Latest Underwriting Headlines

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People Moves: Lloyd’s Europe Hires Heugues From Ageas as Chief Underwriter; Parsyl Staffs London Marine Cargo Office

Jul 8 2022 // Lloyd’s Europe reports the appointment of Bertrand Heugues as chief underwriting officer effective 14 July.He will be responsible for overseeing underwriting, delegated authority management, claims and the...

Markets/Coverages: Lloyd’s Insurer Probitas Starts Underwriting Cyber

Jul 7 2022 // Probitas 1492, the Lloyd’s insurer, has started underwriting cyber insurance with Richard Taylor, head of Cyber & Technology, focusing the book of business on complex small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SME), up...

Ardonagh’s MGA Unit, Geo Underwriting, Acquires UK’s Lorega Holdings

Jul 6 2022 // Geo Underwriting, The Ardonagh Group’s MGA subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of the managing general agent Lorega Holdings Ltd. from Alcuin Capital Partners.Financial details of the transaction were not...

PCF Acquires MGA United Underwriters in Utah

Jun 30 2022 // PCF Insurance Services acquired Utah-based property/casualty managing general agent United Underwriters. United Underwriters offers agencies across the Western United States P/C MGA services and programs including...

People Moves: WTW’s Hires EY’s Mayers for Commercial Lines Pricing, Underwriting; Hiscox Names Flaquet to Newly Created Role of Group COO

Jun 28 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Hiscox.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW’s Hires EY’s Mayers for Commercial Lines Pricing,...

Markets/Coverages: Skyward, InShare Offer Gig Accident Cover; London Underwriters Adds Slice; Hippo Grows Mortgage Channel

Jun 23 2022 // InShare and Skyward Target Gig Driver Firms With Accident InsuranceManaging general agent (MGA) InShare and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. announced the launch of an occupational accident insurance offering for...

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Midlands Management Corporation’s Wholesale Brokerage & Binding and Managing General Underwriting Divisions

Jun 6 2022 // Charleston, SC., June 06, 2022 – Johnson & Johnson will expand its footprint into Texas and Oklahoma by acquiring the assets of the Wholesale Brokerage & Binding and Managing General Underwriting units of...

P/C Industry Posts 2021 Underwriting Loss but Surplus Hits $1 Trillion

Jun 6 2022 // Full-year net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased slightly to $61.9 billion from $60.3 billion in 2020, but the industry turned in a $3.8 billion underwriting loss in 2021.The P/C industry posted a $5.2...

Schools and Underwriters Do Their Cyber Security Homework

Jun 6 2022 // Since Remote Classes, $1 Million Ransomware Claims Have Become the NormThe overall number of cyberattacks fell by more than half in 2021 for K-12 schools but the number of ransomware attacks is on the rise. According to a...

U.S. P/C Q1 2022 Underwriting Income Up 5%: AM Best

May 31 2022 // AM Best reported Friday that first-quarter net underwriting income for the U.S. property/casualty industry rose 4.6% to $3.3 billion.Explaining the result, AM Best said that a 10.5 percent jump in net earned premiums and a...

People Moves: Canopius Restructures Global Underwriting Operations, Makes Senior Appointments

May 31 2022 // Canopius Restructures Global Underwriting Operations With Senior AppointmentsCanopius Group, the London-based global specialty re/insurer, has reorganized its global underwriting operations into four key areas: specialty,...

People Moves: MEMIC Names White Underwriter for Pennsylvania; World Insurance Hires Robb as General Counsel; S&S Adds Loss Control Specialist White

May 27 2022 // MEMIC Hires White as Senior Underwriter in PennsylvaniaWorkers’ compensation insurer MEMIC Group has hired Curtis White as senior production underwriter, responsible for renewals and new business in Pennsylvania....

P/C Industry Posts 2021 Underwriting Loss but Surplus Hits $1 Trillion

May 26 2022 // Full-year net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased slightly to $61.9 billion from $60.3 billion in 2020, but the industry turned in a $3.8 billion underwriting loss in 2021.The P/C industry posted a $5.2...

Insurance Technology: Socotra Snaps Up Startup Portal; Marble Mobilizes Rewards App; RMS Unveils UnderwriteIQ; Vertafore Powers Tokio Marine Surety

May 26 2022 // Socotra Acquires Avolanta, Adding Unified Agent and Customer PortalInsurance carrier technology firm Socotra reports it has acquired Avolanta, a Columbia, South Carolina software startup offering a unified portal built for...

People Moves: Benet Named AXA XL Global CUO; Resilience Hires Ho for Lead Underwriting Role

May 25 2022 // AXA XL has named Libby Benet to the role of global chief underwriting officer (GCUO), succeeding Nancy Bewlay, who recently assumed leadership of AXA XL’s global reinsurance operation.According to AXA XL CEO Scott...

People Moves: Alliant Adds Chenoweth in Texas; Stonetrust Names Contreras, Boman to Underwriting Team

May 23 2022 // Alliant Insurance Services Adds James Chenoweth to Mergers & Acquisitions GroupAlliant Insurance Services added James Chenoweth in the company’s mergers & acquisitions group. Chenoweth will specialize in...

People Moves: USG Adds Perez in Houston; One General Agency Adds 5 to Underwriting Team

May 13 2022 // USG Insurance Services Names AJ Perez as Producer/Broker; Commercial LinesUSG Insurance Services, Inc. named AJ Perez as producer/broker: commercial lines in the Houston, Texas branch office. Perez joins the USG team with...

AXIS Insurance International Launches Portfolio Underwriting Unit in London

May 4 2022 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. has launched a portfolio underwriting unit, which targets multi-class portfolio business that is placed in the London specialty insurance market.The Portfolio team is now actively underwriting...

AIG Q1 Net Income Up as Underwriting Profit Soars

May 3 2022 // First quarter underwriting profit soared as AIG reported net income of $4.25 billion compared with $3.87 billion during the 2021 first quarter.Underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance unit was $446 million...

New Jersey Court Upholds State Regulator in Dispute With Applied Underwriters

May 2 2022 // The New Jersey insurance commissioner does not have to rely upon the state’s attorney general to bring a lawsuit against out-of-state insurers and their affiliates that it believes are violating state laws. Rather,...