Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva
Jul 2 2025 // Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker Holos Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading retail insurance...
Bishop Street Underwriters Acquires Ohio’s Aerospace Insurance Managers
Jul 1 2025 // Bishop Street Underwriters announced that it has acquires Ohio-based Aerospace Insurance Managers, a general aviation insurance services provider, from Hallmark Financial. This acquisition marks Bishop Street’s entry...
People Moves: MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter; Allianz Commercial Promotes Simons as Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting
Jun 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurers MS Amlin and Allianz Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter MS...
Middle East Tensions Boost Underwriting Risks Across Re/Insurers’ Portfolios: Report
Jun 26 2025 // Marine, aviation, cyber, and terrorism insurers face immediate underwriting pressures and potential accumulation losses as a result of heightened hostilities between Iran and Israel, according to Morningstar DBRS. In...
People Moves: Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of Directors; AEGIS London Taps QBE’s Yuile as International Casualty Underwriter
Jun 24 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and AEGIS London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of...
Business Moves: Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Broker; United Risk Purchases Australian Facultative Reinsurance MGA, Pinnacle Underwriting
Jun 20 2025 // Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance Broker Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail...
People Moves: Specialist Risk Group Names Former Lockton Executive Nimmo as CEO – UK; CFC Taps Line From Markel as Chief Underwriting Officer
Jun 16 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details London-based appointments at the broker Specialist Risk Group and the managing general agent CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialist Risk...
Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says
Jun 16 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from...
After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says
Jun 16 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...
People Moves: Canopius Hires AIG’s Losquadro to Lead Underwriting, Hull & Liability US
Jun 11 2025 // Tom Losquadro Canopius Group, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Tom Losquadro as vice president of underwriting for national hull and liability U.S. Losquadro brings extensive experience in marine insurance, having held...
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Forms International Renewable Energy MGU
Jun 10 2025 // Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the specialty underwriting segment of Ryan Specialty, has launched Ryan Specialty Renewables, an international renewable energy managing general underwriter. The MGU is formed...
AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
Jun 9 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 of the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...
After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says
May 30 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...
Underwriting Concerns About Solar? Insurer Certifies Panels for Hail, Fire Resistance
May 27 2025 // While some insurance companies in Florida and beyond have balked at writing properties with rooftop solar panels, FM Global says it has pioneered an idea that may help – a testing system that certifies panels for fire...
