Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arnold Joins Underwriting Team at Ashley General Agency
Oct 29 2015 // Conroe, Texas-based independent insurance wholesaler, Ashley General Agency, has added Adam Arnold to its underwriting team. Arnold has extensive experience in the insurance industry that includes a background with a...
Talbot Australia Appoints Crisis Management Underwriting Team
Oct 29 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Australia, the Sydney-based branch of Talbot Risk Services Pte Ltd., has established a crisis management practice with the appointment of two leading underwriters to drive growth in specialty lines in...
Florida’s Orchid Underwriters Enters Commercial E&S Business, Hires 2 to Lead
Oct 28 2015 // Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Robert J. Rose senior vice president of Underwriting and Programs and Bryan...
Greenlight Re Posts Q3 Loss on Poor Investment and Underwriting Performance
Oct 26 2015 // Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. posted its third-straight unprofitable quarter on losses in the investment portfolio overseen by hedge-fund manager David Einhorn. The net loss for the period ended Sept. 30 widened to $219.7...
Four Specialist M&A Underwriters Join Marketform to Write $77 Million Line
Oct 23 2015 // Specialist Lloyd’s underwriter Marketform has announced the appointment of four more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance specialists who will be based in their London office. The new underwriters –...
Florida’s Normandy Insurance Promotes Cook to Underwriting Manager
Oct 21 2015 // Florida-based Normandy Insurance has promoted Greta Cook to the position of underwriting manager. Formerly a senior underwriter with Normandy, Cook’s new role will include managing the underwriting team and focusing...
BHSI Adds New Leadership, Expands Executive, Professional Lines Offerings
Oct 21 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has added new leadership to its Executive & Professional Lines as part of the company’s expansion of its dedicated underwriting capabilities in the U.S. According to...
P/C Insurers Posted $31B Profit for 2015 1st Half, Highest 1st-Half Income Since ’07
Oct 21 2015 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $31.0 billion in the first half of 2015 from $26.0 billion in the first half of 2014, according to a report today from Verisk Analytics’...
Swett & Crawford’s MGA Adds Two Lumber Underwriters in California
Oct 21 2015 // The Insurance Center for Building Materials has hired Rick Zorman and Phil McCown in Los Angeles. Both Zorman and McCown are experienced lumber underwriters and will expand the firm’s capabilities for this...
Back to the Insurance Future: What Marty McFly Saw in 2015
Oct 21 2015 // According to my history book (or “future” book), well, at least the history taught by the movies, Marty McFly landed in Hill Valley today after skipping over the last 30 years. If you see him, compare notes...
Travelers Insurance Sales, Underwriting Improve in Q3
Oct 20 2015 // Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said third-quarter profit advanced 1 percent as sales growth accelerated, and improved underwriting margins helped cushion lower...
XS Brokers Announces 5 New Hires in Massachusetts
Oct 20 2015 // XS Brokers, a wholesale brokerage based in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the following five new hires. Sean McVicker joined XS as broker. McVicker comes from AmTrust E&S where he was casualty broker placing general...
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Adds New All Risk Property Program in 50 States
Oct 19 2015 // San Diego, CA, October 19 2015 – Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. (Arrowhead), one of the largest program administrators in the country, announced today the addition of a new Commercial All Risk property...
AIG Makes Leadership Changes at Commercial Insurance
Oct 16 2015 // American International Group (AIG) announced leadership appointments in its Commercial Insurance business, including a new chief underwriting officer and the newly-established roles of global head of Cyber, and presidents...
J.M. Wilson Adds Bolhuis as P/C Underwriter in Michigan
Oct 13 2015 // Wholesale insurance broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Kristin Bolhuis as a property and casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office. Bolhuis is responsible for quoting new and renewal property and casualty business,...
Canopius Appoints Bailey as Global Head of Accident & Health
Oct 13 2015 // Canopius Group AG* announced the appointment of Scott Bailey as global head of Accident & Health, effective immediately. Bailey will lead the development of Canopius’s global A&H strategy as part of the...
ANV Appoints Helson as CEO for Lloyd’s Business
Oct 13 2015 // Global specialty insurance group ANV Holdings BV announced the appointment of Janet Helson as CEO of the group’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, ANV Syndicates Limited, subject to regulatory approval. Effective...
Eydent Reports Swearingen’s Retirement, Staff Promotions
Oct 12 2015 // Eydent Insurance Services LLC, a Mt. Pleasant, Mich.-based program administrator specializing in niche markets, announced that Jim Swearingen, chief underwriting officer, will retire effective Nov. 15. Swearingen began his...
What’s Driving Surplus Lines Insurance Growth?
Oct 12 2015 // Times are good for surplus lines professionals. The surplus lines industry reached new heights in 2014, growing direct premium written (DPW) in 2014 to $40.2 billion – the highest point in history, reports A.M....
Markel International Appoints Loader as Senior Underwriter, Marine Trades
Oct 12 2015 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Steve Loader as senior underwriter, marine trades, in its marine and energy division. Loader joins Markel from RSA Plc where he had been a senior...
