All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2004 // The news that the market for lawyers’ liability coverage is softening may not be surprising, but the questions that today’s insurance underwriters ask about law firm accounts might be, as the attendees at a...
Jul 15 2004 // A group of private investors led by William Kronenberg, III, has completed its acquisition of designated assets of Professional Underwriters which include name, renewal rights and other undisclosed assets.Professional...
Jul 14 2004 // Marilyn Jacoby joined the Dallas/Fort Worth office of Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox Ltd., in the position of underwriter,...
Jul 9 2004 // Bermuda’s XL Re Ltd., a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd., announced the appointment of Jeremy Hindle as Ceded Reinsurance and Underwriting Risk Manager, based in London. He is currently Director of Property Underwriting...
Jul 9 2004 // The following article is the conclusion of a three-part commentary written by an insurance company executive which includes an industry critique and reflection on lifelong lessons learned. For part-one and part-two see IJ...
Jul 8 2004 // The following article is part-two of a three-part commentary written by an insurance company executive which includes an industry critique and reflection on lifelong lessons learned. For part-one see IJ National July...
Jul 8 2004 // James Brache has joined the Zurich business unit providing insurance and risk management solutions in emerging markets as an underwriter. A provider of political risk and medium-term trade credit insurance, Zurich develops...
Jul 5 2004 // Like a commercial airline scrambling to squeeze out a profit in the face of increased competition and skyrocketing fuel prices, many insurance agents find themselves caught in the downward spiral of another soft market...
Jul 5 2004 // ‘Clean Slate’ U.S. P/C Insurers Learn from Sins of Their PredecessorsIn the summer of 2001, the hard cycle had already arrived for the U.S. property/casualty marketplace. Prices were trending up as experts...
Jul 5 2004 // The news that the market for lawyers’ liability coverage is softening may not be surprising but the questions that today’s insurance underwriters ask about law firm accounts might be, attendees at a recent...
Jul 5 2004 // The map shows a thin blue line skirting the edge of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Louisiana around Florida and all the way up to Maine to highlight the hurricane states. The blocks of red across the Western territories...
Jul 5 2004 // The news that the market for lawyers’ liability coverage is softening may not be surprising but the questions that today’s insurance underwriters ask about law firm accounts might be, attendees at a recent...
Jul 5 2004 // A number of Lloyd’s of London underwriters filed a lawsuit June 15 against an aircraft insurance group and several of its members, alleging the group refused to assist in the defense of companies involved in a deadly...
Jul 5 2004 // PLUS Symposium in Philadelphia Zooms In On 24/7 Media ExposuresThe media liability insurance field resembles a highway “with lots of roadside attractions” including exposures from reality TV shows, video games,...
Jul 5 2004 // New U.S. P/C Insurers Learn from Sins of Their PredecessorsIn the summer of 2001, the hard cycle had already arrived for the U.S. property/casualty marketplace for all lines of coverage. Prices were trending up as experts...
Jun 30 2004 // Bellevue, Wash.-based wholesaler and program administrator National Specialty Underwriters Inc. has opened a new branch in Chicago. NSU specializes in insurance for the hospitality and health-care industries, as well as...
Jun 29 2004 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net income after taxes rose to $13.3 billion in first-quarter 2004 from $6.5 billion in first-quarter 2003 as insurers posted an underwriting profit for only the second time...
Jun 25 2004 // Effective litigation, cooperation, greater understanding of labor laws and meaningful communication are reportedly the keys to preventing lawsuits. Underwriters need to find out if HR understands state labor laws, whether...
Jun 24 2004 // Bermuda-based Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. appointed Joseph Fisher to the position of executive vice president and CFO. Fisher has more than 20 years of experience in the property and casualty industry, including...
Jun 22 2004 // Applied Underwriters, based in San Francisco, Calif., has announced the appointment of Sidney R. Ferenc as chairman of the board, and Steven M. Menzies as president. Ferenc assumes the position of chairman, while...