All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 23 2015 // Managing general agents are keen to be more involved in the claims process because they view claims as a core competence with an intrinsic link to underwriting, according to the latest MGAA Matters Survey.*The fourth...
Nov 23 2015 // ACE Ltd. announced the senior leadership team it intends to appoint for the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division. This division comprises two major businesses: one with distribution through retail...
Nov 20 2015 // Orchid Underwriters, a Vero Beach, Florida-based managing general agent providing excess & surplus (E&S) insurance for coastal properties, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Platinum Partners, a...
Nov 20 2015 // Validus Holdings announced a series of senior management appointments at Talbot Underwriting Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary.Rupert Atkin will retire as chief executive officer of Talbot on Feb. 29, 2016. Peter Bilsby,...
Nov 17 2015 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb-” of Century Casualty Co. based in Alpharetta, Ga. The...
Nov 13 2015 // Irwin Siegel Agency, a program administrator based in Rock Hill, N.Y., has hired Christal Huft as executive underwriter. She is based in Kennesaw, Ga. Huft has served the insurance industry in various capacities for nearly...
Nov 12 2015 // Joe O’Connor has joined Texas-based Southwest Risk LP as senior vice president, broker and underwriter with a primary focus on developing new Marine & Energy products. He is based in Houston.O’Connor has 23...
Nov 11 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Michael Finnegan to the newly-created position of chief underwriting officer for U.S. operations.Prior to joining LIU, Finnegan was...
Nov 11 2015 // Managing general agency, J.M. Wilson, has added Amanda Witkowski as assistant transportation underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Ill., office.Witkowski is responsible for assisting the transportation underwriting...
Nov 6 2015 // ACE Group has appointed Cara Brown as political violence & terrorism underwriter, ACE Overseas General, with immediate effect.Brown is responsible for assisting in the development of global business within both...
Nov 4 2015 // Bermuda-headquartered Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the appointment of David Cohen as president and chief underwriting officer of its insurance segment, Aspen Insurance.With over 35 years of insurance industry...
Nov 2 2015 // Jeff Slivka New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a Hamilton, New Jersey-based specialty intermediary for environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance, has promoted Jeff Slivka to president, while...
Oct 30 2015 // XL Catlin announced that it has strengthened its Aviation insurance capabilities in Brazil with the appointment of senior underwriter, Daniela Murias, based in Sao Paulo.She has over 15 years’ experience in the...
Oct 29 2015 // Conroe, Texas-based independent insurance wholesaler, Ashley General Agency, has added Adam Arnold to its underwriting team.Arnold has extensive experience in the insurance industry that includes a background with a...
Oct 29 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Australia, the Sydney-based branch of Talbot Risk Services Pte Ltd., has established a crisis management practice with the appointment of two leading underwriters to drive growth in specialty lines in...
Oct 28 2015 // Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Robert J. Rose senior vice president of Underwriting and Programs and Bryan...
Oct 26 2015 // Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. posted its third-straight unprofitable quarter on losses in the investment portfolio overseen by hedge-fund manager David Einhorn.The net loss for the period ended Sept. 30 widened to $219.7...
Oct 23 2015 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has announced the appointment of four more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance specialists who will be based in their London office. The new underwriters –...
Oct 21 2015 // Florida-based Normandy Insurance has promoted Greta Cook to the position of underwriting manager. Formerly a senior underwriter with Normandy, Cook’s new role will include managing the underwriting team and focusing...
Oct 21 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has added new leadership to its Executive & Professional Lines as part of the company’s expansion of its dedicated underwriting capabilities in the U.S. According to...