All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 20 2010 // The Excess and Surplus Lines segment of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has appointed Michael Fleischer as E&S segment chief underwriting officer. Fleischer will work closely with E&S segment businesses...
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance brokerage Marsh appointed Ron Marx as a senior vice president in its San Diego office. Marx brings 30 years of risk management and insurance experience to Marsh. He joins the company from Willis, where he led the...
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance brokerage Marsh appointed Ron Marx as a senior vice president in its San Diego office. Marx brings 30 years of risk management and insurance experience to Marsh. He joins the company from Willis, where he led the...
Aug 11 2010 // Petersen International Underwriters main product line up, the Bridge Plan, is now renewable annually without any additional health qualifications on each anniversary date.“This plan is now guaranteed to renew without...
Aug 9 2010 // Specialty insurance company Markel Corp. reported that its combined ratio for the second quarter of 2010 was 103 percent, compared to 99 percent for the second quarter of 2009. The combined ratio was 102 percent for the...
Aug 9 2010 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday second-quarter profit fell 40 percent, as declining stock prices depressed the value of his derivative contracts.Operating profit nevertheless soared 73 percent,...
Aug 9 2010 // Net income doubled in 2009 over 2008 for a composite of 195 U.S. captive insurers followed by A.M. Best Co., driven by the recovery of the industry’s investments. Realized capital gains totaled $82 million for 2009,...
Aug 9 2010 // The San Diego Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society installed new 2010-2011 officers and directors. Officers include: President Susan McFarland of Cavignac & Associates; President Elect...
Aug 5 2010 // The Bond Division of Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the launch of mySurety, a commercial surety online underwriting and bond issuance system, a Web-based platform for agents to...
Aug 5 2010 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services has hired Debbie Perry as a senior commercial underwriter to work out of its new Arizona office. She will write business in Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. Perry started in the insurance...
Aug 5 2010 // In the wake of the BP oil disaster, more than 50 U.S. and other environmentally-active global investors have sent letters to major energy companies asking them to disclose information on their spill prevention and response...
Aug 4 2010 // Insurance rates in the power sector are expected to soften further in 2010, despite the existence of many of the conditions that would normally presage a hardening market, according to the latest Power Market Review from...
Aug 3 2010 // Specialty insurer and reinsurer Catlin Group Limited has appointed Peter Schmidt as chief executive officer for European Reinsurance. He will also serve as CEO of Catlin Re Switzerland, which subject to regulatory approval...
Aug 2 2010 // Thomas Allan has joined Boston-based Richards Robinson Sheppard Insurance as vice president. Allan specializes in construction accounts and has over 35 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Richards...
Aug 2 2010 // Stephen M. Franz was named senior vice president of Dallas-based managing general agency and wholesale broker Capstone Underwriters LLC. Franz has been with Capstone since 2004. Prior to Capstone, he held positions at all...
Jul 29 2010 // Torus Insurance is “continuing the rollout of its Continental European operation,” notes a company bulletin. It announced the appointment of Esther Fittinghoff as Professional Lines Manager and Kurt Fleischmann...
Jul 27 2010 // Maryland-based wholesale brokerage All Risks Ltd. has promoted Deanna Deardorff, has been promoted to director of corporate underwriting.Deardorff, a 27-year veteran of the firm, has served as underwriter, team leader,...
Jul 27 2010 // Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How does a carrier identify if a contractual claim is covered? A...
Jul 19 2010 // Where contractors are involved, one of the most intractable problems for a carrier in negotiating and settling claims are the contract liability issues. How does a carrier identify if a contractual claim is covered? A...
Jul 19 2010 // Emergency Physicians Insurance Co. (EPIC), a Roseville, Calif.-based medical professional liability insurance provider, has added Colleen Elkin as vice president of underwriting. Elkin will direct EPIC’s underwriting...