All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 5 2016 // Oak Brook, Ill.-based VistaNational Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Business Insurance Underwriters of Wheaton, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.VistaNational Insurance specializes in employee benefits....
Jan 4 2016 // Some, but not all, experts see an improving U.S. economy in 2016 helping to boost the property/casualty (P/C) insurance sector. Some of these prognosticators are more optimistic than others. But most also anticipate...
Jan 4 2016 // Amlin plc, the specialist international insurer, has appointed Lucas Castagnino as lead underwriter, as momentum behind the build out of its Latin America underwriting activities gathers pace.With experience in the Latin...
Dec 30 2015 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Paul Dreblow as head of Corporate and Commercial Property in its London office.The newly created position will see Dreblow...
Dec 30 2015 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, has appointed Jason Rollins as direct & facultative property senior underwriter. Previously, Rollins was...
Dec 29 2015 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Andrew Brand and Dervla Lynchehaun as liability underwriters in its London office.With more than a decade of experience, Brand...
Dec 22 2015 // Kimberly Foltz The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company in Hagerstown, Maryland, has hired Kimberly Foltz as Personal Lines underwriting manager. Foltz brings 26 years of insurance experience in property/casualty marketing...
Dec 22 2015 // A.M. Besthasupgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “aa-” from “a” of The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance...
Dec 21 2015 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform announced that M&A underwriter Astrid O’Reilly is relocating from Singapore to London as the company looks to strengthen the M&A product offering within the...
Dec 18 2015 // J.M. Wilson has added Danyelle Stum as transportation underwriter in its Carmel, Ind., office. Stum will quote new and renewal transportation accounts, and serve independent insurance agents in Indiana. Prior to joining...
Dec 17 2015 // Hiscox London Market has appointed Richard Golder as Marine Cargo Line Underwriter, marking the insurer’s re-entry into the marine cargo business. Golder will be supported by Jack Bryan who takes on the role of...
Dec 17 2015 // Specialty MGA, Nexus Underwriting Management Limited, announced that it has acquired City of London based Millstream Underwriting Limited, an independent managing general agency specializing in travel personal accident and...
Dec 17 2015 // J.M. Wilson has hired Ashley Montgomery as assistant underwriter in its Kansas City, Mo., office.Montgomery assists the property/casualty and transportation underwriting departments with setting up and binding policies for...
Dec 15 2015 // J.M. Wilson has hired Cassie Henderson-Paul as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Ill., office.Henderson-Paul assists the property casualty underwriting department with setting up and binding...
Dec 15 2015 // Adam Holberry has been appointed as Hiscox London Market’s new head of Alternative Distribution as the business looks to work with brokers and underwriting partners to develop new and additional areas of insurance...
Dec 14 2015 // First, let’s be clear – this is only a SMALL sampling of simple questions agents and underwriters fail to ask! There are dozens of simple, common sense questions that are often skipped – why remains a...
Dec 14 2015 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform announced the appointment of Robert Brown as the Global Practice Leader of its Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Insurance operations.He joins to lead the team of...
Dec 10 2015 // Dallas, TX, December 10, 2015- U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., the nations’ sixth largest Property and Casualty wholesaler announced that it has acquired Matias Underwriters, LLC and has named Glenn Matias National...
Dec 10 2015 // Normandy Insurance has hired Frank Primato has been hired as senior field underwriter. In his new position, Primato will develop and service the agency distribution network in Central Florida.Primato has more than 14 years...
Dec 9 2015 // Dallas, TX, December 9, 2015- 2015 has been a big year for mergers and acquisitions in our industry. You read consolidation news everyday…Willis to buy Towers Watson…Confie acquires another broker…Gen...