All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 26 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) hired William B. Bangs IV as vice president of agency relations. In this position, Bangs will plan, direct and coordinate agency relations with insurance agents...
Mar 26 2007 // In today’s soft directors and officers market, the importance of a long term approach can often be lost in the process of securing coverage. However, history has proven in the past 15-plus years that the D&O...
Mar 26 2007 // Pricing remains rational for now despite increasing competitionA.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there...
Mar 26 2007 // News CurrentsA.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration,...
Mar 23 2007 // “For the third year running, underwriters in the Lloyd’s market have identified managing the cycle as the most important challenge for the industry, and over two-thirds believe that the industry has made some...
Mar 12 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use of occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing...
Mar 12 2007 // PeopleMarkel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith as vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as senior vice president and managing director of the Richmond branch of Riggs,...
Mar 9 2007 // RSI International Inc. announced the promotion of Holly Ballard to commercial lines underwriting manager for their Texas offices.In this newly created position, Ballard will oversee the Commercial Lines Department, and...
Mar 6 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing this...
Mar 5 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although A.M. Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration, the level...
Feb 28 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2006 include: * Gross written premium growth...
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance...
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance...
Feb 26 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance Journal’s...
Feb 26 2007 // Corporate governance, stockholder activism, pricing discipline, a surprise event to define next D&O cycleThings are about as good as they can get right now in the directors and officers liability environment but that...
Feb 25 2007 // News CurrentsThe numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with...
Feb 25 2007 // News CurrentsThe numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with...
Feb 25 2007 // News CurrentsThe numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance...
Feb 25 2007 // Things are about as good as they can get right now in the directors and officers liability environment but that doesn’t necessarily comfort D&O brokers and underwriters in this high-profile segment; instead it...