All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2021 // TransRe has reorganized its global underwriting structure and promoted key leaders in the areas of Regional Markets, North America, Global Portfolio Management, Europe and Asia Pacific. In addition, it has restructured its...
Jul 12 2021 // Applied Underwriters has acquired the U.S. Specialty Lines division of Generali Group including Generali Warranty Services, which offers extended warranty programs and contractual liability insurance services.Applied...
Jul 12 2021 // Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA, part of the Aventum Group, announced it has secured an insurance agent license from the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius (FSC).The company is now fully...
Jul 9 2021 // Consilium, the London-based insurance and reinsurance broker, part of the Aventum Group, has unveiled “Exponential,” a new global delegated underwriting authority (DUA) service for coverholders, which aims to...
Jul 1 2021 // Amynta Group has acquired Scion Underwriting Services from Brit.Scion will continue under the leadership of Scott Brock, president of Scion and Michael Hattaway, senior vice president. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Jun 21 2021 // CFC, the London-based managing general agent, announced that CFC Syndicate 1988 is open for business.In addition to risk capital provided by CFC, the syndicate worked with Aon Capital Advisory to attract third-party...
Jun 21 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53% as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results analyzed by AM Best. Increased...
Jun 18 2021 // Scale Underwriting, a Founder Shield company that provides tailored insurance products for high-growth companies, has launched Scale Social, a media liability insurance policy for social media influencers and their...
Jun 16 2021 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Markham, Ontario-based Excess Underwriting Co., a property/casualty managing general agency (MGA) and Lloyd’s broker serving insurance brokers and...
Jun 10 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at three London-based brokers: BMS, Incepta (a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs-backed Aston Lark), and Oneglobal Broking.A summary of these new hires...
Jun 10 2021 // Accelerant, a technology-based insurance platform, has acquired Agribusiness Risk Underwriters (ARU), a provider of poultry farm insurance product development, underwriting and loss control.ARU was founded in 2016 in...
Jun 4 2021 // The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry saw its net underwriting income fall in first-quarter 2021 by 53% as compared with the same prior-year period, according to preliminary financial results analyzed by AM...
Jun 3 2021 // Brit Ltd. announced the creation of a marine consortium called “Keel,” which aims to revolutionize the writing of marine war and breach call risks.Keel offers up to $152.2 million of capacity per risk and...
May 24 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused managing general agent, announced the launch of its parametric division, alongside the appointment of Dr. Raveem Ismail as head of Parametric Underwriting and Ian...
May 20 2021 // Square Pegs, which offers specialist insurance coverage for complex and unusual risks via a dedicated e-trading platform, has become a standalone underwriting cell within Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd.Focused on small...
May 13 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXA XL and MS Amlin.AXA XL announced that it has added five Toronto-based underwriters to strengthen its casualty, professional liability and...
May 13 2021 // ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has formed a partnership with green finance managing general agency, Tierra Underwriting Ltd.ArgoGlobal is providing $25 million in underwriting capacity to...
May 5 2021 // Trinity Underwriting Managers (TUMI), part of Amwins Underwriting, has formed a new carrier partnership with Obsidian, an A.M. Best rated “A-” hybrid fronting program carrier. The partnership will add to...
May 3 2021 // Steve Menzies, founder and chairman of Applied Underwriters Inc., is a busy man. Since he reacquired his company from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway in 2019, he has been buying businesses, creating new...
Apr 22 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at AXIS Re, Guy Carpenter, Marsh and Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of...