Latest Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Markets/Coverages: Berkshire (BHSI) Expands Casualty Lines in Italy
Jan 13 2026 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. “We are pleased to launch our modular, proprietary primary casualty...
Markets/Coverages: Mosaic Insurance Launches Bermuda Excess Casualty Business
Jan 9 2026 // Mosaic Insurance has launched an excess casualty unit, its eighth global product line, and hired specialist April Andruczyk to lead the business from Bermuda. The new division, which begins underwriting immediately, will...
People Moves: IICF Names Marohn Chair, McDonough Vice Chair of Board of Governors; AXA XL Promotes Stitham to CUO, Casualty, Americas
Jan 9 2026 // Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Announces Marohn as Chair of IICF Board of Governors Steve Marohn The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) named Steve Marohn, president, commercial lines at Grange...
Markets/Coverages: CFC Offers Customer BI for SMEs; Amwins SRU Launches Primary Construction Casualty Program
Jan 8 2026 // Specialist insurer CFC, said it launched a new extension to its Cyber Proactive Response cover for small- to medium-sized enterprises. Customer business interruption responds to contingent business interruption (BI)...
People Moves: Chubb Overseas General Insurance Promotes Shead to Head of Property; QBE Taps AIG’s Smallridge as UK Casualty Portfolio Manager
Dec 9 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb and QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Shead to Head of Property, Overseas General Insurance Chubb announced that Aaron...
When a Self-Insured Retention Is Not Enough – An Argument for a New Approach to Consent to Settle for Casualty Exposures
Nov 17 2025 // Self-insured retentions (SIRs) are a common tool used by insureds to control claims, but many times they just aren’t sufficient to prevent a bad settlement. How often do agents hear insureds complain about an insurer...
People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Taps Aldwinckle From AXA XL Re as CUO, International Casualty; Re/Insurer IQUW Bermuda Names Guy Carpenter’s Mitchell as CUO
Oct 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and IQUW Bermuda. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Taps Aldwinckle From AXA XL Re as CUO,...
People Moves: Howden US Hires Murphy to Build Casualty; Hippo Appoints Gordon Chief Data Officer; Verisk Names Khemka President of Underwriting Solutions
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...
People Moves: MSIG Holdings USA Names Sullivan Board Chair; Chubb Promotes Gaspero to Oversee Excess Casualty Major Accounts
Sep 26 2025 // MSIG Holdings USA Names Sullivan Board Chair Martin Sullivan MSIG USA, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Martin J. Sullivan, chairman by the board of MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc. With more than five decades of...
Markets/Coverages: Ryan’s Clach Casualty Targets Complex Construction, Habitational
Sep 25 2025 // Global specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty announced the formation of Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on providing casualty insurance for complex construction and...
People Moves: Howden US Appoints Peterson to Lead Construction, Infrastructure and Surety; Sokol Named Head of Excess Casualty for ICW Specialty
Sep 25 2025 // Howden US, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, appointed Mark Peterson as head of its construction, infrastructure and surety practice. Peterson joins Mike Parrish’s Howden US team and works closely with...
Ryan Specialty Launches Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers
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...
People Moves: HDI Global USA Appoints Griffin to Lead Casualty Business
Sep 19 2025 // Bruce Griffin HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the U.S. carrier of international Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Bruce Griffin as head of casualty....
People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Smyth as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty; Liberty Specialty Markets Taps Zurich’s Weigel as Head of Multinational, Europe
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,...
People Moves: Lockton Promotes Rapciewicz and Cullen to Lead US Casualty
Sep 8 2025 // Brokerage Lockton announced new leadership appointments within its U.S. casualty business. Peter Rapciewicz has been named U.S. casualty leader, and Jessica Cullen appointed head of excess casualty and operations. Peter...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Group
Aug 22 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Southern...
People Moves: Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty; Hiscox Taps AIG’s Bud as Group Head of Technical Claims
Aug 20 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Canada and Hiscox. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary...
People Moves: Aon Promotes Shukri as UK Reinsurance Client Services Leader; Blenheim Underwriting Taps Stratton-Thomsett From MS Amlin as Casualty Underwriter
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...
People Moves: BHSI Launches Program Business in Canada, Led by Tran; Aspen Promotes Cushway as Head of Int’l and UK Casualty Insurance, in New Role
Aug 4 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and Aspen Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Launches Program Business in...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% but Casualty Rates Are Rising: Marsh
Jul 24 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell 4%, on average, in the second quarter of 2025 following a 3% decline in Q1 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index released by Marsh, the insurance brokerage...
