Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Making sense of the subprime mortgage mess
Sep 24 2007 // The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It also has already...
Guy Carpenter finds Lloyd’s market at its ‘healthiest in 300 years’
Sep 24 2007 // Findings boast stellar results for London market with Lloyd’s leading the way Guy Carpenter & Co., Marsh’s reinsurance broker and risk management division, has released “The Lloyd’s Market in...
Burnes: four insurers eyeing deregulated Mass. auto market
Sep 24 2007 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes says four insurers not now writing auto insurance in the state have said they might enter if her plan to allow competitive pricing goes forward. Burnes is not naming the...
The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability market
Sep 24 2007 // The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It has already generated...
Making sense of the subprime mortgage mess
Sep 24 2007 // The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It also has already...
Inland Marine Underwriters Host Seminar in Chicago
Sep 24 2007 // The Inland Marine Underwriters Association’s (IMUA) Chicago-based Midwest Advisory Committee recently announced it will present a morning seminar, entitled “Questions You Always Wanted to Know the Answers to...
Venture Names Morrison VP, Underwriting
Sep 19 2007 // West Chester, Pa.-based Venture Insurance Programs named Michele Morrison as vice president of underwriting. Morrison will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of Venture’s regional underwriting teams...
Canada Market ‘Solid’ Says Best Report; But Beware ‘Soft Market Cycle’
Sep 19 2007 // A.M. Best has just released a study of the Canadian insurance market, which found that the country’s P/C insurers enjoyed “another solid year,” from profitable underwriting aided by investment income and...
Burns & Wilcox Promotes Two to Underwriting Positions in Nevada
Sep 13 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox has appointed Micki Jordan and Kristen Monroy to positions at each of the company’s Nevada locations. Jordan, formerly an underwriting manager in the Denver office,...
Harry W. Gorst Names Oliva Personal Lines Underwriter
Sep 7 2007 // Chatsworth, Calif.-based The Harry W. Gorst, Co. promoted Nelson Oliva to underwriter for the personal lines department. Oliva joined the firm in 2004 as assistant underwriter and reported directly to Bryan Clark, senior...
XL Global Increases Construction Underwriting Capacity
Sep 5 2007 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd, has announced an increase of its underwriting capacity for construction projects, from $40 million to $100 million per project. John...
U.S. Risk Names Goss a Broker and Inland Marine Underwriter
Sep 5 2007 // Dallas-based U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Quinton Goss a broker and inland marine underwriter at U.S. Risk Brokers, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage operations. He will be...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
Waging a war for industry talent
Sep 3 2007 // As an insurance industry professional, you know that we have a big job to do when it comes to recruiting talented individuals to this business. A career in insurance may not be an obvious choice for college students who...
Waging a war for industry talent
Sep 3 2007 // As an insurance industry professional, you know that we have a big job to do when it comes to recruiting talented individuals to this business. A career in insurance may not be an obvious choice for college students who...
MARSH UK: POSSIBLE LIABILITIES FROM SUBPRIME DEFAULTS
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK recently issued a warning to European financial services sectors, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and...
Waging a war for industry talent
Sep 3 2007 // As an insurance industry professional, you know that we have a big job to do when it comes to recruiting talented individuals to this business. A career in insurance may not be an obvious choice for college students who...
Waging a war for industry talent
Sep 3 2007 // As an insurance industry professional, you know that we have a big job to do when it comes to recruiting talented individuals to this business. A career in insurance may not be an obvious choice for college students who...
People
Sep 3 2007 // Richard E. Meuret has been appointed vice president and manager, Field Operations Analysis, for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company operations. Meuret will be based in the insurer’s Boston home office and...
