All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 20 2011 // Demand for cyberinsurance was rising even before the most recent highly-publicized parade of breaches at major corporations and organizations. After the news of the first major Sony hack but before the subsequent reports...
Jun 20 2011 // Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced new executive appointments and the election of four new directors for full terms on its 12-member board.Denver Regional Office Underwriting Manager Jolene Grow was...
Jun 17 2011 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group announced that Dominic J. Addesso has been promoted to President. He joined Everest two years ago as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his employment with the...
Jun 16 2011 // Catlin Re Switzerland, the continental European reinsurer of the Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited, announced that as of July 1, 2011, it will underwrite treaty reinsurance business from a new office in Madrid, focusing...
Jun 14 2011 // Lloyd’s Ascot Underwriting Ltd announced the appointment of John Karns as an Underwriter for Ascot Underwriting Inc. in Houston. He is a local resident with “19 years of experience in the US Energy market, most...
Jun 13 2011 // IMS/London American announced that Jody L. Travis has joined the firm as a senior commercial underwriter. Travis has more than 20 years of insurance experience in the Houston area marketplace. Most recently he was the...
Jun 9 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of State Farm General...
Jun 8 2011 // Lloyd’s insurer Marketform announced that Directors’ and Officers’ liability underwriter Alexis Bowden has joined the company. She spent 11 years underwriting D&O at ACE European Group prior to...
Jun 7 2011 // The Golden Gate Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society has named its 2011-2012 officers. They are: President Michael Johnson, Treasurer Kelly Huang, Secretary Dan Miller, and Board Members Marcus...
Jun 7 2011 // The Arizona Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society has named its new officers and directors for the 2011-12 term. They are: President Tom Gutierrez; Vice President Tim Goeller; Treasurer Lisa...
Jun 6 2011 // The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety announced a change of leadership with the elevation of Carl Hedde, senior vice president of Munich Reinsurance America Inc., from vice chairman to IBHS chairman. In...
Jun 6 2011 // The Catlin Group Limited announced a “major initiative by the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd’s and Catlin UK to improve the service provided to brokers.”Catlin explained that as part of the new services its...
Jun 3 2011 // MarketScout, a Dallas-based electronic insurance exchange with managing general agent (MGA) and wholesale operations, has expanded its business by opening a personal lines underwriting facility in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The...
Jun 2 2011 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has been appointed by American Alternative Insurance Corporation (AAIC) to offer nationwide commercial auto coverage. Appalachian Underwriters is a licensed national managing general...
Jun 2 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “aa-” of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance...
Jun 2 2011 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance Inc. and Platinum Underwriters Bermuda Ltd. (collectively referred to as...
Jun 1 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. and its strategic affiliate Platinum...
May 31 2011 // The San Gabriel Valley CPCU Chapter has named its 2011-2012 officers and directors. They are: President Tracy Stevenson, Vice President-Bruce Rinehart of S.I.U. Managers, Secretary George Khoury of K-Kics Insurance...
May 31 2011 // Frank Forde has joined RLA Insurance Intermediaries as underwriting officer heading the firm’s U.S. and International Financial Services practice in Boston, Mass. Forde has more than 20 years experience in...
May 27 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of Travelers Group and its property/casualty members, and affiliates,...