Latest Underwriting Headlines
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People Moves: Westfield Names Haagen as Chief Underwriting Officer
Aug 28 2025 // Henning Haagen Westfield, headquartered in Westfield Center, Ohio, named Henning Haagen as chief underwriting officer (CUO). Assuming the role on Sept. 2 and based in Westfield’s New York City office, Haagen will...
People Moves: Alive Risk Names Carroll Underwriting Director, Entertainment Programs
Aug 26 2025 // Alive Risk, the sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty announced that Scott Carroll has joined Alive...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
Aug 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has...
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: Chubb Promotes in Surety, Property; WTW Hires ICT Directors; HDI Global USA Names Aguiar Head of Energy & Power Underwriting
Aug 11 2025 // Steve Haney Chubb Makes Key Leadership Appointments in Surety’s Global and North America Businesses Chubb Limited, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, named Steve Haney, vice president, Chubb Group and currently...
People Moves: Lancashire Announces Senior Leadership Promotions, Including CEOs of Insurance Units; CFC Taps Ascot’s Keeler as Head of Digital Underwriting
Aug 11 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lancashire Holdings and CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lancashire Announces Leadership Promotions, Including CEOs of...
AIG General Insurance Underwriting Income Up 46% in Q2
Aug 7 2025 // Second quarter underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance segment increased 46% compared with last year, to $626 million. The unit—North America commercial, International commercial, and global...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating Officer; Arch Insurance International Hires Byford as Senior Contingency Underwriter
Aug 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Arch Insurance International. A summary of these new hires. Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating...
People Moves: Liberty GTS Names Remsen Head of East, Americas; Black Named National Property Leader at Amwins; Tasse to Head Amwins Underwriting Growth
Aug 4 2025 // Liberty GTS Appoints Remsen Head of East in the Americas Region Jason Remsen Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, promoted Jason Remsen to head of East, Americas. He will be based...
Why Submission Triage Is the Hidden Bottleneck in Your Underwriting Workflow
Aug 4 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Your underwriters want to quote-fast. But instead, they’re sifting through messy emails, chasing missing info, and trying to clean up broker submissions just...
Applied Underwriters Starts MGA Platform Innovation Risk
Jul 29 2025 // Applied Underwriters said it has launched Innovation Risk, a new managing general agent (MGA) platform that will focus on casualty, accident, and life underwriting. The MGA, while firmly rooted in proven, traditional...
Chubb Q2 Net Income Jumps 33% on Premium Growth, Underwriting
Jul 23 2025 // Chubb followed up a challenging first quarter due to the California wildfires with second quarter net income of nearly $3 billion, up about 33% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter P/C underwriting...
People Moves: Willis Launches Dedicated Residential Real Estate Team, Led by Palmer and Grainger; Aspen Promotes Welch to Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Jul 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis and Aspen Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Launches Residential Real Estate Team, Led by Palmer,...
WR Berkley Q2 Net Income Up Near 8% on Underwriting, Investments
Jul 21 2025 // Second quarter 2024 net income at W.R. Berkley Corp. increased nearly 8% compared to the same period a year ago Net income was about $401.3 million for Q2 2025 compared to net income of $371.9 million a year ago during the...
MGA Nexus Underwriting’s CEO Rouse Faces Internal Investigation for ‘Offensive’ Email
Jul 14 2025 // Nexus Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, is investigating a “wholly inappropriate and offensive ” email sent by CEO Stuart Rouse. “We are aware of an internal email that has been...
People Moves: RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer; MS Reinsurance Restructures Underwriting Operations, Making Leadership Changes
Jul 9 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RiverStone International and MS Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding...
People Moves: Hull & Company-Texas Promotes Wilkins, Hires Gambino to Underwriter/Broker Roles
Jul 8 2025 // Hull & Company-Texas, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, promoted Brandt Wilkins to underwriter/broker. Wilkins has an extensive background in the commercial wholesale business. He has been with Hull Texas for the last...
CRC Group Agrees to Acquire Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium Underwriting Group
Jul 7 2025 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Lloyd’s managing agency Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. from investment funds...
AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
Jul 7 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss for the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...
Business Moves: Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group; Ardonagh Acquires Majority Stake in Apex Insurance in Hong Kong
Jul 3 2025 // Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting,...
