Latest Casualty Headlines
All the headlines from our Casualty Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ascot Taps Kenahan from AWAC as Head of Excess Casualty in Bermuda
Nov 1 2019 // Ascot announced the appointment of Patrick Kenahan as head of Excess Casualty in Bermuda. In addition, Jason Pugi, Kimberley Pursell and Michael Watkins were named senior vice presidents. The team will write excess...
BHSI Forms Construction, Casualty Teams in France, Led by AXA XL’s Antiphon, Bonifay
Oct 29 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has commenced underwriting casualty and construction insurance in France and filled two key in-country leadership posts, naming Olivier Antiphon as head of...
Cox Appointed VP, Business Development at Midwest Employers Casualty
Oct 28 2019 // Midwest Employers Casualty (MEC), a Berkley Company, has named Nathan Cox as vice president of sales. He succeeds Steven Link, who is retiring. The appointment is effective immediately. Cox will be responsible for revenue,...
Sompo International Adds Email Security Review Services to Cyber Policies
Oct 25 2019 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has partnered with SecurIT360, a full-service security consulting firm, and The Crypsis Group, a...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last?
Oct 24 2019 // Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019 will continue during the coming January renewals and beyond. The...
Tate Joins EPIC’s Property/Casualty Unit in Dallas
Oct 9 2019 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Dave Tate to its property/casualty operations in Dallas, as a principal, reporting to EPIC Managing Principal and Director of the Southwest Region KJ Wagner. Tate will be...
Third Point Re’s Wilson Joins Hamilton to Head U.S. Casualty, Specialty Reinsurance Unit
Oct 1 2019 // Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer Hamilton Insurance Group announced that Steve Wilson has been appointed senior vice president, head of Casualty & Specialty, for its new U.S. reinsurance platform. Wilson...
Ratings of First Chicago Insurance, United Security Health and Casualty Upgraded
Sep 25 2019 // Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B- (Fair) from C++ (Marginal) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bb-” from “b+” of First Chicago...
AmTrust E&S Insurance Services Taps Lynn to Lead New Excess Casualty Division
Sep 24 2019 // AmTrust E&S Insurance Services is expanding its offerings with the launch of an excess casualty underwriting division. To lead the Los Angeles-based new business unit, AmTrust E&S has hired Jeff Lynn, who brings 15...
Bermuda’s Brit Re Gets ‘A’ Rating from AM Best as Firm Prepares to Write Casualty Treaty
Sep 20 2019 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” to Brit Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd. The outlook assigned to these credit ratings is stable. The...
Partners General Insurance Agency Hires Farrell, Opens Connecticut Office
Sep 10 2019 // Partners General Insurance Agency (PGIA) has hired Thomas Farrell as senior vice president to start up its Connecticut branch of operations. Farrell will be writing on Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company paper which has...
5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...
Florida-Based FedNat Holding Company Makes Changes to Board of Directors
Aug 27 2019 // The Board of Directors of FedNat Holding Company, an insurance holding company, has selected David Michelson and David Patterson as candidates to serve on the board as new, independent directors. As soon as their...
Liberty Mutual Names Chief Underwriting Officers for Excess Casualty and Public Entities
Aug 22 2019 // Liberty Mutual has appointed Jon Tellekamp as chief underwriting officer for National Insurance – Excess Casualty, and Doug Manwaring as chief underwriting officer of National Insurance – Public Entities and...
Everest Insurance Names Paretchan Risk Management East Region Leader
Aug 12 2019 // Everest Insurance has appointed Vahan Paretchan vice president and East Region leader for its Risk Management casualty division, which provides primary casualty solutions to customers in the large account marketplace. In...
Chubb appoints Kwan as Division Head of Property & Casualty for Singapore
Aug 6 2019 // Chubb announced the appointment of Eric Kwan as division head of Property & Casualty for Singapore, effective Aug.5, 2019. He reports to Scott Simpson, Chubb’s country president for Singapore. In Kwan’s new...
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Aug 5 2019 // National Linda Dodson The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her...
Brit Global Specialty USA Adds Swiss Re’s Zillgitt, Redstone’s Magee
Jul 12 2019 // Brit Global Specialty USA has named Garick Zillgitt as vice president, Primary General Liability, and Justin Magee as vice president, Excess Casualty. Zillgitt and Magee will both be based in California in Walnut Creek and...
Reinsurers Offering Better Prices, Capacity for Preferred Trading Partners: Willis Re
Jul 2 2019 // Strengthening primary insurance market conditions underpinned improvements to reinsurance prices, terms and conditions at the June 1 and July 1, 2019 renewals, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis...
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Jul 1 2019 // National American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and CEO of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth...
