All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2016 // Ironshore Inc. has named Shawn Homand as chief underwriting officer of Global Property to oversee underwriting responsibilities and global product growth strategies throughout Ironshore’s property...
Jun 7 2016 // Aspen U.S. Insurance is expanding its cyber team and has named Josh Ladeau, formerly with Allied World Assurance Co., as senior vice president for Cyber Risk. Ladeau will focus on the growing the cyber portfolio within...
Jun 6 2016 // The Hartford has appointed Mark Shults as division executive for Middle Market sales and underwriting operations in The Hartford’s Central Division. He is based in Frisco, Texas. The Central Division encompasses...
Jun 6 2016 // Specialty insurance provider Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings has named Terry Enright and Ryan Anderson to its North American Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) underwriting team. Allied World’s North American...
Jun 6 2016 // Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The expected decline would...
Jun 3 2016 // The Texas Association of Health Underwriters has been recognized with the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award from the National Association of Health Underwriters.Texas was recognized for this award as part of NAHU’s...
Jun 2 2016 // Markel Corporation has hired Howard Lee as senior underwriter in its trade credit and political risk business in the U.S.Lee will be responsible for business development, strategic planning, expanding broker relationships...
Jun 2 2016 // Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer, Service Lloyds Insurance Co., has added Todd Richardson as the business development manager in its Underwriting unit.He is responsible for the overall leadership of the...
May 31 2016 // Nexus Underwriting, the independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has signed a three year underwriting capacity deal with XL Catlin in Asia through XL Insurance Co. SE.Through its new branch based in Hong Kong,...
May 27 2016 // Towergate Underwriting has formed a Specialty London Markets underwriting division, by hiring two market leading talents in this important and undeveloped specialist opportunity for the group.John Murphy and Glenn Marshall...
May 25 2016 // Liberty International Underwriters, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched an Automotive Components Product Recall Policy designed to cover first and third party recall expenses. The policy coverage encompasses...
May 23 2016 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its Entertainment division with the appointment of four key hires, based in New York City.Allianz Group said...
May 23 2016 // Should the Olympics proceed in Rio de Janeiro in August as planned? With the lighting of the torch set to take place in less than three months, a handful of medical experts are calling for the games to be postponed or...
May 23 2016 // While the property/casualty industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the fifth consecutive year in 2015.In...
May 23 2016 // Experts are cautioning insurance buyers and sellers not to overreact to the recent federal court decision finding data breach defense coverage under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy.Buyers would be mistaken to...
May 23 2016 // So what is all the buzz about? Lately it is about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones, which are emerging as a valuable component in a vast array of American businesses and markets. While UAVs are generally associated...
May 20 2016 // Ryan Specialty Group’s (RSG) ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency has entered into a new underwriting partnership for its Converging Risk program with Lloyd’s of London.ThinkRisk will transition its existing...
May 20 2016 // StarStone, the global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Enstar Group Ltd., announced the creation of an underwriting capability in Australia. The new hub will operate alongside Enstar’s existing Australian...
May 20 2016 // Ascinsure Specialty Risk has hired David White as underwriting manager and assistant vice president. He is based in Pittsburgh.Within this role, White will manage and oversee underwriting of all new and renewal business....
May 19 2016 // Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The expected decline would...