All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 27 2007 // Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc. based in Bermuda Dunes, Calif., has named Phil Tanner an underwriter responsible for commercial lines. He will handle the territories of California, Nevada and Arizona.
Nov 18 2007 // PeopleLockton Companies LLC appointed Frank Scardino as president of the company’s Dallas property and casualty operation. In his new position, Scardino is responsible for setting the vision and long-term strategies...
Nov 18 2007 // Despite a rosier outlook in the agents’ errors and omissions (E&O) insurance market compared with years past, many insurance agents still faced rate increases in their E&O coverage in 2007 and anticipate...
Nov 18 2007 // Agencies that offer their employees the option of working remotely achieve an advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining top-notch CSRs. Considering how their jobs have changed over the years, it is more than...
Nov 16 2007 // USRisk Brokers Insurance Services Inc. announced that Joan Edwards has joined its Oakland, Calif., office as branch manager, and Chris Ramos has joined the office as senior underwriter. USRisk Brokers is a California...
Nov 14 2007 // Analysts from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services have pit together an analytical report on Bermuda’s insurance and reinsurance industry, following what S&P sees as “another excellent...
Nov 14 2007 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., the ninth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that it has named Peter Stanislaw as vice president and branch manager of Lighthouse...
Nov 7 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced that it is expanding its existing international professional liability underwriting capabilities with the opening of a new office in London.Following the success of its U.S....
Nov 4 2007 // Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. appointed Nick Greggains chief underwriting officer for insurance, and Andrew Englesbe chief underwriting officer for reinsurance for Catlin U.S. Both will be responsible for insurance and...
Nov 4 2007 // When defaults in U.S. mortgages reached record levels in the second quarter of 2007, forcing a large number of subprime mortgage lenders to shut down or file for bankruptcy, the fallout spread quickly throughout the...
Nov 4 2007 // Attorneys are singularly aware of liability exposures and the impact of litigation in modern society. Accordingly, attorneys are adroit and meticulous about the insurance coverage they purchase. Insurance must fulfill...
Nov 1 2007 // Berkley Net Underwriters announced the addition of Brian Risen as senior vice president of Sales and Marketing and the promotion of Brian Douglas to the newly created position of director of Marketing and Strategic...
Oct 30 2007 // Munich Re is acquiring the UK Company MSP Underwriting Ltd. for a figure it said is in the “mid double-digit million Euro range.” MSP Underwriting Ltd. owns both the Lloyd’s managing agency Beaufort...
Oct 29 2007 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced from its London office that Tim Burrows, a Catlin underwriting director, will retire at the end of 2007 after more than 36 years in the London insurance market.He will then,...
Oct 29 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. recently announced that William Loder, the company’s chief underwriting officer, has resigned effective Jan. 1, 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer Courtney Smith...
Oct 29 2007 // Managing general agent and surplus line boker Trans Cal Associates announced the expansion of it underwriting staff. Sarah Lemons was promoted to commercial lines underwriter in Trans Cal’s Commercial Transportation...
Oct 29 2007 // The Harry W. Gorst Co. of Chatsworth, Calif., has promoted LaTanya Taylor to commercial lines underwriter. Taylor began her career in insurance in 1989 at a large California wholesaler, in which she specialized as a tech...
Oct 27 2007 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Glendale Legal Unit B appointed Katherine Harvey-Edwards to attorney-in-charge. Harvey-Edwards brings 16 years of legal experience to her new post. She was hired as...
Oct 23 2007 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has expanded the lines of insurance available in Texas and the Southwest region by offering primary general liability products and...
Oct 19 2007 // Commonwealth Underwriters Ltd., a regional Excess & Surplus Lines Broker based in Richmond, Va., has appointed G. Stephen Allen as vice president of North Carolina operations, based in Raleigh. Prior to joining...