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Lloyd’s America President Watkins Campaigns for Broader Appeal
Jul 27 2011 // Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc., smiles like he has a big secret he wants to spill. The history of Lloyd’s of London is no secret: originated in Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop in London;...
Liberty International Appoints Environmental Liability Underwriter for France
Jul 25 2011 // Liberty International Underwriters in Europe (LIU Europe), a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Audrey Mondin as Environmental Impairment Liability Underwriter in its Paris Office. LIU said the move resulted...
Anderson Joins Atlanta’s OnPoint Underwriting
Jul 22 2011 // Atlanta-based insurance program administrator OnPoint Underwriting has appointed Marc Anderson as its vice president of Risk Services. In conjunction with a team of claims advocates, loss control and legal resources,...
XL Insurance Strengthens International Property Business
Jul 19 2011 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group, announced changes in its International Property business, which it said are “in line with XL Insurance’s strategy of providing innovative solutions...
Turner Named President of Patriot Underwriters in Florida
Jul 19 2011 // Richard G. Turner has been named president of Patriot Underwriters Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Turner was previously executive vice president of parent company Patriot National Insurance Group and will retain these...
Motorsports Boss Mosely Offers to Underwrite Suits Against Murdoch
Jul 19 2011 // Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says he has agreed to financially underwrite lawsuits against News International, which owns the now defunct tabloid News of the World, by victims of its allegedly abusive reporting...
London’s Calling
Jul 18 2011 // Lloyd’s America President Hank Watkins Campaigns for Broader Appeal Hank Watkins, president of Lloyd’s America Inc., smiles like he has a big secret he wants to spill. The history of Lloyd’s of London is...
Greig Joins Third Coast Underwriters as Sr. Claims Examiner in Gulf Region
Jul 12 2011 // Third Coast Underwriters, a specialty markets operation that offers workers’ compensation insurance for underserved markets that have complex risks, has appointed Gordon Greig as senior claims examiner for the Gulf...
Travelers Names Two New London-based Chief Underwriting Officers
Jul 5 2011 // Travelers announced that it has added increased underwriting expertise to its UK, Ireland and Lloyd’s businesses with the appointment of two new Chief Underwriting Officers (CUO’s). The new CUO’s...
P/C Insurers’ Profits Fell in Q1 as Underwriting Losses Grew
Jul 4 2011 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes dropped to $7.8 billion in first-quarter 2011 from $8.9 billion in first-quarter 2010, with insurers’ annualized rate of return on average...
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Jul 4 2011 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Edmund F. Kelly retired from active management of the company on June 28, 2011. David H. Long replaced Kelly as president and CEO. Kelly will continue to serve as chairman of the board of...
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Jul 4 2011 // Brennan J. Paris has been named the new executive vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Tennessee. He is the sixth executive leader in the history of the association. Prior to joining PIA, Paris...
Lowery Joins Appalachian Underwriters for Carolinas
Jul 1 2011 // Wholesaler Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has hired veteran Robert Lowery as a broker for the Carolina region. Lowery brings 30 years of experience as an excess and surplus lines broker to AUI. He began his career in...
Utah Underwriters Society Names New Officers
Jun 30 2011 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Utah Cchapter has installed its 2011-2012 officers. They are: President Glen Kuball, Vice President, Underwriting, Workers Compensation Fund; Vice President, Lee...
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s Names Rayner to Head P&C Underwriting
Jun 29 2011 // Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s has appointed Graeme Rayner as Head of Underwriting, Property and Casualty, in a move it described as designed to drive “growth in the UK and Irish markets.” Rayner, who was...
P/C Insurers’ Profits Fell in Q1 as Underwriting Losses Grew
Jun 22 2011 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes dropped to $7.8 billion in first-quarter 2011 from $8.9 billion in first-quarter 2010, with insurers’ annualized rate of return on average...
DUAL Corporate Risks Appoints Blake Prof. Indemnity Underwriter
Jun 21 2011 // UK-based specialist underwriting agency DUAL Corporate Risks has appointed Christopher Blake as a Professional Indemnity Underwriter in the company’s National Business Unit. He was previously at Chartis where he...
NAS Insurance Promotes Ruiz to Underwriter
Jun 20 2011 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has promoted Jose Ruiz to underwriter. Ruiz started at NAS four years ago as an underwriting assistant. His underwriting specialties include: miscellaneous errors and omissions,...
Expert Assesses Cyberinsurance Market: Demand, Prevention, Recovery
Jun 20 2011 // Demand for cyberinsurance was rising even before the most recent highly-publicized parade of breaches at major corporations and organizations. After the news of the first major Sony hack but before the subsequent reports...
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Jun 20 2011 // Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced new executive appointments and the election of four new directors for full terms on its 12-member board. Denver Regional Office Underwriting Manager Jolene Grow was...
