Latest Underwriting Headlines

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People Moves: World Insurance Associates Names Miller EVP, National Accounts; Grange Insurance Names Hickman VP, National Underwriting and Business Operations

Jan 7 2025 // World Insurance Associates Names Miller EVP, National AccountsWorld Insurance Associates LLC, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, named Adam Miller as its executive vice president, national accounts. Miller, who is based...

Core Specialty to Purchase London Aviation Underwriters

Jan 7 2025 // Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to purchase London Aviation Underwriters Inc. (LAU), in a stock and cash transaction.Financial details of the deal, which is expected to close early...

Ryan Specialty to Acquire Nashville-Based Velocity Risk Underwriters MGU

Jan 7 2025 // Ryan Specialty, a specialty insurance services firm and trading partner for agents and brokers, plans to acquire Nashville-based Velocity Risk Underwriters, with a closing date early this year.Velocity Risk, providing...

Security First, Amelia Underwriters Offering New Products in Warming Florida Market

Dec 30 2024 // Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more โ€“ if limited โ€“ moves into a warming market in the state.Amelia Underwriters, a wholesale and surplus...

Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Closing the Talent, Skills Gap in Underwriting

Dec 20 2024 // With a “silver tsunami” of skilled underwriters eligible to retire in coming years and a shift in employee expectations, recruitment and retention is a critical focus for the insurance industry right now, said...

People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber Underwriter; Chubb Promotes Latter to Lead Claims for Overseas General Insurance

Dec 17 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Chubb Overseas General.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber...

People Moves: JM Wilson Promotes and Hires for Underwriting Positions

Dec 17 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, promoted several team members and made new hires to its underwriting team.Priya Albert was promoted to property and casualty underwriter. Albert works with carrier...

People Moves: DUAL North America Appoints Casualty Underwriting Leaders

Dec 10 2024 // DUAL North America, headquartered in Naples, Florida, appointed Andreas Graham as executive vice president of the EIURS team, a division of DUAL, and Ed Frey as senior vice president of professional liability.Based in...

Etesian Underwriters Drives Powerful Solutions for Financial Institution Risks

Dec 9 2024 // SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., December 9, 2024 โ€“ Etesian Underwriters, an expert financial institutions underwriting shop, today announced the launch of its program for middle market and smaller sized financial institution...

AM Best: US P/C Industry Reverses Nine-Month Underwriting Loss

Dec 4 2024 // Growth in net earned premiums outpaced a slight increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses to result in the U.S. property/casualty industry posting a nine-month 2024 underwriting profit of $4.1 billion versus a loss...

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Names Birrell Exec Chair, Montgomery as CEO; Howden Re Taps Aon’s Kroely as MD for Continental Europe

Dec 3 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ryan Specialty and Howden Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Names Birrell Exec Chair,...

Oak Reinsurance Gets Permission From Lloyd’s to Begin Underwriting in January

Nov 26 2024 // Oak Reinsurance (OAK Re), the London-based reinsurance company, announced that its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2843 has received permission to begin underwriting business incepting from Jan. 1, 2025. This follows the approval...

People Moves: Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior U/W, Marine Cargo; GC&C Names Chubb’s Selff as Head of Underwriting Asia

Nov 22 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows. Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior...

Key Benefits of Underwriter Link: Seamless Integration with Legacy Systems and Enhanced Client Satisfaction for Wholesalers, MGAs, and Brokers

Nov 21 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the competitive insurance industry, Wholesalers, MGAs, and Brokers are always seeking ways to streamline operations, integrate new technology with legacy systems, and...

2025 Underwriting Trends for Worship Facilities

Nov 18 2024 // As insurers look to 2025, several trends are emerging that affect premium and deductible costs — leading to lengthy conversations between insurance agents and brokers and their customers.For worship facilities, some...

To Manage the Cycle Effectively, Focus on Underwriters’ Behavior

Nov 14 2024 // Executive summary: When actual prices line up with technical prices, insurers expect underwriting profits to emerge. But what if underwriters find ways to adjust technical prices downwards? In the second part of a two-part...

People Moves: Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction Team; MGA Altea Insurance Names Dixon as Senior Underwriter

Nov 13 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Price Forbes and the MGA Altea Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction...

Envelop Risk Launches Underwriting Division, Naming Ex-Dale Underwriter Peters CEO

Nov 12 2024 // Envelop Risk, the reinsurance managing general agent and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop Underwriting, which will encompass all existing cyber underwriting activities: Envelop Risk Bermuda and Envelop...

Transforming Insurance Operations Across All Lines of Business with Underwriter Link

Nov 12 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In today’s fast-paced insurance market, underwriters and wholesalers face increasing pressure to streamline operations, reduce manual processes, and enhance...

AIG General Insurance Underwriting Profit Falls 28% in Q3

Nov 5 2024 // American International Group saw third quarter underwriting income in its general insurance segment fall 28% to $437 million due to higher catastrophe losses and lower favorable development on prior year reserves.The...