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Starr’s Ameruoso Joins JLT Re Construction Casualty Division, Facultative
Oct 15 2018 // JLT Fac, a division of reinsurance broker JLT Re North America, has appointed Joe Ameruoso as head of North America Construction Casualty, Facultative. Ameruoso joins from Starr Insurance Cos. where he was for more than...
Starr Insurance Cos. Appoints Vink from HDI Global as Head of Europe
Oct 3 2018 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced the appointment of Joost Vink as head of Europe. He will be responsible for the profitable growth of all European operations except the United Kingdom. Vink joins the company from HDI Global...
Starr Insurance Cos. Opens Office in Oslo, Norway
Oct 2 2018 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced the opening of a new office in Oslo, Norway, effective October 1, 2018. The Oslo office will add to Starr’s significant presence in Europe. The office will initially focus on general...
Starr Insurance Cos. Launch Monoline GL Construction Wrap-Up Coverage
Sep 21 2018 // Starr Insurance Companies has introduced Starr CIP Enterprise, a monoline general liability construction wrap-up insurance policy. The new product is designed for property owners and contractors who need tailored primary...
Starr Partners with Travel Shield on Canadian Medical Insurance Super Visa
Aug 10 2018 // Starr Companies will underwrite a Super Visa Insurance product sold by Travel Shield, a trade name used by Mars Empire Group Inc. The product is designed to meet the medical insurance requirements of the Canadian super...
Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’
Aug 8 2018 // CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the stage: “If you were to give your marketing and sales teams a relationship...
Starr to Acquire Aspen’s Aviation Insurance Renewal Business
Aug 7 2018 // Starr Insurance Companies, one of the largest aviation insurers, has agreed to acquire the renewal rights of Aspen Insurance’s aviation business, which the insurer says is in excess of $50 million in gross written...
Insurtech Agency CoverWallet Offers Its API for Other Small Firms to Offer Insurance
Jun 27 2018 // Digital small business insurance agency CoverWallet, which is partly owned by insurers Zurich Insurance and Starr Companies, is expanding its distribution by letting other small businesses such as accountants and lenders...
SkyWatch, STARR to Offer Usage-Based Insurance to Drone Industry
Apr 3 2018 // SkyWatch, a data analysis, risk-assessment and risk-reduction platform for the drone industry, has signed an exclusive partnership deal with Starr Companies (Starr) to offer a telematics-based UAV insurance platform. The...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Greenberg Appeal Over AIG Bailout
Mar 26 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a defeat to former American International Group Inc. CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, refusing to hear an appeal he led arguing that the federal government illegally bailed...
Starr Companies Named Commercial Insurance Company of the New York Yankees
Mar 15 2018 // Starr Companies, a global insurance and investment organization, has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. This sponsorship names Starr Companies as the...
Starr Companies Restructures Casualty Business Units
Mar 14 2018 // Starr Companies has made organizational and leadership changes within its Casualty business units to bette aligns underwriting and risk management in the liability marketplace. Financial Lines and Professional Liability...
Iron-Starr Excess Agency Increases Capacity for Property Risks
Mar 7 2018 // Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. (Iron-Starr), an excess specialty insurance lines managing general underwriting agency operated by Ironshore, has expanded its relationship with Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. (OCIL) to...
Starr Companies Launch Enviro-Wrap Product for Construction Risks in Canada
Jan 30 2018 // Starr Companies has launched its new product, Enviro-Wrap insurance, in Canada. The coverage provides wrap-up liability and contractor’s pollution liability for construction project specific placements, covering...
Starr Companies Adds Crisis Coverage to Side ‘A’ D&O Endorsement
Jan 5 2018 // Starr Companies has enhanced its Side ‘A’ Directors & Officers Excess and Lead-In-Difference-In-Conditions (DIC) policy with the addition of crisis loss coverage for insured persons. According to Brian...
Starr Approved as First Domestic Surplus Lines Insurer in Texas
Jan 4 2018 // Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. has become the first domestic surplus lines insurer (DSLI) in Texas, effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported. The company has been approved to...
Starr Cos., China’s PICC Health to Provide Insurance for Belt & Road Project Workers
Dec 27 2017 // Starr Cos. announced it is working with China’s PICC Health Insurance Co. Ltd. to provide insurance for Chinese company employees working overseas in Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The companies are...
Starr Int’l Insurance Philippines Branch Names Ex-Ambassador Cuisia as Chairman
Dec 22 2017 // Starr Cos. announced the appointment of Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. as chairman of Starr International Insurance Philippines Branch, a branch of Starr International Insurance (Asia) Ltd., a company established and...
Blakey Named President, CEO of Starr Insurance Holdings as Dangelo Retires
Dec 20 2017 // Starr Companies announced the appointment of Steve Blakey as president and chief executive officer of Starr Insurance Holdings. Blakey replaces Chuck Dangelo, who has announced his retirement. Dangelo has been with Starr...
Starr Offers Drone Coverage to Academy of Model Aeronautics Members
Dec 14 2017 // Starr Companies have formed an agreement with the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) to offer its members insurance coverage for the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones. Coverage...
