Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kofi-Sikah to Join TER as Sr. Financial Lines Underwriter
Dec 9 2010 // London-based underwriting agency Torus Executive Risks (TER), the joint venture between global specialty insurer Torus and Nexus Underwriting Management Ltd., has appointed Michael Kofi-Sikah as Senior Financial Lines...
Alterra Capital Appoints Gamble Managing Director of Alterra USA
Dec 7 2010 // Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced the appointment of Daniel G. Gamble as Managing Director of Alterra USA. Gamble has more than 15 years experience in Professional Liability underwriting, most...
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Dec 5 2010 // Massachusetts agency Provider Insurance has hired Sharon Cardoso as personal lines account manager. She will be responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding existing client accounts in the personal lines division...
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Dec 5 2010 // Frost Insurance in Austin, Texas promoted Sheri Smyth to vice president of personal lines. Smyth, a 23-year insurance industry veteran, manages the personal lines department’s growth and retention efforts, and...
UK MGAs Gather to Support New Managing General Agents’ Association
Nov 24 2010 // The UK’s insurance industry has spawned numerous professional and trade associations over the years, but, oddly enough, one of the most important sectors, the managing general agents, or MGA’s, who underwrite...
Bruce Named Connecticut Underwriter of Year by NAIW Chapter
Nov 19 2010 // The Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women has named Cynthia Bruce, an underwriter at E&S broker S.H. Smith & Co., as its Connecticut professional underwriter of the year. Bruce...
Watters Named President of Patriot Underwriters
Nov 18 2010 // Patriot National Insurance Group has named Dean D. Watters as president of its subsidiary Patriot Underwriters, Inc. In his new role, Watters will oversee Patriot National’s managing general agency, program...
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Nov 14 2010 // Connecticut-based managing general agency Business Risk Partners has named Mark Bradway as director of broker relations. He has worked in specialty liability for over a decade. He began his career at wholesale broker Swett...
The ‘Secrets of the Ancients’
Nov 14 2010 // How Insurance Companies Can Live to Be 100 and Beyond Companies that seek longevity in the insurance industry should not focus solely on increasing profits. That’s the assessment of Robert P. Hartwig, president and...
Catlin’s Interim Statement Highlights Premium Gains
Nov 12 2010 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited’s interim management statement highlighted some significant premium increases in certain lines. The bulletin said: “Group-wide net premiums earned increased by 13 percent...
How Insurance Companies Can Live to Be 100 and Beyond
Nov 8 2010 // Companies that seek longevity in the insurance industry should not focus solely on increasing profits. That’s the assessment of Robert P. Hartwig, president and economist for the Insurance Information Institute. In...
James Joins RSI International in Commercial Underwriting Unit
Nov 8 2010 // RSI International Inc., a Texas-based managing general agency, announced that Robin James has joined its Commercial Underwriting Department in Arlington. James joins RSI after relocating to Texas from Goldsboro, N.C.,...
Rogers to Lead Marsh ProBroker; Reid is Commercial Underwriting Mgr.
Nov 2 2010 // Marsh’s London office announced the appointment of Mike Rogers as head of Marsh ProBroker, its UK community of independent brokers. He joins Marsh from Towergate’s Broker Network where he was Head of Business...
AIM and Quincy Mutual Launch Underwriting Alliance
Nov 2 2010 // A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies and Quincy Mutual Group will join forces to to create the Commercial Solutions Underwriting Alliance, a business arrangement designed to meet the commercial lines product needs of small to...
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Nov 1 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Danny R. Schamma to vice president, finance. He will direct the business planning process, oversee financial reporting and analysis, and...
The ‘Secrets of the Ancients’
Nov 1 2010 // How Insurance Companies Can Live to Be 100 and Beyond Companies that seek longevity in the insurance industry should not focus solely on increasing profits. That’s the assessment of Robert P. Hartwig, president and...
Ohio’s Healthcare Underwriters Group Returns 3rd Consecutive Dividend
Oct 29 2010 // Medical liability insurer Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio announced a $1 million dividend to its policyholders/owners. In the last 30 months the group has distributed $3.5 million in dividends to its doctor...
Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Names Burdick as New Program Underwriter
Oct 29 2010 // Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) has named Mitch Burdick as the new program underwriter for their RV park and campground program. Burdick has been with the agency since 2006 as a producer and account...
RenaissanceRe Q3 Net Income $204.8 Million; Operating $90.9 Million
Oct 28 2010 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd reported net income available to common shareholders of $204.8 million or $3.70 per diluted common share in the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income available to common...
Cratem Named Underwriting Chief at Sunshine State Insurance in Florida
Oct 25 2010 // Michael R. Cratem, an insurance executive with 18 years in the business, has been named vice president and chief underwriting officer at Sunshine State Insurance Co., which writes homeowners’ insurance in...
