All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 18 2019 // A watchdog group has given California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara until July 31 to produce public records related to meetings with insurance industry representatives who reportedly gave him $54,300 in campaign...
Jul 17 2019 // It is an insurtech startup operating an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aims to transform commercial insurance underwriting. While the goal may seem ambitious, Cytora is making significant inroads toward...
Jul 17 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Lacey Harris to property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Lacey is responsible for quoting new and renewal commercial property and casualty risks and serving independent...
Jul 16 2019 // The workers’ compensation market is on track for a fifth consecutive year of underwriting profits in 2019 despite recent weakening in market fundamentals.According to a Fitch Ratings report, the industry’s...
Jul 15 2019 // SkyWatch.AI, the on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform, has launched in the United Kingdom following last year’s launch in the United States.SkyWatch.AI’s UK policies will be underwritten by specialty...
Jul 15 2019 // PartnerRe announced that Jonathan Colello has joined the company effective July 1, 2019, as CEO for P&C Americas and president of Partner Reinsurance Co. of the U.S. In his new role, Colello will have executive...
Jul 12 2019 // CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Mark Mooney vice president and head of underwriting for California. Mooney will be based at CopperPoint’s PacificComp regional office in Westlake Village, Calif. He will lead the...
Jul 10 2019 // Twenty-five years ago, the Lloyd’s of London marketplace was teetering on the brink of insolvency, reeling from billions of dollars of asbestos and pollution liabilities. Many of the best brains in the market worked...
Jul 9 2019 // Everest Insurance International announced the addition of Martin Leeks to its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2786 as a medical malpractice and multi-national/ specialty underwriter. Leeks will be responsible for the development...
Jul 3 2019 // SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based, independently owned insurance brokerage, has hired Taryn Rosu as senior program underwriter.In this role, Rosu will handle new business and renewals for the Combined Real...
Jul 1 2019 // It appears that the Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation unit Applied Underwriters is being sold in a large acquisition, which likely involves Cayman Islands-based United Insurance Co.A spokesman for the Applied...
Jul 1 2019 // Whether technology is driving a “one size fits all” underwriting approach or carriers are narrowing their strike zone, this year’s independent agency survey from Channel Harvest reveals agents continue to...
Jul 1 2019 // American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and CEO of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio,...
Jun 27 2019 // Blackboard Insurance, an American International Group company, announced that John Mizzi will join the team as head of Growth and Underwriting. Mizzi will lead the underwriting team as Blackboard expands its use of data,...
Jun 26 2019 // Specialty insurer Beazley has hired two cyber and technology underwriters in the U.S. to meet growing demand from middle market businesses for insurance cover for cyber, data security and privacy exposures. Jennifer...
Jun 26 2019 // A group of Lloyd’s underwriters has launched a new facility with £53 million ($67.5 million) of capacity that is designed to speed up re/insurance product development for new and emerging risks.The Product...
Jun 25 2019 // Transatlantic Underwriters has named Colby Waltenburg vice president. Waltenburg will be coordinating the opening of a new office for TAU on the West Coast. Waltenburg has worked in most aspects of wholesale...
Jun 24 2019 // Liberty Mutual Re, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jens Voges as senior underwriter and product leader Marine & Energy within its London Market Risks (LMR) team.The new role was created to support...
Jun 20 2019 // AXA XL, the property/casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Robert Klepper as chief underwriting officer for Short Tail Insurance Lines. In his new role, Klepper will be responsible for developing...
Jun 19 2019 // A possible sale of workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters looks to be a step closer to reality.The California Department of Insurance is reviewing an application for the sale of the Calif.-based...