Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Amerisure Makes Field Marketing & Underwriting Appointments
Apr 22 2015 // Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., based in Farmington Hills, Mich., appointed Mark Gromek regional vice president and promoted Laura A. Irwin to director of Field Marketing & Underwriting (FMU) Service and...
ACE Appoints Fletcher ACE Bermuda Chairman; Clabby, Gonsalves Promoted
Apr 21 2015 // ACE Group has announced several key executive appointments in its ACE Bermuda business. Rees Fletcher has been named Chairman of ACE Bermuda. He joined ACE Bermuda 26 years ago, rising to the position of Senior Vice...
Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces 4 Promotions
Apr 16 2015 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurance company for niche markets, promoted Laura Boylan to vice president of Human Resources....
All Risks Names Campbell Senior Underwriter in California
Apr 16 2015 // All Risks Ltd. has named Robert Campbell a senior underwriter in California. As a part of the national specialty programs unit, Campbell will be responsible for underwriting large workers’ compensation accounts for...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones in Claims, Underwriting
Apr 15 2015 // Erie Insurance announced Wednesday that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Issuer Credit Rating of San Antonio’s National Unity Insurance Downgraded
Apr 15 2015 // A.M. Best downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of National Unity Insurance Co. (National Unity) in San...
ACE Appoints O’Halloran as Environmental Risk Underwriter, U.K. & Ireland
Apr 15 2015 // ACE Group today announced the appointment of Glenn O’Halloran as environmental risk underwriter as it continues to invest in building its environmental liability insurance capabilities in the U.K. and...
Validus Holdings Promotes 3 Underwriting Execs in Bermuda
Apr 15 2015 // Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, Ltd. has announced a number of underwriting promotions in its Bermuda office, “strengthening the capabilities and breadth of its global...
XL, Cobalt Underwriting Launch Shariah-Compliant Equine Product at Lloyd’s
Apr 13 2015 // XL Group and Cobalt Underwriting have launched the first Shariah-compliant product to be available through Lloyd’s of London. The cover is an equine product, which responds to named perils, mortality, theft,...
Willis Urges Energy Underwriters to Innovate to Survive
Apr 9 2015 // Willis Group Holdings is urging energy insurers to increase innovation and offer buyers a wider range of new products and services “as underwriters face mounting competitive pressure, record capacity levels and...
DUAL Marine & Energy Forms Underwriting Partnership With CNA Hardy
Apr 8 2015 // DUAL, the international underwriting agency, announced its global marine and energy business has started underwriting with support from CNA Hardy’s Lloyd’s syndicate. DUAL is the underwriting arm of Hyperion...
Ryan Specialty Group Launches New MGU Windward Specialty
Apr 7 2015 // RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM) has launched Windward Specialty, a new managing general underwriter. Windward Specialty will underwrite a range of property risks exclusively through wholesale insurance brokers. The new...
QBE European Operations Names Menear as Director of Underwriting Operations
Apr 6 2015 // London-based QBE European Operations, which is part of QBE Insurance Group, has appointed Nick Menear as director of underwriting operations, effective April 1. In this new role, Menear is responsible for fostering...
Bermuda Re/Insurers Post Strong 2014 Global Underwriting Results: ABIR
Apr 6 2015 // The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has released the 2014 global underwriting results for its member (re)insurers, with 19 of 21 member (re)insurers participating in the survey. The ABIR said:...
BB&T Ups Stake in AmRisc Agency, Divests Insurer American Coastal
Apr 2 2015 // Raleigh, North Carolina-based insurance broker BB&T Insurance Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to significantly increase its partnership interest in AmRisc, a managing general underwriter for commercial property...
Westfield Insurance Taps Neate to Lead National Underwriting Office
Apr 1 2015 // Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property and casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, has promoted Kristine Neate to the new role of national underwriting office leader. Kristine Neate In this...
Nonemployee ‘Employees:’ The Borrowed Servant Doctrine – Part II
Apr 1 2015 // Part I of this “nonemployee, employee” mini-series introduced the three types of “employers” and began the discussion regarding what constitutes or creates control. Part II completes the...
Jones Made a Name in Surety as a Common Sense Underwriter
Mar 31 2015 // Louis E. Jones had a reputation in the insurance industry as a common sense underwriter, and there were few contractors and home builders that he did not touch over the years, his friends say. Jones was born Nov. 9, 1931....
Ratings of Texas-Based National Lloyds, American Summit Affirmed
Mar 31 2015 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Texas-based National Lloyds Insurance Co. (National Lloyds), and its affiliate, American...
King Insurance in California Names DeGazon Underwriter, Program Manager
Mar 25 2015 // San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based King Insurance has named Andre DeGazon a senior professional liability underwriter and program manager. DeGazon has 20 years of experience. He was formerly a professional liability senior...
