All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 29 2010 // Medical liability insurer Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio announced a $1 million dividend to its policyholders/owners. In the last 30 months the group has distributed $3.5 million in dividends to its doctor...
Oct 29 2010 // Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) has named Mitch Burdick as the new program underwriter for their RV park and campground program. Burdick has been with the agency since 2006 as a producer and account...
Oct 28 2010 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd reported net income available to common shareholders of $204.8 million or $3.70 per diluted common share in the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income available to common...
Oct 25 2010 // Michael R. Cratem, an insurance executive with 18 years in the business, has been named vice president and chief underwriting officer at Sunshine State Insurance Co., which writes homeowners’ insurance in...
Oct 22 2010 // Catlin Re Switzerland, the European reinsurance company currently being formed by Catlin Group Limited, headquartered in Zurich, has announced two additions to its underwriting staff.Christophe Chandler, currently a Class...
Oct 21 2010 // In anticipation of the previously announced retirement of Chief Operating Officer John J. Degnan on Dec. 31, 2010, John D. Finnegan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Chubb Corp. announced several...
Oct 20 2010 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. is combining its Professional Indemnity Agency (PIA), HCC Public Risk, and HCC Specialty Underwriters units under a newly created underwriting division, HCC Specialty.HCC Specialty...
Oct 19 2010 // CNA has named Valynda Murphy as vice president of underwriting for its Commercial Technology segment. In this role, Murphy will collaborate with the global insurer’s other key business units to further strengthen...
Oct 18 2010 // Sean McGovern now heads Lloyd’s operations in the U.S. and Canada – the first and third largest sources of business for its underwriters. Lloyd’s not only wants to hold on to that business, but also to...
Oct 18 2010 // Insurance broker Marsh has added five industry veterans – four from competing broker Aon – to its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice. James O’Brien, Jason Hawkins and Craig Warnke join...
Oct 14 2010 // ACE Global Markets (AGM) announced key appointments as part of a restructuring of its Marine team in London, as follows:Mike Reynolds has been promoted to Class Underwriter for the Marine Hull and Marine Liability Account....
Oct 8 2010 // Griffin Underwriting Services of Bellevue, Wash., has added Carrie Wray as a property/casualty underwriter in the company’s Portland, Ore., office. Wray will be responsible for underwriting and marketing contract...
Oct 7 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American Financial Group’s (AFG) core insurance subsidiaries to ‘A+’ from...
Oct 7 2010 // Chicago-based CNA has named Jeff Day as vice president of Underwriting for its Specialty Lines Group. In this role, Day has responsibility for the global insurer’s Accountants Professional Liability program. Day has...
Oct 4 2010 // New Jersey-based wholesaler Crump Property & Casualty Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Target Underwriting Management Corp., a managing general underwriter and program administrator headquartered in Connecticut.The...
Oct 4 2010 // Freedom Specialty Insurance Co. recently partnered with MGIS Underwriting Managers, Inc. (MGIS) to offer medical-professional liability insurance, a specialized policy built exclusively for physicians. The Freedom policy...
Oct 4 2010 // As underwriters, syndicates are the heart of the Lloyd’s market. Until the end of the 20th century they were largely funded by wealthy individuals, who pledged their fortunes to back the risks accepted by the...
Sep 30 2010 // Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services Inc. and part of Crump Group Inc., announced it is launching a new health care practice based in Sacramento, Calif. The practice, known as Five Star...
Sep 24 2010 // Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has outlined its plans for the launch of a new International Liability Division by the end of the year, according to a bulletin on the Lloyd’s web site. “The move follows a series...
Sep 17 2010 // Wilson Smith Group LLC announced that Gary Cooper has joined the group’s Texas operation, WSG Specialty Underwriters, as senior vice president. Cooper brings an extensive insurance background in retail and wholesale...