. In 2006 she...
Nov 4 2019 // Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on workers’ compensation profit measures, according to a new report from Guy...
Nov 1 2019 // Catastrophe losses prevented American International Group from having a third quarter in a row of property/casualty underwriting profit this year, following many years of losses.AIG said that its General Insurance unit...
Oct 30 2019 // Global insurer Chubb reported a banner 2019 third quarter, even though the company’s net income took a hit largely from losses relating to an accounting adjustment.Net income for the insurer reached $1 billion...
Oct 30 2019 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty has announced the acquisition of GIA Insurance Agency (Geisenheimer Insurance Agency), headquartered in Saddle Brook, N.J.Geisenheimer Insurance Agency is a provider of personal and...
Oct 25 2019 // Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on workers compensation profit measures, according to a new report from Guy...
Oct 25 2019 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has partnered with SecurIT360, a full-service security consulting firm, and The Crypsis Group, a...
Oct 22 2019 // W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed David J. LeBlanc as president of Acadia Insurance, a Berkley Company.He succeeds Douglas M. Nelson, who has been appointed chairman of Acadia Insurance. The appointments are...
Oct 22 2019 // Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit they are sometimes challenged to close the protection gap for new and emerging risks such as...
Oct 14 2019 // October 14, 2019 San Diego, CA – Today Insurance Journal has announced the agenda and speakers for the Insuring Cannabis Summit. This is a virtual, all-day event beginning at 9am Pacific on Thursday, October 17,...
Oct 9 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Dave Tate to its property/casualty operations in Dallas, as a principal, reporting to EPIC Managing Principal and Director of the Southwest Region KJ Wagner. Tate will be...
Oct 8 2019 // As Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, it may be time for businesses – especially small- or mid-sized firms – to assess their understanding of current cyber risks and whether they’re adequately covered...
Oct 7 2019 // Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since 2012, increasing 11% and representing the eighth consecutive year of premium growth, according to...
Oct 3 2019 // It’s no secret: Innovators and regulators often clash. But both are needed to help enable a dynamic, consumer-friendly property/casualty industry in the future, insurance and insurtech experts said...
Oct 1 2019 // American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. (American Family Insurance) has completed its purchase of Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer, Ameriprise Auto & Home (AAH).American Family Insurance is based in...
Oct 1 2019 // Alliant Insurance Services has added Atlanta-based Allen Madden to its Southeast property and casualty team as vice president. Madden will provide integrated risk and insurance products to clients throughout the...