Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Starr’s Pittinger Joins ANV Global Services as Underwriting Director
Feb 22 2017 // ANV Global Services Inc., the North American managing general underwriter (MGU) owned by AmTrust Financial Services Inc., has appointed James Pittinger to the role of underwriting director. Responsible for the North...
Markel Corporation Names Dillon Underwriting Assurance Director in Virginia
Feb 21 2017 // Markel Corporation, a financial holding company headquartered in Richmond, Va., has named Ashley Dillon underwriting assurance director on the product line leadership team. Dillon is located in Markel’s headquarters...
The Hanover Appoints Fowle as CEO of Chaucer Syndicates, Succeeding Slabbert
Feb 21 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that John Fowle has been promoted to chief executive officer of Chaucer Syndicates Ltd. Fowle is replacing Johan Slabbert, who is leaving the company to pursue other...
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Feb 20 2017 // U.S. Risk, a global property/casualty wholesaler and managing general agency based in Dallas, named Wayne H. Carter III as president of U.S. Risk Underwriters Inc., its programs group. Carter assumes senior level...
U.S. Estimates Hurricane Matthew Damage to Recreational Boats at $110M
Feb 20 2017 // Hurricane Matthew, which threatened four coastal states as it corkscrewed through the Atlantic in early October, caused an estimated $110 million in damage to recreational boats, according to Boat Owners Association of The...
W.R. Berkley Suspends Marine Underwriting in London: Sources
Feb 20 2017 // W.R. Berkley has put under review and is suspending underwriting for its London marine book until it can determine the direction of this business going forward. W/R/B Underwriting, the company’s Lloyd’s...
CNA Appoints Ex-Endurance, AIG Executive Worman as Chief Underwriting Officer
Feb 17 2017 // CNA has named Douglas Worman to fill the newly created position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. He reports to Dino E. Robusto, CNA chairman and chief executive officer. In this role, Worman will...
Beazley Taps Markel’s Tewfik as Underwriter for UK Tech & Data Breach Team
Feb 17 2017 // Beazley, a specialist in cyber and data breach response insurance, has appointed Michael Tewfik as a technology, media and business services underwriter focused on addressing the data breach and cyber security risks of...
Argo Pro, BlueChip Underwriting Services Launch Transactional Risk Program
Feb 17 2017 // Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has partnered with BlueChip Underwriting Services LLC to provide transactional risk insurance to facilitate mergers and acquisitions. BlueChip will sell and...
Wraight, New Director of Academy of Insurance, Focuses on Learning Customers’ Needs
Feb 15 2017 // Patrick Wraight has been named the director of the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance, a leading property/casualty insurance learning center that is part of the Wells Media Group. Wraight, an Army veteran, comes to the...
Ed Announces Series of Appointments and One Departure
Feb 15 2017 // Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, has announced several appointments over the past few weeks in the areas of international property and casualty, marine and energy, finance, and...
AXIS Insurance Expands Cyber Team with Arklie and Tillett Appointments
Feb 9 2017 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that Neil Arklie has joined AXIS Insurance as vice president, Financial Lines, and lead underwriter for its London-based international cyber insurance unit. Arklie will lead a team of...
Greene & Associates Opens Office in Florida; Adds Fuchs to Underwriting Team
Feb 8 2017 // Underwriting manager and wholesale broker in Greene & Associates, based in East Aurora, N.Y., has opened its an office in Bradenton, Fla., and hired Don Fuchs to its underwriting team. Fuchs has more than 35 years of...
U.S. Risk Underwriters Names Berkley Program’s Carter as President
Feb 7 2017 // U.S. Risk, a global property/casualty wholesaler and managing general agency based in Dallas,, has named Wayne H. Carter, III as president of U.S. Risk Underwriters Inc., its programs group. Carter will assume senior level...
Appalachian Underwriters Makes McKee Comp Underwriter in Arizona
Feb 6 2017 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has added Melissa McKee as a workers’ compensation underwriter to its Scottsdale, Ariz. office. McKee will focus on the production of new workers’ comp business, with a primary...
CNA CEO Robusto ‘Back in the Game,’ Sees Room for Improvement in 2017
Feb 6 2017 // CNA reported fourth quarter and full year 2016 results, with its new CEO indicating that while there is a strong foundation at the insurer, the company has work to do in improving underwriting discipline and results and...
Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Decker to SVP of Underwriting
Feb 6 2017 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies has promoted James Decker from vice president to senior vice president of Underwriting. Decker will continue to oversee the Sports, Recreation, and Public Service Underwriting divisions in...
Beazley Buys Canadian Specialty MGA, Creechurch Underwriters
Feb 6 2017 // Beazley is expanding its presence in Canada with the acquisition of the specialist managing general agent, Creechurch Underwriters. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since its founding in 1996,...
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Feb 6 2017 // International insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., based in Itasca, Ill., has promoted James W. Durkin Jr. and William F. Ziebell in its employee benefit division. Durkin,...
Ascot Taps Hiscox Healthcare Specialists, Thompson, Williamson & Keith
Feb 3 2017 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that Ian Thompson, Nick Williamson, and Justin Keith will be joining Ascot on March 1 to underwrite healthcare, casualty treaty, and specialty reinsurance business, based in Ascot’s...
