Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Global Risk Partners Hires Lewer to Lead E-Trading; Lee for e-Trade Underwriting
Oct 12 2015 // Simon Lewer has joined Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP)* as the chief operating officer of its MGA Division, with responsibility for the development of GRP’s electronic trading initiatives. He also has been...
Nichols Joins J.M. Wilson as Personal Lines Underwriter
Oct 9 2015 // J.M. Wilson has added John Nichols as a personal lines underwriter in Portage, Mich. Nichols is responsible for quoting new and renewal personal lines risks, along with serving independent insurance agents in 21...
Tischer Joins ANV Underwriters’ M&A Insurance Team
Oct 8 2015 // ANV Underwriters, the international managing general underwriter (MGU) segment of specialty insurance group ANV Holdings, announced the appointment of Florian Tischer to its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Insurance...
Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record
Oct 8 2015 // The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market. Lloyd’s has requests for...
CRC Insurance Services to Acquire Connecticut Underwriters
Oct 6 2015 // CRC Insurance Services Inc., a wholesale insurance unit of BB&T Corporation’s principal subsidiary Branch Banking and Trust Company, announced an agreement to acquire Connecticut Underwriters Inc. in Middletown,...
Assessing First-Half P/C Insurance Results: A.M. Best
Oct 6 2015 // The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to post a third consecutive year of underwriting profits, considering its performance in the first half of the year and barring any late year catastrophic losses,...
European Property Underwriting Forms Capacity Agreement with 3 Risk Partners
Oct 6 2015 // European Property Underwriting Limited (EPU), a London-based property owners MGA, has secured an exclusive capacity arrangement with three risk transfer partners, led by HDI Gerling, with major co/reinsurance...
A.M. Best: Republic Underwriters Insurance Co. Ratings Under Review
Oct 5 2015 // A.M. Best has placed under review with positive implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Dallas-based Republic Underwriters Insurance Co....
Markel International Names Hope as Senior Underwriter, Head of Mgmt. Liability
Oct 5 2015 // Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Antony Hope as senior underwriter and head of the management liability account in its professional and financial risks division (PFR). Reporting to divisional...
XL Innovate, XL Group’s Venture Capital Company, Acquires New Energy Risk
Oct 2 2015 // Dublin-based XL Group plc announced that XL Innovate*, the venture capital fund sponsored by the company, has acquired all of the shares of New Energy Risk Inc. “New Energy Risk has developed and delivered to the...
XL Catlin Strengthens London Product Recall Underwriting Team
Sep 29 2015 // XL Catlin announced it has strengthened its London-based Product Recall team with the appointment of Natalie Lilley and the transfer of Ian Davidson. Natalie Lilley joins XL Catlin from Canopius where she has held the...
IFG Companies Hires Smith as Underwriting Manager in Connecticut
Sep 28 2015 // IFG Companies has hired Geoffrey J. Smith as underwriting manager of its nationwide Commercial Underwriting Renewal Center in Hartford, Connecticut. While managing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Commercial...
Planning the Special Event Insurance for Pope’s Philadelphia Visit
Sep 25 2015 // Pope Francis’ two-day visit to Philadelphia this weekend, which will close the Holy Father’s six-day apostolic journey to the U.S., has a special event policy in place with W.R. Berkley Corp. and OneBeacon...
Scottsdale Names Nelson to Lead Contract Underwriting
Sep 24 2015 // Surplus lines carrier Scottsdale Insurance Co. has named David Nelson as the leader of contract underwriting. David Nelson Nelson has been with Scottsdale Insurance since 1991. His most recent position was CFO for the...
Barrett Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Underwriting Limited
Sep 24 2015 // Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Simon Barrett has been appointed to the position of chief...
