All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 11 2018 // Qatar Reinsurance Co. Ltd. announced it has received authorization from the UK Prudential Regulation Authority to underwrite business from its branch office in London.Michael van der Straaten will lead the branch, in...
Jan 10 2018 // Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner says she wound up working in insurance the same way many people in the industry start their careers, she “kind of stumbled into it!” Now, nearly a decade into a...
Jan 9 2018 // Fidelis Insurance has promoted Richard Coulson to the position of chief underwriting officer of Fidelis Underwriting Ltd. (FUL).He takes up this role with immediate effect and reports to Daniel Burrows, chief executive...
Jan 9 2018 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Eric Micheals as its chief underwriting officer in the U.S.Micheals replaces Nicole Goodwin, who is retiring. Micheals is based in New York and reports to Ben Walter, chief executive...
Jan 9 2018 // Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Carrie Goesel as vice president, Financial Institutions Underwriting. In this role, Goesel is responsible for leading the Financial Institutions underwriting practice,...
Jan 8 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc., an insurance wholesale outlet, has developed a monoline sewer back-up and sump pump overflow product, exclusive to appointed agents. Offered through AUI Brokerage and available in all 50...
Jan 8 2018 // To support continued growth within the Connecticut market, workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Ian Torrey to the position of production underwriter. Torrey, a native of...
Jan 8 2018 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage based in Hamilton, N.J., has promoted Stacy Burrows to senior accounting and...
Jan 4 2018 // Specialty insurer Beazley has appointed John Moy as U.S. marine insurance underwriter within its newly- launched U.S. marine platform.Moy will be responsible for underwriting and building the company’s U.S. hull,...
Jan 4 2018 // Specialist lines underwriting agency CFC Underwriting has added to its life sciences suite of products with a new insurance product designed specifically for nutraceutical businesses in the U.S.Coverages include products...
Jan 3 2018 // Twenty or so years ago, a London market marine underwriter declared he was going golfing one afternoon because he had reached his annual capacity level. That was an underwriting model commonly used in the Lloyd’s and...
Dec 22 2017 // Matthew Sather has joined the U.S. Programs, Property & Casualty team of AXIS Insurance business unit as a vice president of Underwriting. Sather is based in the company’s Chicago office and reports to John...
Dec 21 2017 // CNA announced the appointment of Michael Nardiello as senior vice president of underwriting for Large/Complex Property. In this role, Nardiello will be based in New York City and report to Kevin Leidwinger, president and...
Dec 20 2017 // Volante Global Ltd., a new multi-class and multi-territory international managing general agent (MGA) platform, will launch and commence trading during Q1 2018, subject to Lloyd’s coverholder approvals where...
Dec 18 2017 // Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophic coastal insurance, has hired Andrew Cyran as chief underwriting officer, a new position within the organization.Effective immediately, Cyran will...
Dec 15 2017 // Fidelis Insurance announced it has taken an equity stake in a new managing general agent (MGA) Firestone Surety Ltd., and will provide underwriting capacity.Details about the amount of Fidelis’ investment and...
Dec 14 2017 // Pioneer Underwriters announced it has received approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 1980 to commence underwriting business attaching on or after Jan. 1, 2018.Pioneer Syndicate 1980 will have a gross premium income of...
Dec 14 2017 // San Diego, CA, December 14, 2017 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead) has announced the addition of Alan Nelson as West region leader of Arrowhead Core Commercial. Al comes to Arrowhead with over 30...
Dec 13 2017 // Pioneer Underwriters has appointed Kellie Reese as an underwriter in its recently launched E&S Property operation. She will report to Dave Phillips, based in Alpharetta, Ga.Reese has almost 30 years of experience as a...
Dec 13 2017 // Plum Underwriting, the specialist home insurance managing general agent in the UK market, has opened an underwriting and service center as part of its strategy to support continued growth.The center, located in Basildon,...