All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Construction accounting is complex. Getting guidance on the expected time and capital investment, as well as a clear understanding of the role of a CPA in...
Feb 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker BMS and the managing general agent DUAL UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Taps Howden Re’s Biddell as Managing Director...
Feb 12 2025 // American International Group reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $898 million compared to $86 million the prior year, but insurance underwriting income was down 29% on high catastrophe losses.AIG said the dramatic...
Feb 11 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Many commercial contractors have experienced the stress caused by the surety requiring them to obtain a financial statement prepared by a certified public...
Feb 11 2025 // Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, announced a simplified divisional structure to bring together core commercial underwriting capabilities and expertise across the UK and Ireland.Under the central...
Feb 5 2025 // DOXA Expands Executive Leadership TeamDOXA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hired five new executive leadership team members. Matt Bishop joined the team as head of operating entities and business verticals. He has...
Feb 4 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.An insurance organization is composed of so many little pieces — a multitude of workflows that come together to form a cohesive operation. And it all starts with...
Feb 4 2025 // Specialty insurance provider Ryan Specialty reported it has completed the acquisition of Velocity Risk Underwriters, LLC from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Velocity is a...
Feb 4 2025 // The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics has given delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) a competitive advantage within the insurance industry, with technology serving as a...
Jan 29 2025 // Chubb posted record property/casualty underwriting income of about $1.6 billion, up 3.8% during the last quarter of 2024.Fourth quarter net income was down 22% to about $2.6 billion compared to the same period a year ago,...
Jan 29 2025 // Ignite Specialty Risk Names Patel as US Head of Intellectual Property UnderwritingIgnite Specialty Risk, headquartered in London, appointed Ankit Patel as U.S. head of intellectual property (IP) underwriting. With more...
Jan 29 2025 // Brooks Insurance hired Tiffani Ann Garabedian as senior vice president of underwriting.Garabedian is based in Los Angeles. Garabedian has nearly 20 years of insurance industry experience, most recently serving as a...
Jan 23 2025 // Anneren Family Holding Company, established to perpetuate the Ansay family’s legacy, has announced the appointment of Angela Sikowski as President and Nikki Kiss as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This transition...
Jan 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Willis Towers Watson.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Promotes Thompson to Offshore Energy Underwriting...
Jan 16 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and White Bear Group.Details of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Appoints AIG Veteran Baugh as New Council Member, Succeeding...
Jan 16 2025 // Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London announced the creation of a new Portfolio Solutions division that will focus on following third-party underwriting expertise in the London market.Led by respected underwriter Richard...
Jan 7 2025 // World Insurance Associates Names Miller EVP, National AccountsWorld Insurance Associates LLC, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, named Adam Miller as its executive vice president, national accounts. Miller, who is based...
Jan 7 2025 // Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to purchase London Aviation Underwriters Inc. (LAU), in a stock and cash transaction.Financial details of the deal, which is expected to close early...
Jan 7 2025 // Ryan Specialty, a specialty insurance services firm and trading partner for agents and brokers, plans to acquire Nashville-based Velocity Risk Underwriters, with a closing date early this year.Velocity Risk, providing...
Dec 30 2024 // Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more – if limited – moves into a warming market in the state.Amelia Underwriters, a wholesale and surplus...