Latest Ironshore Insurance Headlines
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Ironshore Specialty Insurance Becomes Surplus Lines Insurer in California
Oct 6 2008 // The California Department of Insurance has added Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. (ISIC) to its List of Eligible Surplus Lines Insurers (LESLI listing). ISIC will provide specialty commercial insurance coverages on an...
Ironshore to Sell E&S Coverage in New York
Sep 3 2008 // Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. has been approved as an eligible excess and surplus lines insurer in New York. The Excess Line Association of New York added the company to its list of eligible E&S insurers...
Piller to Head Ironshore’s New Excess Unit, IronSelect
Jul 7 2008 // Bermuda’s Ironshore Inc. reported that Bob Piller has joined as president of IronSelect, a newly created excess casualty facility. IronSelect will write excess umbrella casualty for mid-sized commercial risks such as...
Ironshore to Buy Lloyd’s Pembroke; Best Sees No Rating Change
Jul 1 2008 // Ironshore Inc. announced from Bermuda that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Chaucer Holdings PLC and the management of Pembroke for the £17 million ($34 million) cash purchase of Pembroke Managing...
Ironshore Approved as E&S Insurer in New York
Apr 28 2008 // The Excess Line Association of New York has approved Ironshore Insurance Ltd. as an eligible excess and surplus lines insurer in the Empire State. Ironshore – a Hamilton, Bermuda-based specialty insurer with roughly...
Rating Roundup: Ironshore
Apr 18 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Ironshore Insurance Ltd. and Ironshore Reinsurance Ltd. (both of...
Ironshore’s IronPro Opens Southeast Region with Office in Atlanta
Jan 28 2008 // Ironshore Inc. announced today that IronPro, its management and professional liability facility, has established a team in the Southeast region with an office in Atlanta. Scott Fitzmaurice willserve as Assistant Vice...
Business Moves
Jan 13 2008 // Brown & Brown, Turner & Associates Through a subsidiary, Brown & Brown Inc. acquired Tecumseh, Okla.-based Turner & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. Turner & Associates, with annualized revenue of...
Sandler is New Ironshore Board Chairman, as Clements Steps Down
Dec 10 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. has announced that Ronald A. Sandler, who joined the Company’s Board in October, has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He replaces Bob Clements who has been serving as...
Ironshore Hires 3 Key Executives for Professional Liability Unit IronPro
Nov 7 2007 // Three industry executives, including two from AIG, have joined IronPro, the professional liability facility of Bermuda’s Ironshore, Inc. Tom Leahy joins as senior vice president of Underwriting and will manage the...
Ironshore Acquires US Admitted Shell
Nov 5 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. announced that Ironshore Holdings (U.S.) Inc., the company’s US subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of Stockbridge Insurance Company, a US-based admitted insurance company, from...
Ironshore Enters La. E&S Market; Will Cover Property, Cat Risks
Oct 30 2007 // Louisiana insurance regulators have approved Ironshore Insurance Ltd. to provide property and catastrophe insurance in Louisiana on an excess and surplus basis for risks located in the state. The company said it would...
Ironshore Launches Specialty Construction Division
Oct 22 2007 // Hamilton, Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. announced the company has entered into the specialty construction sector with the launch of its IronBuilt division. IronBuilt, based near Boston, offers construction risks protection...
Sandler Named to Ironshore Board
Oct 12 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. announced that Ronald A. Sandler has been elected to its Board of Directors. He brings “many years of global financial services experience” to Ironshore from the London insurance...
IronPro Expands Professional Liability Team with McKeegan, Monaghan
Jul 16 2007 // Ironshore Inc. announced two professionals have joined its professional liability facility, IronPro. Peter McKeegan is senior vice president supporting underwriting and additionally wholesale producer servicing; and Tom...
E&S Carrier Ironshore Approved to Write Commercial Risks in Fla.
May 24 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. reports it has been approved to write property, property catastrophe and casualty insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks in Florida. Ironshore, formed in late 2006, is a...
Flood to Head New Ironshore Professional Liability Unit
May 22 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. is entering the Professional Liability sector with the launch of IronPro, headed by Greg Flood as President. IronPro, based in New York, will initially focus on Directors & Officers...
Ironshore Approved to Offer So. Carolina Coastal Coverage
May 17 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. has been approved to provide property and catastrophe insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks located in the State of South Carolina. Ironshore will provide commercial...
Best Assigns Ironshore ‘A-‘ Rating
Feb 13 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” to Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. Concurrently, Best assigned an...
