Latest Underwriting Headlines

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

Business Moves: Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group; Ardonagh Acquires Majority Stake in Apex Insurance in Hong Kong

Jul 3 2025 // Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk GroupSpecialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting,...

Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva

Jul 2 2025 // Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker HolosHowden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading retail insurance...

Bishop Street Underwriters Acquires Ohio’s Aerospace Insurance Managers

Jul 1 2025 // Bishop Street Underwriters announced that it has acquires Ohio-based Aerospace Insurance Managers, a general aviation insurance services provider, from Hallmark Financial.This acquisition marks Bishop Street’s entry...

People Moves: MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter; Allianz Commercial Promotes Simons as Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting

Jun 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurers MS Amlin and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence UnderwriterMS...

Middle East Tensions Boost Underwriting Risks Across Re/Insurers’ Portfolios: Report

Jun 26 2025 // Marine, aviation, cyber, and terrorism insurers face immediate underwriting pressures and potential accumulation losses as a result of heightened hostilities between Iran and Israel, according to Morningstar DBRS.In...

People Moves: Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of Directors; AEGIS London Taps QBE’s Yuile as International Casualty Underwriter

Jun 24 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and AEGIS London.A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of...

Business Moves: Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Broker; United Risk Purchases Australian Facultative Reinsurance MGA, Pinnacle Underwriting

Jun 20 2025 // Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance BrokerHowden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail...

People Moves: Specialist Risk Group Names Former Lockton Executive Nimmo as CEO – UK; CFC Taps Line From Markel as Chief Underwriting Officer

Jun 16 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details London-based appointments at the broker Specialist Risk Group and the managing general agent CFC Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialist Risk...

Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says

Jun 16 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business.That was the word from...

After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says

Jun 16 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...

People Moves: Canopius Hires AIG’s Losquadro to Lead Underwriting, Hull & Liability US

Jun 11 2025 // Tom Losquadro Canopius Group, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Tom Losquadro as vice president of underwriting for national hull and liability U.S. Losquadro brings extensive experience in marine insurance, having held...

Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Forms International Renewable Energy MGU

Jun 10 2025 // Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the specialty underwriting segment of Ryan Specialty, has launched Ryan Specialty Renewables, an international renewable energy managing general underwriter.The MGU is formed...

AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1

Jun 9 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry.According to industry rating agency AM Best,...

After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says

May 30 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...

Underwriting Concerns About Solar? Insurer Certifies Panels for Hail, Fire Resistance

May 27 2025 // While some insurance companies in Florida and beyond have balked at writing properties with rooftop solar panels, FM Global says it has pioneered an idea that may help – a testing system that certifies panels for fire...

Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says

May 23 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business.That was the word from...

People Moves: Golden Bear Names Hohman Chief Underwriting Officer

May 22 2025 // Greg Hohman Golden Bear Insurance Company hired Greg Hohman as chief underwriting officer. Hohman has experience in the excess and surplus lines sector, most recently serving as chief underwriting officer at Munich Re...

Ryan Specialty Acquires Irish MGU 360° Underwriting

May 20 2025 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announce that it has acquired 360° Underwriting (360), a managing general underwriter specializing in commercial construction. 360 is based in...

People Moves: CRC Names New Underwriting Leaders and Senior VP

May 15 2025 // Birmingham-based CRC Group, a wholesale and specialty insurance broker, announced new hires in underwriting and company leadership. JV Franks, with some 25 years in the insurance brokerage business, was named underwriting...

People Moves: Zurich Gets Himes From Chubb To Lead Underwriting for US Mid Market

May 14 2025 // Bennett Himes joined Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the new head of underwriting for U.S. middle market. Himes oversees the overall portfolio strategy and maintaining the underwriting...