Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sompo International Taps Pützer from Amlin as Head of Financial Lines in Germany
May 21 2019 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty re/insurance, announced that Udo Pützer has joined the company’s European insurance platform as head of Financial Lines...
Cyber Confusion: What’s Needed to Create a Sustainable Cyber Market
May 20 2019 // There has been plenty of talk about how cyber continues to evolve in an ever-changing technology landscape, how cyber risks have become increasingly sophisticated and how the insurance industry needs to keep...
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May 20 2019 // National Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head...
Tangram Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Pennsylvania’s GMG Underwriters
May 15 2019 // Tangram Insurance Services Inc., a managing general underwriter and program manager, has purchased the assets of Langhorne, Penn.-based managing general agent, GMG Underwriters (GMGU). The transaction became effective May...
MEMIC Hires Lieberman as Production Underwriter in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
May 15 2019 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Ted Lieberman to the role of production underwriter to support continued growth in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets. Prior to joining MEMIC,...
CorRisk Solutions Hires Belvedere to Professional Liability Team in New York
May 15 2019 // CorRisk Solutions has hired Donna A. Belvedere to lead its professional liability team. In this role, Belvedere will be based at CorRisk Solutions’ headquarters in Melville, N.Y. She joins CorRisk with more than...
Vacant Property Program Webinar to be Held Wednesday, May 15
May 14 2019 // Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2019 — Jared Mathis, executive vice president and head of the Blue River Underwriters’ specialty property program group will be presenting an informational webinar on vacant property insurance...
North Carolina-Based Curi Appoints PartnerRe’s Farrelly as SVP of Underwriting
May 13 2019 // Curi, a provider of medical malpractice products and services for physicians, has appointed Sean Farrelly as its new senior vice president of Underwriting. In this role, Farrelly will lead Curi’s underwriting...
UFG Insurance Appoints Donlick as Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager
May 9 2019 // UFG Insurance has appointed David Donlick as commercial lines underwriting manager for its East Coast regional office in Pennington, N.J. Donlick will succeed current assistant vice president and Commercial Lines...
Liberty Mutual Q1 Saw Better Underwriting Results, Strong Specialty Insurance
May 9 2019 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $671 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $23 million or 3.5% over the same period in 2018. Consolidated net income...
Bailey Named Surety Underwriting Manager at Iowa’s UFG Insurance
May 8 2019 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UFG Insurance has hired Scott Bailey as surety underwriting manager. He will succeed current surety underwriting manager, Art Fearn, who is retiring after a successful 15-year career with the...
Ihling Promoted to Executive Brokerage Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
May 7 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Sherry Ihling to executive brokerage underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Ihling is responsible for underwriting new and renewal accounts...
Ryan Specialty Group and Nationwide Form Bermuda Reinsurer, Geneva Re
May 7 2019 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd. Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Nationwide will own 50 percent of the venture with RSG and RSG-related...
Jimcor Agency Hires Chase as Underwriter in Southeast Region
May 7 2019 // Jimcor Agency Inc., a Montvale, N.J.-based independent managing general agent and insurance wholesaler, has hired Joe Chase to serve as an underwriter in Florida, working in the company’s Southeast Region. He is...
Breckenridge Insurance Group Names Trevor Pierce and Tim Anders to Leadership Positions
May 6 2019 // Atlanta, GA, May 6, 2019 — Breckenridge Insurance Group announced two senior leadership positions at the wholesale insurance organization. Trevor Piece has been promoted to division president for the Breckenridge...
Ryan Specialty Finalizes Acquisition of International Specialty Insurance of North Carolina
May 3 2019 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, has acquired the assets and operations of International Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (ISI), an independently owned managing general underwriter with offices in Winston-Salem, North Carolina....
Atlas General, Bascule Underwriting to Offer Workers’ Comp for Equine Industry
May 1 2019 // Atlas General Insurance Services has collaborated with Bascule Underwriting, specialists in equine insurance, to provide an exclusive workers compensation product for horse farm owners. The program will be administered by...
Corvus Opens Atlanta Office, Hires Fehrman as VP of Cyber Underwriting
May 1 2019 // Corvus Insurance has opened an office in Atlanta, its fifth office location, and hired Joel Fehrman, who will serve as vice president of Cyber Underwriting based in the new office. Fehrman joins Corvus with more than 10...
Industry Veterans Catlin and Brand Launch Specialty Bermuda Re/Insurer Convex Group
Apr 30 2019 // Insurance industry veterans Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand announced they have launched an international specialty insurer and reinsurer, Convex Group Ltd. Convex launches with $1.8 billion of initial committed capital and...
Appalachian Underwriters Taps Florida-Based Kidd to Lead Commercial Auto
Apr 30 2019 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired transportation broker Mary Kidd to focus on large commercial transportation accounts in its Sarasota, Fla., office. Kidd will work with accounts with more than $25,000 in premium,...
