All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 3 2025 // USG Insurance Services, Inc. is pleased to welcome Jeremy Hernandez as an underwriter in its Houston, Texas office. Hernandez will be working under the leadership of Jodi Berger, Executive Vice President: Regional...
Oct 2 2025 // Howden US announced the appointment of Carol Murphy as head of US Casualty.Murphy will join CEO Mike Parrish’s leadership team and partner with Howden’s global specialty leaders to build a US casualty offering...
Oct 1 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Reinsurance and Aon.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter AviationAXA XL...
Sep 30 2025 // QBE North America Appoints Cunningham as SVP and Environmental Underwriting LeaderQBE North America, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jayne Cunningham as senior vice president and environmental underwriting...
Sep 29 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Specialty MGA and HDI UK & Ireland.A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialty MGA Taps BMS’s Conway as Senior MedMal...
Sep 24 2025 // Ryan Specialty has announced the formation of Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a new managing general underwriter focused on providing casualty insurance solutions for complex construction and habitational real estate...
Sep 22 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first half of 2025, according to a new report.“The lack of any significant...
Sep 15 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM).A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Smyth as Global Chief Underwriting Officer,...
Sep 11 2025 // An early look by AM Best at the financial results of the U.S. property/casualty industry revealed insurers recorded an estimated $11.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2025.Last year after the first...
Sep 5 2025 // International specialty insurer Ryan Specialty announced the formation of a new collateralized reinsurance vehicle called Ryan Alternative Capital Re, Ltd. (RAC Re)RAC Re will deliver additional capacity to Ryan Specialty...
Sep 5 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Early in my underwriting career, it wasn’t unusual to meet a company owner who had recently climbed down from a ladder or the seat of a bulldozer to...
Sep 4 2025 // Steadfast Group has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in US-based specialty managing general agency and wholesale brokerage, Novum Underwriting Partners LLC.Founded in 2019 and based in Ohio, the business is...
Sep 4 2025 // Lloyd’s first half underwriting result dropped by half to £1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) from £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in H1 2024, which was driven primarily by claims from January’s California wildfires.The...
Sep 4 2025 // River Valley Underwriters, Inc has announced that it will be acquiring the book of business from Patriot National Underwriters, Inc, as well as the current employees. The parties expect to complete the transaction...
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first-half of 2025, according to a new report.“The lack of any significant...
Aug 28 2025 // Henning Haagen Westfield, headquartered in Westfield Center, Ohio, named Henning Haagen as chief underwriting officer (CUO). Assuming the role on Sept. 2 and based in Westfield’s New York City office, Haagen will...
Aug 26 2025 // Alive Risk, the sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty announced that Scott Carroll has joined Alive...
Aug 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has...
Aug 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Aon and the Lloyd’s managing agent Blenheim Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Shukri as UK Reinsurance...
Aug 11 2025 // Chubb Makes Key Leadership Appointments in Surety’s Global and North America BusinessesChubb Limited, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, named Steve Haney, vice president, Chubb Group and currently division...