All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 13 2015 // Brown & Brown subsidiaries Apex Insurance Agency, Inc. (led by Karl F. Snearer) and Public Risk Underwriters of Georgia (led by Michael H. White) will combine to operate together under the Apex brand. In combination,...
Mar 12 2015 // Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, is now an approved Lloyd’s Coverholder and recently began underwriting business on behalf of certain underwriters at Lloyd’s....
Mar 12 2015 // SCOR announced it has made two underwriting appointments at its SCOR Global P&C unit.First, it appointed Umberto Gavazzi as chief underwriting officer for the Worldwide Treaty P&C operations of SCOR Global P&C,...
Mar 11 2015 // Lloyd’s has opened a new specialist underwriting platform in Dubai to provide tailored risk solutions across the Middle East.This brings the number of Lloyd’s businesses trading in the Dubai International...
Mar 9 2015 // Denver, CO, March 9, 2015– OnPoint Underwriting recently announced Paul Boehm has been appointed as senior vice president of its Program for Sovereign Indian Nations. OnPoint Underwriting has been a trusted insurance...
Mar 9 2015 // The directors and officers liability insurance marketplace continues to be a buyer’s market – with new entrants contributing to the plentiful capacity, competitive pricing and expanded terms, according to industry...
Mar 4 2015 // Carrier Management Special ReportWarren Buffett’s insurance beginnings and predictions; breaking out the insurance and reinsurance results; the growth and expectations for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance;...
Mar 4 2015 // State Farm reported an underwriting loss in 2014, though investment and other income still helped leave it with an operating profit.The insurer’s combined property/casualty underwriting loss landed at $939 million,...
Mar 2 2015 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. The acquisition was originally announced on November 24, 2014.“The combination of RenaissanceRe and...
Feb 27 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters has added five risk engineers to its U.S. and Latin America risk engineering team to focus on energy-related opportunities and civil construction projects in response to the resurgence in...
Feb 27 2015 // Ariel Specialty will commence underwriting E&S property business on March 1st, 2015, with business being written through wholesale brokers only on a limited appointment basis and on behalf of Ariel’s...
Feb 27 2015 // Jorge Aimini has joined the Miami office of All Risks as a brokerage underwriter. Aimini’s responsibilities will comprise of underwriting accounts within the parameters of All Risks’ contract binding agreements...
Feb 24 2015 // Ratings agency A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb-” from “bbb+” of Delta Lloyds Insurance Co. of...
Feb 23 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced two appointments to its leadership and underwriting team in Asia, naming Malin Fredriksson as Asia regional head of first party lines, and Kiran Prakash as Asia...
Feb 23 2015 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson promoted Samantha Johnston to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office. Samantha Johnston Johnston will be responsible for quoting, binding...
Feb 19 2015 // Insurance wholesaler J.M. Wilson has promoted Thomas Tobolic to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich. office. Thomas Tobolic Tobolic is responsible for quoting new and renewal accounts for a wide variety of...
Feb 13 2015 // Coverys, a Boston-based provider of medical professional liability insurance and related services, announced the creation of Coverys Specialty Insurance Company, a new excess and surplus lines underwriting company.The New...
Feb 13 2015 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative for the financial strength rating (FSR) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of Illinois Casualty Co. (Illinois Casualty) in Rock Island, Ill., while affirming the FSR of...
Feb 12 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has named Valoree Celona to its recently-created position of senior vice president of Medical Professional Liability Insurance.Based in...
Feb 12 2015 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it has received all regulatory approvals required in connection with its previously announced acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.The transaction remains subject to...