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Revolutionizing Insurance Operations: How SelectsysTech’s Integrated Solutions Enhance Underwriting, Quoting, and Data Management

Sep 23 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the fast-paced world of insurance, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. For MGAs, wholesalers, and carriers, managing the complexities of underwriting, quoting, and...

People Moves: AIG Appoints Walsh CFO; Rokstone Names Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty; Applied Underwriters Hires, Promotes Leadership

Sep 20 2024 // AIG Appoints Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG), headquartered in New York City, named Keith Walsh as executive vice president and chief financial officer,...

7 in 10 Actuaries and Underwriters Worry About Being Replaced by AI

Sep 20 2024 // With the vast majority (91 percent) of insurance companies already investing in AI or planning to in the next five years, it’s not surprising that nearly 7 in 10 actuaries and underwriters are worried about being...

People Moves: Davis Joins MEMIC as Senior Underwriter; Davis Joins Alliant as Senior VP; Monte Joins Alliant M&A Team

Sep 18 2024 // The MEMIC Group, based in Portland, Maine, hired Scott Davis as a senior production underwriter overseeing the Virginia and District of Columbia territory.Davis, based in Virginia, joins MEMIC with over two decades of...

Personal Lines Turnaround Fuels US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain

Sep 17 2024 // A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM...

Revolutionize Your Underwriting Process with Underwriter Link: The Ultimate Tool for MGAs and Wholesalers

Sep 16 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the fast-paced world of insurance, efficiency, accuracy, and speed are vital to success. For MGAs and wholesaler underwriters, the traditional challenges of...

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Sep 16 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...

People Moves: JM Wilson Promotes Underwriters

Sep 13 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, promoted several team members in its home office.Kristin Bolhuis was promoted to property and casualty manager. She works with carrier underwriters and independent insurance...

People Moves: JM Wilson Hires Musolf and Hudson as Assistant Property & Casualty Underwriters; Group Captive Program Leader Albian Joins Ryan Alternative Risk

Sep 12 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, hired Savana Musolf and Lisa Hudson as assistant property and casualty underwriters.Musolf works with independent insurance agents and company underwriters in Michigan and...

People Moves: Melvin Names CEO of BMS Re US; Rawal Joins AXA XL as CUO Middle Market, Canada; QBE Canada Hires Fenn as Multinational Underwriting Manager

Sep 10 2024 // Melvin Appointed President and CEO, BMS Re, USBMS Re, the specialty reinsurance arm of global broker BMS Group headquartered in New York City, appointed Brad Melvin president and chief executive officer, BMS Re, U.S.,...

Real-Time Rating and Quoting: A Game Changer for Underwriters

Sep 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.In the fast-paced insurance industry, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. Real-time rating and quoting have emerged as game changers for underwriters, enabling them...

Lloyd’s Reports Best H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2007, With 83.7 Combined Ratio

Sep 5 2024 // The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market reported overall profit before tax of £4.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), a 25.6% increase from the £3.9 billion (US$5.1 billion) reported during H1 2023.The combined ratio,...

Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation

Sep 5 2024 // As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage...

People Moves: CRC Group Adds Broker, Underwriter in Georgia, Tennessee

Sep 4 2024 // CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, has added new faces to its team in the Southeast. Rector Sam Rector joined the Nashville office as a broker. He has spent...

Clear Group Acquires UK MGA Accelerate Underwriting

Sep 4 2024 // The Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced the acquisition of the managing general agency, Accelerate Underwriting.Financial terms of the deal, which is its fourth involving an MGA, were not...

Ryan Specialty Agrees to Buy Certain Assets of Ardonagh’s Geo Underwriting Europe

Sep 3 2024 // Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the European managing general agent Geo Underwriting Europe BV (Geo...

People Moves: Cooley Joins Graham Rogers Insurance as Transportation New Business Underwriter

Aug 29 2024 // Paula Cooley joined Graham-Rogers Insurance, headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a transportation new business underwriter. Cooley will focus on garage and transportation commercial auto. She has over 40 years of...

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Aug 29 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...

AM Best: Migration to Cat-Prone States Fuels Record HO Underwriting Losses in 2023

Aug 19 2024 // The U.S. homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the loss in the previous year and the line’s worst underwriting results since at least 2000, according to a...

Personal Auto Driving P/C Insurers to 2024 Underwriting Profit

Aug 19 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021.According to...