Latest Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Global Q1 Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 3%, but US Casualty Bucks the Trend
Apr 24 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell 3%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025 following a 2% decline in Q4 2024, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published quarterly by insurance broker Marsh. The Q1...
People Moves: Willis Names Spinelli Head of Transactional Claims; Amadori Joins Zurich From Markel to Head Management Liability; BHSI’s New Casualty Leaders
Apr 11 2025 // Dom Spinelli Willis, a WTW business headquartered in New York City, appointed Dom Spinelli as head of transactional insurance claims for North America. He leads the claims function within Willis’ Alternative Asset...
People Moves: The Hartford Expands Roles of Tech Leadership; Everest Appoints Fobert to Lead US Retail Casualty
Apr 1 2025 // Shekar Pannala The Hartford of Hartford, Connecticut said Shekar Pannala was named the company’s chief information officer and leads technology, as well as cybersecurity, infrastructure and cloud modernization. Prior...
Fidelis Partnership Launches International Casualty MGA, Writing Primary, Excess Cover
Mar 24 2025 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of an international casualty MGA called Sevanta Specialty Liability Ltd. Sevanta will...
How to Operate in Today’s “Bananas” Casualty Insurance World
Mar 24 2025 // Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market...
Casualty Reinsurance Capacity Is Plentiful but Availability Crisis Could Be Looming
Mar 24 2025 // Reinsurers continued to provide ample casualty reinsurance capacity through the recent January 2025 renewal season—despite concerns about adverse reserve development—however, an availability crisis could be looming, AM...
People Moves: Arch Insurance Names 2 Senior Leaders for Casualty Team in Spain
Mar 12 2025 // Arch Insurance Names 2 Senior Leaders for Casualty Team in Spain Arch Insurance announced the appointments of Carmen Cobeta as head of Casualty, Spain, and Irene Fernandez Franic as senior casualty underwriter, effective...
Casualty Reinsurance Capacity Is Plentiful but Availability Crisis Could Be Looming
Feb 28 2025 // Reinsurers continued to provide ample casualty reinsurance capacity through the recent January 2025 renewal season – despite concerns about adverse reserve development — however, an availability crisis could be...
Net Income at Selective Insurance Drops on Unfavorable Casualty Reserve Development
Feb 24 2025 // Selective Insurance Group reported a 24% drop in fourth-quarter 2024 net income as its chief executive admitted the year did “not meet expectations.” Fourth-quarter net income was $93.2 million compared to...
Casualty Reinsurance Still Attractive: Arch Capital CEO
Feb 19 2025 // While writing primary casualty insurance is more appealing than writing casualty reinsurance, the chief executive of Arch Capital said casualty reinsurance business remains attractive for his company. Speaking during an...
How to Operate in Today’s ‘Bananas’ Casualty Insurance World
Feb 19 2025 // Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market...
People Moves: Hub International’s Murphy to Lead N.A. Casualty Practice
Feb 18 2025 // Carol Murphy HUB International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, appointed Carol Murphy as North American casualty practice leader. Murphy leads development of HUB’s casualty practice, developing strategic...
People Moves: SCOR Taps Allianz’s Schaefer as Global Head of Casualty & EIL, Succeeding Carerras; AXIS Promotes Cucciniello to Head of Primary Casualty
Feb 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR Taps Allianz’s Schaefer as Global Head of Casualty & EIL,...
Net Income at Selective Insurance Drops on Unfavorable Casualty Reserve Development
Jan 30 2025 // Selective Insurance Group reported a 24% drop in fourth quarter 2024 net income as its chief executive admitted the year did “not meet expectations.” Fourth quarter net income was $93.2 million compared to...
Everest Group Boosts Casualty Loss Reserves $1.7 Billion
Jan 28 2025 // Everest Group preannounced full-year 2024 earnings yesterday, disclosing about a 45% drop in net income attributable to a $1.7 billion boost in its casualty insurance reserves. The company, which writes more than twice as...
People Moves: Arch Insurance Int’l Promotes Senior Leaders in Casualty Team; Markel Taps Chubb’s Jordan as Casualty Claims Manager in Australia
Jan 17 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Promotes Senior Leaders in Casualty...
People Moves: Arch Insurance (EU) dac Promotes Smith to CEO, Succeeding Scheuer; BHSI Taps SCOR’s Le Gall as Head of Casualty in France
Jan 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance (EU) dac Promotes Smith to CEO,...
People Moves: Rokstone Taps Hogarth From Castel for Direct & Facultative Property Team; Arch Insurance Taps Laazaouzi From CNA Hardy as Senior Casualty U/W in France
Dec 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance MGA Rokstone and Arch Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Rokstone Taps Hogarth From Castel for Direct & Facultative...
People Moves: DUAL North America Appoints Casualty Underwriting Leaders
Dec 10 2024 // Andreas Graham DUAL North America, headquartered in Naples, Florida, appointed Andreas Graham as executive vice president of the EIURS team, a division of DUAL, and Ed Frey as senior vice president of professional...
Emerald Bay Launches Co-Op and Condo Casualty Program with Vanderbilt Properties
Nov 15 2024 // Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate...
