Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chubb Q2 Net Income Jumps 33% on Premium Growth, Underwriting
Jul 23 2025 // Chubb followed up a challenging first quarter due to the California wildfires with second quarter net income of nearly $3 billion, up about 33% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter P/C underwriting...
People Moves: Willis Launches Dedicated Residential Real Estate Team, Led by Palmer and Grainger; Aspen Promotes Welch to Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Jul 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis and Aspen Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Launches Residential Real Estate Team, Led by Palmer,...
WR Berkley Q2 Net Income Up Near 8% on Underwriting, Investments
Jul 21 2025 // Second quarter 2024 net income at W.R. Berkley Corp. increased nearly 8% compared to the same period a year ago Net income was about $401.3 million for Q2 2025 compared to net income of $371.9 million a year ago during the...
MGA Nexus Underwriting’s CEO Rouse Faces Internal Investigation for ‘Offensive’ Email
Jul 14 2025 // Nexus Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent, is investigating a “wholly inappropriate and offensive ” email sent by CEO Stuart Rouse. “We are aware of an internal email that has been...
People Moves: RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer; MS Reinsurance Restructures Underwriting Operations, Making Leadership Changes
Jul 9 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RiverStone International and MS Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding...
People Moves: Hull & Company-Texas Promotes Wilkins, Hires Gambino to Underwriter/Broker Roles
Jul 8 2025 // Hull & Company-Texas, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, promoted Brandt Wilkins to underwriter/broker. Wilkins has an extensive background in the commercial wholesale business. He has been with Hull Texas for the last...
CRC Group Agrees to Acquire Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium Underwriting Group
Jul 7 2025 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Lloyd’s managing agency Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. from investment funds...
AM Best: US P/C Industry Records $1.1B Underwriting Loss for Q1
Jul 7 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss for the U.S. P/C industry. According to industry rating agency AM...
Business Moves: Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group; Ardonagh Acquires Majority Stake in Apex Insurance in Hong Kong
Jul 3 2025 // Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting,...
Business Moves: Howden Japan Acquires Holos; Ageas Buys Saga’s Underwriting Biz; BMS Purchases Australian Property Broker; UK’s Direct Line Now Owned by Aviva
Jul 2 2025 // Howden Japan Acquires Majority Stake in Retail Broker Holos Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired a majority stake (68.3%) in Holos Holdings Co. Ltd., a leading retail insurance...
Bishop Street Underwriters Acquires Ohio’s Aerospace Insurance Managers
Jul 1 2025 // Bishop Street Underwriters announced that it has acquires Ohio-based Aerospace Insurance Managers, a general aviation insurance services provider, from Hallmark Financial. This acquisition marks Bishop Street’s entry...
People Moves: MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter; Allianz Commercial Promotes Simons as Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting
Jun 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurers MS Amlin and Allianz Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence Underwriter MS...
Middle East Tensions Boost Underwriting Risks Across Re/Insurers’ Portfolios: Report
Jun 26 2025 // Marine, aviation, cyber, and terrorism insurers face immediate underwriting pressures and potential accumulation losses as a result of heightened hostilities between Iran and Israel, according to Morningstar DBRS. In...
People Moves: Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of Directors; AEGIS London Taps QBE’s Yuile as International Casualty Underwriter
Jun 24 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and AEGIS London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Appoints Global Atlantic’s Co-Founder Levine to Board of...
Business Moves: Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Broker; United Risk Purchases Australian Facultative Reinsurance MGA, Pinnacle Underwriting
Jun 20 2025 // Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance Broker Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail...
People Moves: Specialist Risk Group Names Former Lockton Executive Nimmo as CEO – UK; CFC Taps Line From Markel as Chief Underwriting Officer
Jun 16 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details London-based appointments at the broker Specialist Risk Group and the managing general agent CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialist Risk...
Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says
Jun 16 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from...
After Years of Losses, Florida Insurers Saw Underwriting Profits in 2024, AM Best Says
Jun 16 2025 // After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report...
People Moves: Canopius Hires AIG’s Losquadro to Lead Underwriting, Hull & Liability US
Jun 11 2025 // Tom Losquadro Canopius Group, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Tom Losquadro as vice president of underwriting for national hull and liability U.S. Losquadro brings extensive experience in marine insurance, having held...
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Forms International Renewable Energy MGU
Jun 10 2025 // Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the specialty underwriting segment of Ryan Specialty, has launched Ryan Specialty Renewables, an international renewable energy managing general underwriter. The MGU is formed...
