Latest Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIG Rebrands Domestic Insurance Operations as P/C Group; Shuffles Executives
Apr 21 2008 // American International Group, Inc. has renamed its Domestic General Insurance operations the AIG Property Casualty Group, a move the company said reflects AIG’s corporate brand and an intention to provide a clearer...
White Papers and Blueprints: Agents Chart Their Own Regulatory Future
Apr 21 2008 // Independent agents hold onto market share, prepare for post-November election politics Insurance Journal‘s Editor-in-Chief Andrea Wells interviewed Robert Rusbuldt, CEO and president of the Independent Insurance...
Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies
Apr 21 2008 // About This Report: The soft market had its effect on this year’s Top 100. But despite challenging soft market conditions, 15 of the privately-owned agencies and brokerages on Insurance Journal‘s Top 100...
Premium Growth: Top 25 P/C Premium Gainers in 2007 Versus 2006
Apr 21 2008 // President Calvin Coolidge noted that “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” That being the situation, the following 25...
WKF&C Agency Expands to Texas
Apr 18 2008 // Melville, New York-based managing general agent, WKF&C Agency Inc., announced it is expanding its nationwide casualty underwriting platform with the opening of a new office in Dallas, Texas. Industry veteran and...
AIG Names Executives for New Commercial Insurance Group
Apr 11 2008 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has named several executives to positions within its new AIG Commercial Insurance Group, formerly known as the Domestic Brokerage Group. AIG Commercial Insurance is part of the...
A.M. Best Affirms and Withdraws Ratings of Georgia-based Delta Fire & Casualty
Apr 10 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Atlanta-based Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company. The outlook for these ratings is stable....
AIG Rebrands Domestic Insurance as P/C Group; Shuffles Executives
Apr 7 2008 // Insurance giant American International Group, Inc. has renamed its Domestic General Insurance operations the AIG Property Casualty Group, a move the company says reflects the increasing power of AIG’s corporate brand...
Ohio Casualty Offers New Custom Protector Products
Apr 3 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the introduction of Custom Protector, a commercial lines product that offers more built-in coverages with significantly expanded...
Liberty Mutual Launches Specialty Products Group
Apr 3 2008 // Liberty Mutual Agency Markets has announced a new product line and distribution channel for its newly-created Specialty Products Group, which has been formed by the consolidation of Liberty Mutual Surety, the former Ohio...
Atlantic American Sells its Regional Property and Casualty Operations
Apr 1 2008 // Atlanta-based Atlantic American Corp. sold its regional property and casualty operations to Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. of Columbia, Mo. Included in the sale are Association Casualty Insurance Co,, Association Risk...
Chartwell Adds E&S Casualty Division to Arizona Office
Mar 27 2008 // Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers LLC, a wholesale and specialty insurance broker focusing on high-risk, hard-to-place coverage, announced that it has added an Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty Division to...
Market Share Report: Top 25 Property/Casualty Insurers
Mar 24 2008 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners released an updated version of the 2007 market share premium data for the top 25 insurers of select property/casualty lines of business. The report includes countrywide...
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Mar 24 2008 // The Hartford’s Chief Financial Officer David M. Johnson plans to step down later this year. He has served as the company’s top financial officer since 2001, and will remain in the position until a successor is...
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Mar 24 2008 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy hired Jimmy Balagia as senior vice president in the firm’s property and casualty group in Austin. Balagia has 30 years of experience as a property and casualty broker/consultant and...
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Mar 10 2008 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, reports it has extended the employment agreement with Joseph J. Plumeri, its chairman and chief executive officer. The agreement, which was originally scheduled to expire...
Colorado Casualty Appoints CEO, Announces President Retirement
Mar 4 2008 // Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced that president and CEO Donald E. Frette is retiring in May, following a 15-year career with the company. Frette will be...
Ohio Casualty Offers New Personal Lines Technology Products for Agents
Feb 28 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced the introduction of its new personal lines product offering in Ohio, including enhanced rating capabilities via Personal IQ, the...
General Star Consolidates Excess, Primary into New Casualty Unit
Feb 14 2008 // Stamford, Conn.-based General Star Management Co. is consolidating its Excess and Primary units into a new Casualty Division. “Clients will now work with a single underwriter and manager for both lines of business,...
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Feb 10 2008 // Susan Doyle has been named president and COO of Wisconsin-based Wausau Insurance, part of the commercial markets business unit of the Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group. Doyle replaces Mark Fiebrink, who retired. Doyle...
