Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Often overlooked, accurate insurance-to-value should be a priority
Feb 19 2006 // There often are not many incentives for agents and brokers to calculate accurate property and business interruption values. When underwriting for commercial properties, insurers need to obtain accurate insurance-to-value...
Often overlooked, accurate insurance-to-value should be priority
Feb 19 2006 // Inadequate ITV is not just a problem for the insurance industry – it also can be detrimental to policyholders. When underwriting for commercial properties, insurers need to obtain accurate insurance-to-value (ITV)...
If you really want to upset your clients, don’t allow them to finish expressing their thoughts by cutting their communic
Feb 19 2006 // How to keep your non-standard auto clients When selling non-standard auto insurance, do you know how to retain your clients or are you driving away the business? There are a number of factors that affect retention,...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal Underwriters Most failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders. That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial...
Sunshine State Insurance Co. Makes Several Promotions
Feb 17 2006 // Three veteran underwriting executives — Michael Solano, Robert Thomas, and Michael Weis — have been promoted to assistant vice president at Sunshine State Insurance Company (SSIC). Sunshine State is a writer of...
U.S. Risk Insurance Acquires Lighthouse Underwriters
Feb 15 2006 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group in Dallas, Tex. is acquiring Lighthouse Underwriters, LLC of Anandale, Va. Under the terms of the agreement, Lighthouse will become an operating division of U.S. Risk Insurance Group, but will...
Navigators Group Sees Record Q4
Feb 15 2006 // The Navigators Group Inc. reported net income of $15,310,000 or $0.96 per share for the 2005 fourth quarter based on 16,012,000 diluted shares compared to net income of $10,635,000 or $0.84 per share for the 2004 fourth...
A.M. Best: P/C Industry Reports Underwriting Loss
Feb 14 2006 // Driven by the largest natural catastrophe in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. property/casualty industry’s underwriting loss was $2.8 billion for the first nine months of 2005, reversing the $3.4 billion...
Berkshire Hathaway Purchasing Applied Underwriters
Feb 8 2006 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire Applied Underwriters and all of its subsidiaries, including its North American Casualty insurance companies. Applied Underwriters is a privately held company that is an...
NAS Adds HMOs to Coverage, Promotes Two Underwriters
Feb 8 2006 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has added health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to the eligible classes of its managed care E&O/D&O/EPLI insurance coverage. Other eligible classes include medical...
Kingsway Grows Net Income by 24% for 2005; Dividend Increases 25%
Feb 8 2006 // Canada-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005 (Cdn dollars except where indicated). Net income for the quarter increased 16% to $42.1 million...
PCI Hosting Seminar for Marketers, Underwriters March 26-28
Feb 7 2006 // Insurance marketers and underwriters from across the country will explore a wide range of hot topics and cutting-edge marketplace developments such as technology and insurance buying trends, predictive modeling and...
Question is not whether to buy umbrella… but how much
Feb 6 2006 // It seems that every risk today has a big exposure, regardless of size or industry type. Some popular litigation targets include product liability, personal injury claims, false advertising and, most frequently, commercial...
Question is not whether to buy umbrella… but how much
Feb 6 2006 // It seems that every risk today has a big exposure, regardless of size or industry type. Some popular litigation targets include product liability, personal injury claims, false advertising and, most frequently, commercial...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Umbrella
Feb 5 2006 // It seems that every risk today has a big exposure, regardless of size or industry type. Some popular litigation targets include product liability, personal injury claims, false advertising and, most frequently, commercial...
Lloyd’s Faraday Announces Underwriting Appointments
Feb 2 2006 // Faraday Group, the broker-focused Lloyd’s managing agent and London-based reinsurance group, announced the approval of the appointments of Mark Rayner and Paul Ceurvorst as joint Chief Underwriting Officer and Active...
PWIB Texas Adds Taylor as Associate Underwriter/Broker
Feb 1 2006 // Dallas, Texas-based PWIB Texas, a division of Insurance Specialty Group (ISG), announced the addition of Josh Taylor as an associate underwriter/broker. Taylor formerly served as an assistant underwriter with a managing...
Arrowhead Professional Liability Div. Names Senior Program Underwriter
Feb 1 2006 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency’s Inc. Professional Liability Division, Torrance, Calif., has appointed Anita Bryant senior program underwriter for the employment professional liability insurance, private company...
Live Today on IJ: Watch Professional Liability Underwriters Ring Closing NASDAQ Bell at 3:50 PM EST
Jan 31 2006 // The president of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society will ring the closing bell at The NASDAQ Stock Market in Times Square today to kick-off the group’s annual Directors & Officers insurance...
Analysts predict faster P/C premium growth, underwriting profit
Jan 23 2006 // Each year the Insurance Information Institute invites a panel of Wall Street stock analysts and industry professionals to review the prospects for the industry in the year ahead. This year’s survey results indicate...
