Latest Casualty Headlines

Sep 5 2005 // Linda Slaughter has been promoted from senior vice president of claims to COO at Concord, Calif.-based Athens Administrators, part of the Jenkins Athens Group. Slaughter joined Athens in its founding days and has been with...

Sep 5 2005 // Barbara Zimmerman has joined IBA West as membership benefits vice president. She will be responsible for the research, development and management of IBA West Service Corporation programs and management of Membership...

Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar Set for Boston Sept. 11-13

Aug 30 2005 // A general session focused on effective actuarial communications and the professional responsibility of the corporate reserving actuary headlines the program of the 2005 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar, to be held Sept. 11-13...

AWAC Promotes D’Orazio to Senior VP, Global Mgr. – General Casualty Division

Aug 29 2005 // Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd. (AWAC) announced that Frank N. D’Orazio has been named senior vice president and global manager of its General Casualty division. He is charged with setting and...

Insurers Post Special Toll-Free Numbers to Help Katrina Victims as Storm Moves North

Aug 29 2005 // Policyholders with questions regarding their coverage for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina should contact their insurance agent or company representative. To assist consumers, special toll-free numbers have been set up...

ACE USA Makes Appointments in New York, Philly Offices

Aug 26 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced two appointments in its ACE Casualty Risk Unit. William Hazelton joins ACE USA as senior vice president and underwriting manager...

General Casualty to Pay $5 Million in Wisc. Tornado Claims

Aug 26 2005 // General Casualty Cos. said today it expects to pay out about $5 million in losses on the nearly 60 claims that have been filed as a result of tornados last Thursday in southeastern Wisconsin. More than 30 of the claims are...

Allied World Announces Three Management Changes

Aug 25 2005 // Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd. [AWAC] has announced the following management changes: — Daniel Brandon has been promoted to the position of senior vice president, Professional-Specialty Lines Treaty...

General Casualty Expands Commercial Offerings, Welcomes Larger Properties

Aug 24 2005 // General Casualty Insurance Companies recently introduced enhanced commercial coverages and capacity and became a market for additional manufacturing lines of business. The Sun Prairie, Wisconsin-based property and casualty...

Aug 22 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. recently announced the promotion of six staff members at the statewide trade association, effective Aug.1. IIABNY, which represents more than 18,000...

Atlantic American Unveils Q2 Numbers

Aug 18 2005 // Atlanta-based Atlantic American Corp. announced net income of $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for...

Universal Casualty Appoints Milton O. Johnston for CGL

Aug 17 2005 // Universal Casualty Company, a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., announced the appointment of Milton O. Johnston and Company Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write CGL business in the...

Safety National Casualty Acquires ERC’s Excess Comp Book

Aug 10 2005 // Safety National Casualty Corporation has acquired renewal rights to the excess workers’ compensation business of Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC). The St. Louis, Mo.-based company l will immediately begin...

N.Y., Conn., N.J. Agents Pick Best-Performing Insurance Companies

Aug 8 2005 // Asked to evaluate insurers in 16 performance categories, agents in the tri-state region of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey rated 14 insurance companies as overall best performers. The winners, in no particular order,...

N.Y., Conn., N.J. Agents Pick Best-Performing Insurance Companies

Aug 8 2005 // Asked to evaluate insurers in 16 performance categories, agents in the tri-state region of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey rated 14 insurance companies as overall best performers. The winners, in no particular order,...

Higginbotham Expands Austin Property/Casualty Operations

Aug 5 2005 // Independent insurance brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates announced the addition of sales associate Scott McGuire to its newest branch office, Austin, Texas. McGuire is the third addition this year, more than...

AMEX Enters N.J. Auto Insurance Market Via Internet Sales

Aug 1 2005 // AMEX Assurance Company,of the American Express Property Casualty companies, is now writing insurance policies in New Jersey. AMEX is entering the New Jersey market exclusively through the Internet. Its web site is...

Conning Forecasts Strong PC Insurance Results Through 2007

Jul 20 2005 // Property/casualty insurance industry results should be relatively strong from 2004 through 2007, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting Inc. “Our latest projections indicate a slightly better...

Oil Casualty Insurance in Bermuda Names Hutchings Senior VP, COO

Jul 20 2005 // George F. Hutchings has joined the OIL Group of Companies in Bermuda as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. His professional career has taken him from corporate finance to...

RLI Sets Q2 Record

Jul 19 2005 // Illinois-based RLI Corp. second quarter net earnings of $34.4 million ($1.31 per diluted share) were 87% higher than the $18.4 million ($0.71 per diluted share) the company reported in the same quarter last year. Through...