All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 21 2015 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $31.0 billion in the first half of 2015 from $26.0 billion in the first half of 2014, according to a report today from Verisk Analytics’...
Oct 21 2015 // The Insurance Center for Building Materials has hired Rick Zorman and Phil McCown in Los Angeles.Both Zorman and McCown are experienced lumber underwriters and will expand the firm’s capabilities for this market....
Oct 21 2015 // According to my history book (or “future” book), well, at least the history taught by the movies, Marty McFly landed in Hill Valley today after skipping over the last 30 years. If you see him, compare notes...
Oct 20 2015 // Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said third-quarter profit advanced 1 percent as sales growth accelerated, and improved underwriting margins helped cushion lower...
Oct 20 2015 // XS Brokers, a wholesale brokerage based in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the following five new hires.Sean McVicker joined XS as broker. McVicker comes from AmTrust E&S where he was casualty broker placing general...
Oct 19 2015 // San Diego, CA, October 19 2015 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead), one of the largest program administrators in the country, announced today the addition of a new Commercial All Risk property...
Oct 16 2015 // American International Group (AIG) announced leadership appointments in its Commercial Insurance business, including a new chief underwriting officer and the newly-established roles of global head of Cyber, and presidents...
Oct 13 2015 // Wholesale insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Kristin Bolhuis as a property and casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office.Bolhuis is responsible for quoting new and renewal property and casualty business, and...
Oct 13 2015 // Canopius Group AG* announced the appointment of Scott Bailey as global head of Accident & Health, effective immediately.Bailey will lead the development of Canopius’s global A&H strategy as part of the...
Oct 13 2015 // Global specialty insurance group ANV Holdings BV announced the appointment of Janet Helson as CEO of the group’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, ANV Syndicates Limited, subject to regulatory approval.Effective October...
Oct 12 2015 // Eydent Insurance Services LLC, a Mt. Pleasant, Mich.-based program administrator specializing in niche markets, announced that Jim Swearingen, chief underwriting officer, will retire effective Nov. 15.Swearingen began his...
Oct 12 2015 // Times are good for surplus lines professionals.The surplus lines industry reached new heights in 2014, growing direct premium written (DPW) in 2014 to $40.2 billion – the highest point in history, reports A.M....
Oct 12 2015 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Steve Loader as senior underwriter, marine trades, in its marine and energy division.Loader joins Markel from RSA Plc where he had been a senior...
Oct 12 2015 // Simon Lewer has joined Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP)* as the chief operating officer of its MGA Division, with responsibility for the development of GRP’s electronic trading initiatives. He also has been...
Oct 9 2015 // J.M. Wilson has added John Nichols as a personal lines underwriter in Portage, Mich. Nichols is responsible for quoting new and renewal personal lines risks, along with serving independent insurance agents in 21...
Oct 8 2015 // ANV Underwriters, the international managing general underwriter (MGU) segment of specialty insurance group ANV Holdings, announced the appointment of Florian Tischer to its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Insurance...