Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Miscellaneous Health Care Facilities: Risk mixing and matching
Jul 24 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
U.S. property/casualty industry posts record 1Q profits
Jul 24 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined ratio–a key measure...
N.J. auto restrictions: a troubling turn
Jul 24 2006 // You don’t need to conduct any kind of sophisticated market research in order to understand the effects of New Jersey’s 2003 auto insurance reform law. Just drive down the New Jersey Turnpike, where you...
Miscellaneous Health Care Facilities: Risk mixing and matching
Jul 24 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Ill. RLI Opens New Property Underwriting Office in Northwest
Jul 24 2006 // Peoria, Ill.-based RLI has opened a new property underwriting office in the Seattle area, according to RLI Vice President, West Coast Property, Kevin McDonough. Based in Lynnwood, Wash., the business provides excess and...
Plymouth Rock Names Garside to Underwriting Fellow Position
Jul 24 2006 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation announced that Anne M. Garside has joined the firm in the newly created role of Plymouth Rock Fellow. She will focus primarily on loss reserving, pricing, performance measurement, and...
U.S. property/casualty industry posts record 1Q profits
Jul 24 2006 // News Currents The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined...
O’Donnell Named Commercial Underwriting VP at Peerless
Jul 18 2006 // Peerless Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the appointment of Linda O’Donnell to vice president of underwriting for commercial lines. In this new capacity, O’Donnell will lead and oversee...
Laying the Groundwork for New Insurance Programs
Jul 4 2006 // While many new insurance program ideas emerge from various sources, very few result in the actual formation of a program. It is generally only those that are well-thought-out, include substantive information, and are...
Target Markets Mid-Year Meeting
Jul 4 2006 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done Yet Managing general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be...
AVRECO’s Borderline Med-Mal Market
Jul 4 2006 // Chicago-based wholesaler AVRECO has a new medical liability insurance market for borderline nonstandard physicians and surgeons. It’s geared toward doctors on their way to a standard market, but who haven’t...
Healthcare liability moves beyond hospitals to specialized facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
News Currents
Jul 3 2006 // Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only...
Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Healthcare liability moves beyond hospitals to specialized facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Mucerino to Head New AIG Global Marine and Energy Division
Jun 30 2006 // American International Group, Inc. announced that it has established AIG Global Marine and Energy, a new division of the AIG property and casualty insurance subsidiaries. “The unit will service the insurance, risk...
HCC Insurance Acquires Ind.-based Novia Underwriters
Jun 30 2006 // Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. recently announced that the company had reached an agreement to acquire Indiana-based Novia Underwriters, Inc. for an undisclosed consideration. The transaction is expected to...
Florida Considering Commercial Joint Underwriting Association
Jun 30 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is discussing with the Financial Services Commission (Cabinet) the possibility of activating the Standby Commercial Joint Underwriting Association. According to the Florida...
U.S. P/C Industry Posts Record 1Q Profits; Net Gain on Underwriting Rises Nearly 21%
Jun 28 2006 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined ratio — a key...
