AmWINS News

More School Districts Buying Active Shooter Insurance

Insurance broker Paul Marshall can count on his phone ringing in the aftermath of a school shooting. Since the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school, where 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured, seven South …

Change at Top at AmWINS: Purviance to Take Over DeCarlo’s CEO Role

Charlotte-based global wholesale broker AmWINS Group announced that Scott M. Purviance will succeed M. Steven DeCarlo as the company’s chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2018. DeCarlo, who has served as CEO of AmWINS since joining in December 2000, will …

Broker THB Taps Botelho from Universal Seguros to Bolster Reinsurance Team

THB, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Rodrigo Botelho as director, European division, from Oct. 1, 2017. Based in THB’s Amsterdam office, Botelho’s duties will include targeting new markets in the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa. …

Specialty Brokers AmWINS and Partners Specialty Group to Merge

Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge. Partners will become part of the AmWINS Brokerage Division, bringing an expanded geographic presence that complements the existing AmWINS platform. The combined firm will place …

General Star, AmWINS Partner on New Food Delivery Insurance Program

General Star Management Company has launched a food delivery insurance program through its General Star Programs Unit. AmWINS Program Underwriters will administer the program designed for hired and non-owned auto liability risks engaged in food delivery services. The Food Delivery …

AmWINS Elects Cooper as Vice Chairman of Board

Specialty wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the election of W.H. “Skip” Cooper as vice chairman of its board of directors. Cooper has served as president of AmWINS since May 2007 and he is continuing in that role. Prior …

AmWINS’ MGA Unicorn Names Nightingale as CEO, Cashen as Motor Fleet U/W

Charlotte, N.C.-based broker AmWINS Group Inc. announced the appointment of Darren Nightingale as chief executive officer of its London-based managing general agent, Unicorn Underwriting. Nightingale will be joined by Julian Cashen from Liberty Underwriting as class underwriter, motor fleet. Together …

AmWINS Gets Backing for Unicorn MGA from Berkshire Hathaway International

U.S.-based global insurance distributor AmWINS Group Inc. announced it has secured backing from AA+ rated Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. for its London-based managing general agent (MGA), Unicorn Underwriting, to write motor fleet business. Unicorn will focus initially on specialist …

NAPSLO Panel: Tech Disruption May be Good for E&S Market

“There are no rules. If you can figure out how to quantify a risk and define it, then you can insure it.” Hank Haldeman, president of the board of directors for the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, sounded …

AmWINS Launches Small Business Division

Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. has launched a fifth division, AmWINS Access, which is dedicated to small account binding authority business. In conjunction with the launch of this new division, offices of Gresham & Associates and Bliss & Glennon – …