All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 16 2014 // The insurance capacity is there to cover the risks associated with the current oil and gas boom in Texas and the nation, experts say, but agents and their customers should be vigilant in their efforts to understand the...
Jun 16 2014 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) has formed RSGUM Healthcare, a new healthcare and life science underwriting facility, in partnership with the healthcare and life science underwriters at Lloyd’s of London....
Jun 12 2014 // UK-based club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies announced the appointment of Mark Posner as its chief operating officer. He will report to CEO, Mark Birrell, and lead the continued development of...
Jun 11 2014 // John WallaceUnderwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. has hired John Wallace as its chief underwriting officer, a newly created position within the firm. In his new role, Wallace will be responsible for...
Jun 9 2014 // Dallas, TX – June 9, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that U.S. Risk Pros, the Professional Liability...
Jun 5 2014 // CNA Financial Corporation promoted Matt Szabo to assistant vice president, commercial underwriting officer for the Chicago, Illinois and Wisconsin branches. Szabo will work with leadership to provide additional strategic...
Jun 4 2014 // XL Group has hired Aldith “Allie” Townsend as a new underwriter in its railroad business, part of XL Group’s Global Excess Casualty division. Townsend will be based in New York and report to Senior Vice...
Jun 4 2014 // Lori FellerCNA Financial Corporation has appointed Lori Feller as middle market underwriting director for the company’s Philadelphia branch. Feller joined CNA in 2006. Most recently she served as middle market...
Jun 4 2014 // The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) elected officers and board members at its annual meeting in Austin, Tex.Michelle Hoehn, The Travelers Group, was inaugurated as IMUA’s new chairperson replacing Peter...
Jun 3 2014 // Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced its official launch, as well as the completion of the previously announced investment by Capital Z Partners, raising $50.7 million. Minova Insurance replaces BMS Associates as the...
Jun 2 2014 // Patriot Underwriters, Inc. (PUI), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance products headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has partnered with Scottsdale Insurance Co. to serve as a program administrator with...
Jun 2 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” and the unsecured debt and preferred equity ratings of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.Best also affirmed the financial strength...
May 30 2014 // Geoffrey J. SmithUnion Mutual of Vermont Companies has hired Geoffrey J. Smith as the director of commercial lines underwriting. He is based in Montpelier, Vermont. Smith has over 27 years of experience underwriting and...
May 29 2014 // XL Group has enhanced its excess casualty teams in New York and Atlanta to accommodate its continued growth and sharpened focus on target industries – real estate, hospitality, grocers, restaurants and retail.In New...
May 28 2014 // Keith PooporLiberty Mutual Insurance’s Specialty Excess Casualty operation has appointed Keith Poopor as senior underwriting manager for excess casualty in the Northeast. In his new role, Poopor will lead the...
May 27 2014 // A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A++’ (Superior) from ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa+” from “aa” of the...
May 19 2014 // May 19, 2014 – Denver, CO – OnPoint Underwriting (OnPoint) and Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) announced a new relationship with Everest Reinsurance Accident and Health for the underwriting and management of HMO...
May 19 2014 // FrankCrum, a national professional employer organization, added Rodney Vaughn as broker manager, responsible for increasing the company’s presence in Texas, and forging relationships with insurance agents and...
May 12 2014 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that Joe England has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer, International Division at AXIS Insurance, a new position. He will report directly to Mark Gregory, CEO...
May 9 2014 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced the appointment of David Fitzpatrick as Executive Underwriter for International Casualty, effective September 2014.He has over 24 years’ underwriting experience and joins Ascot from...