All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 6 2022 // Charles Taylor, a claims management and insurtech firm, announced it has acquired Kentucky-based Underwriters Safety & Claims, a third-party administrator. US&C, headquartered in Louisville but with offices around...
Jan 5 2022 // Financial services distribution firm Acrisure has acquired Appalachian Underwriters, a national managing general agency and third-party administrator, along with its affiliated entities.Oak Ridge, Tennessee-headquartered...
Jan 4 2022 // Corvus Insurance, the Boston-based, cyber-focused managing general agent, announced it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Ltd. from Beat Capital Partners Ltd.Tarian operates a cyber underwriting platform that provides cyber...
Dec 20 2021 // Global re/insurance adviser Pro Global Holdings Ltd. announced the incubation of environmentally focused managing general agent, Tierra Underwriting Ltd., by its independent managing general agent incubator subsidiary, Pro...
Dec 15 2021 // Zurich North America Names Mark Way as Head of Sustainability UnderwritingZurich North America has named Mark Way as their new Head of Sustainability Underwriting. Way reports to Chief Underwriting Officer Brandon Fick and...
Dec 14 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the London Market Group, Carbon Underwriting and Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these announcements follows here. WTW’s Swift Joins Board of...
Dec 14 2021 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the launch of MX Underwriting. Led by Lee Anderson, SRG deputy CEO, and James Gerry, MX chairman, MX aim to be a £100 million gross written premium business within its first year of...
Dec 13 2021 // Beth Linton, the vice president of Environmental Underwriting Solutions since 2006, is the new president of the wholesale insurance broker. Birmingham-based EUS, which specializes in complex environmental coverage, said...
Dec 9 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers Willis Towers Watson and Tysers.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Promotes Rourke to UK Head of P/C Pricing, Product, Claims and...
Dec 7 2021 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) hired a new marketing representative to cover the Northeast region of the U.S.Bob Tobin comes to AUI with years of experience in the insurance industry, specifically from the carrier...
Dec 7 2021 // Sartain Named Marsh Specialty Leader for U.S. and CanadaInsurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Michelle Sartain as head of Marsh Specialty for the U.S. and Canada, effective January 1, 2022. Sartain will...
Nov 30 2021 // CFC Underwriting, the specialist managing general agent, has released a new tool designed to help customers understand the potential cost of a ransomware attack to their business.“Ransomware threats are one of the...
Nov 30 2021 // Applied Specialty Underwriters has launched a new infrastructure and construction practice and named Christopher Day as president. Additionally, John Schlosser has been named to lead the infrastructure underwriting...
Nov 30 2021 // Exclusive product for Amwins brokers will focus on excess D&ONovember 30, 2021 — Amwins Special Risk Underwriters today announced the launch of an Executive D&O Liability product. This product marks the...
Nov 19 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurer Hiscox, the reinsurance broker Inver Re, and the Lloyd’s managing agency, Blenheim Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here....
Nov 18 2021 // Zurich Insurance Group will no longer underwrite new greenfield oil exploration projects, Europe’s fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday in an investor day presentation that sought to burnish its green...
Nov 17 2021 // LineSlip Streamlines Property Value Reporting, Underwriting DataLineSlip Solutions recently unveiled a new tool to help risk managers, insurance brokers, and real estate asset managers streamline the collection and...
Nov 15 2021 // Canopius Group, a global specialty (re)insurer, announced an agreement with Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (SFMI), its substantial minority shareholder and business partner, to underwrite U.S. admitted business on its...
Oct 27 2021 // Global insurer Chubb’s third quarter net income soared more than 58 percent year-over-year, as premium gains continued their double-digit climb.The insurer’s Q3 net income reached $1.83 billion during the...
Oct 21 2021 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, announced a major investment jointly led by EQT and Vitruvian Partners, two of Europe’s leading private equity firms.The size of the investment...