All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2019 // American International Group announced leadership appointments in its Global Chief Underwriting Office, adding underwriters with expertise in global property and casualty underwriting. These appointments are effective...
Jun 5 2019 // Got a really interesting question this week. The essence of it is that the agent has a customer with a homeowners’ policy. The company is planning to renew coverage with the house on Actual Cash Value (ACV), rather...
Jun 5 2019 // Hudson Insurance Group has unveiled a new national architects & engineers professional liability insurance program that will be available exclusively through Professionals’ Best Underwriters.Beginning June 1,...
Jun 3 2019 // Jennifer Szalkay has rejoined Appalachian Underwriters’ Brokerage division in Sarasota, Fla. Now a senior broker, she will be working on specialty casualty and construction accounts in all 50 states. Jennifer...
Jun 3 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry posted net underwriting income of $4.2 billion in first-quarter 2019, a 24.0% increase from the same period in the previous year, according to preliminary financial results.According to...
May 30 2019 // International Marine Underwriters (IMU), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has enhanced its ocean cargo policy with new coverages to address the needs of an increasingly global ocean marine market and a redesigned...
May 29 2019 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired three new underwriters to its Commercial Specialty division.April Cook comes to AUI with background in the underwriting industry, starting as a property and casualty renewal...
May 24 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has appointed Doug Pearson senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.In this role, Pearson is responsible for niche product management, home office underwriting,...
May 21 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry posted net underwriting income of $4.2 billion in first-quarter 2019, a 24.0% increase from the same period in the previous year, according to preliminary financial results.According to...
May 21 2019 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty re/insurance, announced that Udo Pützer has joined the company’s European insurance platform as head of Financial Lines...
May 20 2019 // There has been plenty of talk about how cyber continues to evolve in an ever-changing technology landscape, how cyber risks have become increasingly sophisticated and how the insurance industry needs to keep...
May 20 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head of HML....
May 15 2019 // Tangram Insurance Services Inc., a managing general underwriter and program manager, has purchased the assets of Langhorne, Penn.-based managing general agent, GMG Underwriters (GMGU). The transaction became effective May...
May 15 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Ted Lieberman to the role of production underwriter to support continued growth in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets. Prior to joining MEMIC,...
May 15 2019 // CorRisk Solutions has hired Donna A. Belvedere to lead its professional liability team.In this role, Belvedere will be based at CorRisk Solutions’ headquarters in Melville, N.Y. She joins CorRisk with more than three...
May 14 2019 // Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2019 — Jared Mathis, executive vice president and head of the Blue River Underwriters’ specialty property program group will be presenting an informational webinar on vacant property insurance...
May 13 2019 // Curi, a provider of medical malpractice products and services for physicians, has appointed Sean Farrelly as its new senior vice president of Underwriting.In this role, Farrelly will lead Curi’s underwriting...
May 9 2019 // UFG Insurance has appointed David Donlick as commercial lines underwriting manager for its East Coast regional office in Pennington, N.J.Donlick will succeed current assistant vice president and Commercial Lines...
May 9 2019 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $671 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $23 million or 3.5% over the same period in 2018.Consolidated net income...
May 8 2019 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UFG Insurance has hired Scott Bailey as surety underwriting manager.He will succeed current surety underwriting manager, Art Fearn, who is retiring after a successful 15-year career with the...