All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 30 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is discussing with the Financial Services Commission (Cabinet) the possibility of activating the Standby Commercial Joint Underwriting Association. According to the Florida...
Jun 28 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...
Jun 27 2006 // Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. announced it has entered into a managing general agency agreement with FirstComp Underwriters Group Inc. – making the Omaha-based monoline workers’ compensation group...
Jun 26 2006 // International P/C insurer and reinsurer Catlin Group Limited, has formed a crisis management underwriting team that will write product recall and kidnap and ransom (K&R) coverages, effective 1 July 2006.Catlin’s...
Jun 23 2006 // In a breakthrough move, Aon U.K., announced that it “will move to a full electronic trading capability during 2006 for its specialist insurance and reinsurance businesses.”Aon’s London-based operation...
Jun 22 2006 // Kyle Stevens, executive vice president and branch manager of Western Security Surplus’ Texas office, located in Dallas, announced several promotions and a new hire recently.Jenny Blackwood, who began her career at...
Jun 20 2006 // Although property casualty insurance capacity still exists in some areas in the U.S.’s east coast, the rate at which it is vanishing, especially in coastal areas, as well as the steep prices being offered for...
Jun 19 2006 // InsurBanc, a financial services provider to the independent insurance agency community, announced that Scott A. Adamsons has joined the company as vice president of sales and business development.The Farmington,...
Jun 15 2006 // Beazley Group plc has increased its stake to 100 percent in Asia Pacific Underwriting Agency Limited (APUA), a Hong Kong based insurance underwriting agency, that sources business throughout Asia from insurance...
Jun 9 2006 // Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. has signed a non-binding “Heads of Agreement” with Chaucer Holdings PLC, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer, and the senior underwriting team of Syndicate 4000 under which a new...
Jun 7 2006 // Harleysville Insurance has named the leadership team for its new Midwest operation headquartered in Itasca, Ill. The Midwest region, which includes existing offices in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and the new location in...
Jun 5 2006 // K&B Underwriters, Reston, Va.-based wholesale commercial insurance broker focused on the healthcare industry, is launching a new national medical malpractice insurance division.The division was created to help retail...