Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AAMGA University Aims Fundamentals Class at Newbies
Sep 6 2004 // Something different was definitely in the air at a seminar put on by the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) last June. As the group of MGAs and wholesale brokers settled in for the introductory dinner...
Have Catastrophe Risks’ ‘Bring ‘Em On!’ Says Specialized Writer ICAT
Sep 6 2004 // The map shows a thin blue line skirting the edge of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Louisiana around Florida and all the way up to Maine to highlight the hurricane states. The blocks of red across the Western territories...
Have Catastrophe Risks’ ‘Bring ‘Em On!’ Says Specialized Writer ICAT
Sep 6 2004 // The map shows a thin blue line skirting the edge of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Louisiana around Florida and all the way up to Maine to highlight the hurricane states. The blocks of red across the Western territories...
Best Releases Underwriting Guide 3rd Flow
Sep 6 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced the release of the “third flow” of its 2004 Underwriting Guide, a series designed to provide underwriters and risk managers with a “better understanding of industrial and...
Capstone Promotes Hartley and Heard
Sep 3 2004 // Dallas-based Capstone Underwriters announced two promotions within the organization. Paul Hartley was advanced to the position of vice president of underwriting and Kevin Heard was named vice president of...
Converium Completes External Reserve Review; Share Issue to Raise $420 Million
Aug 31 2004 // Zurich-based Converium Holding AG announced that an external reserve review, conducted by the actuarial consulting firm Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, confirms reserves to be “within a reasonable range of actuarial...
Weiss: P/C Insurers Report First Underwriting Profit Since 1997
Aug 31 2004 // Dramatic improvements in underwriting performance by the nation’s property/casualty insurers led to the first underwriting gain in nearly seven years, according to the Jupiter, Fla.-based financial analysis firm...
Lesandro Joins Burns & Wilcox as Renewal Underwriter
Aug 27 2004 // Lisa Lesandro has joined the Fresno, Calif., office of Burns & Wilcox Ltd., in the position of renewal underwriter. The announcement was made by Ceil Norton, branch manager of Burns & Wilcox’s Fresno...
SCOR Posts 38.7 Percent 1st Half Net Income Increase to $70 Million
Aug 26 2004 // France’s SCOR Group didn’t do quite as well as Swiss Re, but it’s come a long way from the dark days of 2001. The reinsurer’s “Back on Track” restructuring plan and the recently approved...
Farewell Reflections-Have You Noticed That’
Aug 23 2004 // The following article is part two of a three-part commentary written by an insurance company executive which includes an industry critique and reflection on lifelong lessons learned. Part one appeared in the Aug. 9 issue...
Have Catastrophe Risks’ ‘Bring ‘Em On!’ Says Specialized Writer ICAT
Aug 23 2004 // The map shows a thin blue line skirting the edge of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Louisiana around Florida and all the way up to Maine to highlight the hurricane states. The blocks of red across the Western territories...
Fiduciary Liability: The Most Misunderstood of Management Exposures
Aug 23 2004 // In the early 1960s, life in the United States was lived at a slower pace. Transportation and communication required more time (and patience) and employees were more inclined to trust employers on issues relating to...
Bracing for the Worst: Industry Prepares for Another Wildfire Season
Aug 23 2004 // The fire season started early this year. Wildfires erupted all over California and in Nevada in mid-July, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying several homes and outbuildings. Affected areas in California included...
Freeburg Joins Noodle Specialty Brokers, Will Underwrite D&O and EPLI
Aug 19 2004 // Chicago-based online wholesaler Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB) announced that Jonathan Freeburg, 44, has joined the company as a senior underwriter focusing on private company directors’ and officers’ liability...
Monarch E&S Announces New Appointments
Aug 18 2004 // Derek Borisoff, CEO and president of Monarch E&S Insurance Services has announced that Lance Amick has been hired as the branch manager/senior underwriter of the San Diego branch office. Amick’s responsibilities...
ACE USA Makes Appointments in Global Energy Unit; Opens Houston Energy Office
Aug 13 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies, announced two appointments in the U.S. operations of the ACE Global Energy division. Edwin Duffy was named senior vice president and Houston branch...
Allied World Assurance Expands N.Y. Operation for Underwriting
Aug 11 2004 // Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd announced that its subsidiary, Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc., has expanded the capabilities of its New York office to underwrite excess liability and errors and omissions...
Vista Insurance Partners Appoints Bishop as Senior Broker/Underwriter
Aug 10 2004 // Vista Insurance Partners, a San Antonio, Texas-based wholesale insurance broker, announced the appointment of Margie Bishop as senior broker/underwriter. Bishop will work with current and new Vista agents to develop new...
Kingsway Notes Record Income for Q2
Aug 6 2004 // Toronto-based Kingsway reported record net income for the second quarter of the year and first six months. Net income increased by 22% to $33.3 million, compared to $27.3 million reported in the second quarter of last...
Fowler and Keyes Join Noodle Specialty Brokers as Underwriting VPs
Aug 6 2004 // Insurance industry veterans James A. Fowler and John D. Keyes have joined Chicago-based Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB), the newly formed division of InsuranceNoodle Inc., as senior vice presidents of underwriting. Noodle...
