All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2015 // Ryan Specialty Group’s Global Special Risks (GSR), a subsidiary of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, has launched a new binding authority facility for the Upstream Solutions Energy Package, which provides products for...
Jan 8 2015 // Qatar Re announced the appointment of Alastair Speare-Cole as Chief Underwriting Officer, effective, January 12, 2015. He joins from JLT Re, the world’s fourth largest reinsurance broker, where he served as CEO since...
Jan 6 2015 // Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. announced changes to its executive management team in two of OdysseyRe’s operating divisions, EuroAsia and London Market.Isabelle Dubots-Lafitte has been named CEO for the Europe, Middle...
Dec 24 2014 // USI Insurance Services has launched a new terrorism insurance product to address the expiring Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA), which ends Dec. 31.Unlike TRIPRA however, USI’s Terrorism...
Dec 12 2014 // To help address businesses’ and financial institutions’ crime concerns, including embezzlement, fraud, and bribery, XL Group is launching a global crime business, under the leadership of Gregory W. Bangs who...
Dec 10 2014 // Pioneer Underwriters announced that its Pioneer Special Risk (PSR), led by President Gary Dubois, has commenced underwriting via its New York based division.The bulletin explained that “Pioneer Special Risk has been...
Dec 9 2014 // Pioneer Underwriters, a London-based underwriting group within Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced that its New York-based division Pioneer Special Risk (PSR) has commenced underwriting. PSR was launched in October...
Dec 9 2014 // While many insurance agencies stick with their agency E&O carrier for years, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising and, according to a recent Insurance Journal survey, more agencies are...
Dec 9 2014 // ACE Group has appointed Robert Latimer as environmental risk underwriter as it continues to invest in building its environmental liability insurance capabilities in the UK & Ireland. Latimer will be responsible for...
Dec 5 2014 // North Dakota’s insurance department has levied a $60,000 fine against the state’s largest health insurer for violating state law.Noridian Mutual Insurance Co. does business as Blue Cross Blue Shield of North...
Dec 2 2014 // K&B Underwriters, a Reston, Virginia-based program administrator and wholesale insurance brokerage for senior living facilities, announced its partnership with New York-based Freedom Specialty for its DigniCARE...
Dec 2 2014 // Imagine an insured taking a photo of a property that gives underwriters every bit of information they need to assess the risk.CoreLogic is working to make that happen sooner rather than later. CoreLogic, a provider of...
Dec 2 2014 // San Diego, CA, December 2, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, announces the expansion of its Texas presence with the hiring of key marketing and underwriting...
Dec 2 2014 // The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), the UK-based organization dedicated to representing true MGAs, has exceeded the 100 member mark following the addition of commercial lines specialist Century...
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
Dec 1 2014 // The program insurance business market enjoyed its third consecutive year of growth in 2013 and appears on track to continue its expansion.However, while program business is attracting new interest, some participants are...
Nov 24 2014 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which RenaissanceRe will acquire Platinum.Under the terms of the...
Nov 21 2014 // Every state extends insurance carriers the right to cancel a newly-written policy during the first days of the policy period. This is commonly known as the new policy “underwriting period.”An underwriting...
Nov 21 2014 // China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation has received approval from Lloyd’s to transform its existing special purpose syndicate into a stand-alone syndicate that will underwrite a diversified book of business, initially...
Nov 20 2014 // To address the property insurance needs of industrial and commercials properties in Atlanta and the surrounding region, XL Group has appointed Mike Smith as the new Southeast regional underwriting leader in its North...