All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 9 2019 // SterlingRisk Insurance, an independently owned insurance brokerage based in New York, has hired Katrina Wu as assistant production Underwriter. A licensed property & casualty broker and licensed life, accident &...
Aug 9 2019 // Empire Underwriters, an MGA, surplus lines broker and wholesaler in business insurance underwriting and services, has launched new programs available in the State of Hawaii.The new programs include its Main Street Workers...
Aug 8 2019 // American International Group (AIG) President and CEO Brian Duperreault has insisted that the insurer’s General Insurance unit will produce an underwriting profit for all of 2019, after a decade of losses. His promise...
Aug 7 2019 // A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in cases involving workers’ comp provider Applied Underwriters, alleging the decisions by Lara were swayed by...
Aug 7 2019 // Atlanta, GA, August 7, 2019 — Stephen Manahan has joined the Specialty Property Program team of Blue River Underwriters, part of Breckenridge Insurance Group, as vice president, underwriting. Manahan brings more than 25...
Aug 5 2019 // Giant conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway saw its total insurance underwriting profit in the second quarter fall 63% to $353 million from $943 million in the second quarter of last year.Compared to the same period last year,...
Aug 5 2019 // The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her insurance career with Rand...
Aug 1 2019 // Specialist Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox announced two new appointments within Hiscox Re & ILS.Andrew Dolphin has been appointed director of Underwriting – London, replacing Megan McConnell who is relocating to...
Jul 31 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Molly Boyer as transportation underwriter in its Westerville, Ohio, office. Boyer is responsible for underwriting new and renewal non-fleet...
Jul 26 2019 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced the appointment of Roger Francis as Cyber Claims director. Francis will lead CFC’s cyber claims and incident...
Jul 24 2019 // Ensurance, the specialist MGA and Lloyd’s of London Coverholder, has launched a new terrorism and sabotage insurance offering for the U.S. market. The product will support the U.S. property market and is backed by an...
Jul 24 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Shelly Tucker-Lorenz to surety underwriter in its Carmel, Indiana, office.With this new role, she is responsible for underwriting new and renewal commercial and contract bonds, corresponding with...
Jul 23 2019 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Stephen Botti to assistant fleet underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office.Botti is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of commercial transportation risks, as well as...
Jul 23 2019 // Sage Program Underwriters has launched a new national workers’ compensation program for the shooting sports industry. The exclusive program targets all aspects of the industry including: Indoor & outdoor...
Jul 22 2019 // DARAG Group Ltd., a Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced the acquisition of The Underwriter Insurance Co. Ltd., a UK-based insurer in run-off. The transaction will be completed through DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs-und...
Jul 19 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Applied Underwriters will voluntarily halt the selling of a reinsurance-based, loss-sensitive workers’ compensation product in New York under an agreement with the state regulator who...
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...