All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 25 2017 // Liberty Mutual has appointed Jessica Dekermanji as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer of the National Insurance Specialty Energy unit.Dekermanji will lead a team of underwriting, risk control and account...
May 23 2017 // Globe Underwriting, the UK-based managing general agent, has announced the launch of its marine division.The five-strong team is led by Peter Rogers, head of marine, and David Dymond, head of underwriting. They will report...
May 22 2017 // Lloyd’s managing general agency CFC announced it has formed a partnership with risk management and security consultant, EOS Risk.EOS Risk joins red24 and S-RM on CFC’s panel of security companies that...
May 22 2017 // RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM) has formed Smooth Waters, LLC, an independent marine insurance consultancy and claims adjusting company and part of RSGUM’s growing marine practice.Smooth Waters, LLC, serves as a...
May 17 2017 // Anthony Manzitto, chief operating officer of Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group, is resigning at the end of this month to pursue another opportunity, according to a letter from President and CEO John Donahue that...
May 16 2017 // SIU, a division of Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, has opened a Chicago location and tapped Mike Kroman to head up the expansion. SUI specializes in earthquake and flood underwritingSIU, which is based in Glendale,...
May 12 2017 // The U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurance sector is stable, with strong capitalization and profitable, albeit declining, operating performance, plus the prospect of positive earnings in the medium term,...
May 12 2017 // Highmark Insurance, a Melbourne, Fla.-based leading provider of business and commercial insurance, general liability and workers’ compensation, has named Darrell Drake as underwriting manager. In his new position,...
May 11 2017 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the corporate insurance unit of Allianz SE, is working with Praedicat, the Los Angeles-based insurtech analytics firm, to better predict key catastrophe liability...
May 10 2017 // While U.S. commercial lines insurance had been a relatively bright spot among property/casualty insurers, the sector is facing some clear deterioration due to weakening premiums and poor loss experience. What’s more,...
May 10 2017 // Venture Programs, national insurance program administrator based in West Chester, Pa., has hired Diane Baker as regional underwriter for the company’s U.S. south and central regions.As regional underwriter, Baker...
May 4 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Adam Szakmary as director of underwriting for Hiscox Insurance Company Bermuda, subject to immigration and regulatory approval. Szakmary replaces Damien...
May 2 2017 // RIC Insurance General Agency has named Jim Watson transportation underwriting manager. He is based in Reno, Nev. Watson worked as a commercial auto product manager at Capital Insurance Group prior to joining RIC. He was...
May 1 2017 // ArgoGlobal announced the appointment of Karen Montellier as yacht underwriter. She takes up the role with immediate effect and will report to Michael Thompson, hull and yacht class underwriter.Montellier brings more than...
May 1 2017 // Chubb announced it has created a “Custom Industry Solutions” product cluster in UK and Ireland, which will bring together its life science, info tech, package and entertainment industry segments.This new...
May 1 2017 // Liquor liability claims are on the rise for the bar and nightclub sector. The number of insurance carriers willing to write tough to place establishments has dwindled fast, according to Marc Adler, Managing Director, Burns...
Apr 27 2017 // Pen Underwriting has formed a new strategic partnership with specialist insurer Markel International to further consolidate Pen’s presence in the UK equestrian market and drive the company’s product innovation...
Apr 27 2017 // San Diego, CA, April 27, 2017 – The Ambulance Program of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead) has been recreated with a new carrier and is now managed by Bellingham Underwriters (Bellingham),...
Apr 26 2017 // In the London and other wholesale insurance markets, the practice of some brokers bundling similar accounts into high-volume portfolios to be more efficient and attract underwriters while still expecting bigger brokerage...
Apr 26 2017 // Chubb Limited reported net income for the quarter of $1.09 billion, compared with $439 million for the same quarter last year. Operating income was $1.17 billion, compared with $1.01 billion, for the same quarter last...