All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 2 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s underwriting income improved 21.0 percent to $8.3 billion in first quarter 2006 from $6.8 billion in first quarter 2005, according to a new special report by A.M. Best Co....
Jul 30 2006 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is considering a state-run reinsurance pool or joint underwriting pool to help businesses that can’t get policies from private insurers, saying that if companies can’t get coverage, it...
Jul 24 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jul 24 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined ratio–a key measure...
Jul 24 2006 // You don’t need to conduct any kind of sophisticated market research in order to understand the effects of New Jersey’s 2003 auto insurance reform law. Just drive down the New Jersey Turnpike, where you...
Jul 24 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jul 24 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI has opened a new property underwriting office in the Seattle area, according to RLI Vice President, West Coast Property, Kevin McDonough. Based in Lynnwood, Wash., the business provides excess and...
Jul 24 2006 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation announced that Anne M. Garside has joined the firm in the newly created role of Plymouth Rock Fellow. She will focus primarily on loss reserving, pricing, performance measurement, and...
Jul 24 2006 // News CurrentsThe U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined...
Jul 18 2006 // Peerless Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the appointment of Linda O’Donnell to vice president of underwriting for commercial lines. In this new capacity, O’Donnell will lead and oversee...
Jul 4 2006 // While many new insurance program ideas emerge from various sources, very few result in the actual formation of a program. It is generally only those that are well-thought-out, include substantive information, and are...
Jul 4 2006 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done YetManaging general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be one...
Jul 4 2006 // Chicago-based wholesaler AVRECO has a new medical liability insurance market for borderline nonstandard physicians and surgeons. It’s geared toward doctors on their way to a standard market, but who haven’t...
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jul 3 2006 // Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilitiesSomeone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place...
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Jun 30 2006 // American International Group, Inc. announced that it has established AIG Global Marine and Energy, a new division of the AIG property and casualty insurance subsidiaries. “The unit will service the insurance, risk...
Jun 30 2006 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. recently announced that the company had reached an agreement to acquire Indiana-based Novia Underwriters, Inc. for an undisclosed consideration. The transaction is expected to...