Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
A.M. Best: Commercial P/C Outlook Stable Despite Price Competition
Mar 5 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although A.M. Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration, the level...
Chicago Specialty Underwriters Report 4th Quarter, Year-end Results
Feb 28 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2006 include: * Gross written premium growth...
A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance...
A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with Insurance...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 26 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
A look behind the very good property/casualty results for 2006
Feb 26 2007 // The numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance Journal’s...
D&O experts show little tendency to drink from a glass ‘half full’
Feb 26 2007 // Corporate governance, stockholder activism, pricing discipline, a surprise event to define next D&O cycle Things are about as good as they can get right now in the directors and officers liability environment but that...
A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006
Feb 25 2007 // News Currents The numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with...
A look behind the very good P/C results for 2006
Feb 25 2007 // News Currents The numbers, or es-timates, for the property casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in, and Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, discussed them with...
A look behind the very good property/casualty results for 2006
Feb 25 2007 // News Currents The numbers, or estimates, for the property/ casualty insurance industry for 2006 are in. Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute, sat down with Insurance...
D&O experts show little tendency to drink from a glass ‘half full’
Feb 25 2007 // Things are about as good as they can get right now in the directors and officers liability environment but that doesn’t necessarily comfort D&O brokers and underwriters in this high-profile segment; instead it...
Bass Underwriters Offering BOP Program
Feb 23 2007 // Bass Underwriters has a new admitted program for BOPS targeting a varied selection of risks. The program will entertain such businesses as beauty and nail salons, clothing stores, convenience stores, electronic and video...
Fairfax Q4 Net $159 Million; $227 Million Full Year
Feb 23 2007 // Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings recorded net earnings in US dollars of $159.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 and $227.5 million for the 2006 year ($8.45 and $11.92 per diluted share, respectively). The...
Appalachian Underwriters Expands in Tenn.
Feb 20 2007 // Insurance broker Appalachian Underwriters will double its Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, Tenn., presence to more than 300 people over the next three years, company officials announced. As part of the expansion, the...
Mo. Euclid Managers Hire Senior Underwriter
Feb 20 2007 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Euclid Managers, LLC, an underwriting manager and claim administrator for internet, tech, media and manufacturing professional liability, has announced the hiring of Kim A. Ellis as senior...
Liberty International Underwriters Expands Los Angeles Office
Feb 19 2007 // Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual Group, now offers general liability products out of its Los Angeles office. Heading up the Los Angeles operation’s general liability office is Vice...
Nautilus Insurance Names Schiffer Senior VP of Underwriting
Feb 15 2007 // Nautilus Insurance Announces Senior Vice President of Underwriting Scottsdale, Ariz.-basedNautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great Divide Insurance Co., subsidiaries of W.R. Berkley Corp.,...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 12 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
Commercial clients ‘swallow a bitter pill’ when it comes to cat coverage
Feb 12 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Why a regional carrier might be an agent’s best friend
Feb 12 2007 // The old saying “all politics is local” is born of the realization that the things that most directly affect us are local issues. In that respect, one could say that insurance is a local business. Risk...
