All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 25 2011 // AIC Holdings appointed Robert G. Purdy to president and CEO of AIC Underwriters, based in Philadelphia, PA. Purdy will be responsible for leading the underwriting, marketing and operations strategies for the AIC...
Aug 23 2011 // ACE announced from its London office that it has appointed Marie Biggas to the position of underwriter for terrorism and political risks for ACE Overseas General (AOG). She joins ACE from the Chaucer Syndicate, and will...
Aug 19 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group plc, announced the appointment of Andrew Hookings as Environmental underwriter for Australia.He has over 10 years’ insurance industry experience, most...
Aug 19 2011 // The Lloyd’s web site notes that August 18th was the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Lloyd’s Act, which was instrumental in transforming the market from a primarily marine insurer, to the specialized global risk...
Aug 17 2011 // XL Insurance has made six key appointments to its North America Construction team that it established a year ago. The latest additions to XL Insurance’s North America Construction team include:Lawrence Lejfer —...
Aug 12 2011 // Non-life insurer Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has appointed Peter McDermott as active underwriter of its Lloyd’s Syndicate 3210 with immediate effect. He reports to, Eamon Brown, and will lead a team that...
Aug 10 2011 // Luxembourg-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings announced that Gary Prestia has been appointed CEO of Flagstone Representatives (US) Inc. and chairman of Mosaic NY, effective September 1.He will be stepping down as chief...
Aug 4 2011 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2011 from its London office, highlighted by a $201 million net loss for the period, compared to an $86 million...
Aug 1 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance underwriting operations of XL Group and All Risks, Ltd., have formed a new joint underwriting agreement to offer a dealers open lot program, providing physical damage insurance coverage...
Jul 27 2011 // Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc., smiles like he has a big secret he wants to spill.The history of Lloyd’s of London is no secret: originated in Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop in London;...
Jul 25 2011 // Liberty International Underwriters in Europe (LIU Europe), a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Audrey Mondin as Environmental Impairment Liability Underwriter in its Paris Office.LIU said the move resulted from...
Jul 22 2011 // Atlanta-based insurance program administrator OnPoint Underwriting has appointed Marc Anderson as its vice president of Risk Services. In conjunction with a team of claims advocates, loss control and legal resources,...
Jul 19 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group, announced changes in its International Property business, which it said are “in line with XL Insurance’s strategy of providing innovative solutions...
Jul 19 2011 // Richard G. Turner has been named president of Patriot Underwriters Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Turner was previously executive vice president of parent company Patriot National Insurance Group and will retain these...
Jul 19 2011 // Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says he has agreed to financially underwrite lawsuits against News International, which owns the now defunct tabloid News of the World, by victims of its allegedly abusive reporting...
Jul 18 2011 // Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc., smiles like he has a big secret he wants to spill.The history of Lloyd’s of London is no secret: originated in Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop in London;...
Jul 12 2011 // Third Coast Underwriters, a specialty markets operation that offers workers’ compensation insurance for underserved markets that have complex risks, has appointed Gordon Greig as senior claims examiner for the Gulf...
Jul 5 2011 // Travelers announced that it has added increased underwriting expertise to its UK, Ireland and Lloyd’s businesses with the appointment of two new Chief Underwriting Officers (CUO’s). The new CUO’s...
Jul 4 2011 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes dropped to $7.8 billion in first-quarter 2011 from $8.9 billion in first-quarter 2010, with insurers’ annualized rate of return on average...
Jul 4 2011 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Edmund F. Kelly retired from active management of the company on June 28, 2011. David H. Long replaced Kelly as president and CEO. Kelly will continue to serve as chairman of the board of...