Ironshore Inc.’s Specialty Casualty unit is launching a new claims-made policy form to complement its suite of products and services available to the commercial general liability market for prospective insureds facing unique product liability challenges. With an ISO format that …
Evolving reimbursement models for healthcare providers are fueling a surge in demand for provider excess insurance with industry experts forecasting a jump in premiums of 15-30 percent in 2013, according to a ReSource Intermediaries survey. Traditional fee-for-service contracts that reward …
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has formed RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, a specialty reinsurance agency based in Connecticut, which will support the growth of new products and services in the United States specialty market. RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S., an indirect wholly-owned …
LevelFirst, a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced that Lawana Harris has joined the firm as a senior broker. Harris brings 27 years of insurance experience, with 12 of those in excess and surplus …
Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has released the findings of its eighth annual Specialty Insurance Program Issuing Carrier Survey. The survey, which analyzes trends and benchmarks movement …
Berkshire Hathaway’s Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, its recently formed commercial property casualty insurance group, has commenced operations, underwriting property, casualty, professional and executive liability insurance and programs for customers in the U.S. “It’s official: We are moving into commercial insurance …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agent (MGA) has expanded its Louisiana operations with the addition of Jessica Dixon as a producer/broker. She will focus on developing retailers in Louisiana and contiguous states for MGA and …
Hudson Insurance Group, the U.S. Insurance Division of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. has received approval from the Excess Line Association of New York to write excess line business in the State of New York through Hudson Excess Insurance Co. Hudson …
Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co., is expanding its International Specialty Group by establishing three new teams solely dedicated to serving the insurance and risk management needs of U.S. multinational companies. Based in Atlanta, New York City, …
Bret Strickland has been named president and chief operating officer of Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., replacing William G. Reynolds, who retired after more than 35 years in the insurance Industry. Strickland started with Atlantic Casualty in 1997 and for the …
