Latest Starr Companies Headlines
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Nothing More Important than Culture
Oct 5 2020 // I LOVE working for this business. I look forward to working each day!!!” It’s not every day that you hear an employee of any given business say that, but it’s exactly what one respondent to Insurance...
Starr Launches Usage-Based Aviation Insurance for Pilots Who Rent
Jun 9 2020 // Starr Insurance Companies has launched Starr Gate, a new general aviation policy for pilots who rent aircrafts. The coverage offers “high-definition underwriting” and usage-based pricing with a tool designed to...
Starr Insurance Companies Appoints Murphy as Southeast Regional VP
Jan 22 2020 // Starr Insurance Companies has appointed Kathleen Murphy as regional vice president, Southeast Region, effective January 13. Murphy is responsible for field leadership as well as broker and client relationships. According...
Starr Insurance Names Swiss Re’s O’Ryan as Canadian Manager, General Aviation
Jan 8 2020 // Starr Insurance Cos. has appointed Paul O’Ryan as Canadian territory manager, general aviation, effective Jan. 6. O’Ryan joins Starr from Swiss Re where he was head of General Aviation Americas in Toronto for...
Starr Taps Swiss Re’s Nawrath as Underwriting Chief for New Aviation Unit in Germany
Dec 18 2019 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced the appointment of Carsten Nawrath as Aviation underwriting manager, leading the build-out of a new Aviation insurance operation based in Munich, Germany. The operation will write aerospace...
People & Places
Nov 4 2019 // National Specialty insurer QBE North America has named Kris Hill as president of Alternative Markets. Hill joined QBE in January 2017 as chief financial officer. Before joining QBE, she served as executive vice president...
Starr Promotes Puffer and Geoghean in the Western U.S.
Sep 20 2019 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced leadership promotions and a new structure for its Western sales region. Starr’s Western region sales operation has been split into two units, Pacific Northwest and Southwest, and two...
Starr Insurance Sues to Rescind Coverage for Plane Used by Lawyer Avenatti
Sep 8 2019 // An insurance unit of Starr International Company Inc. on Friday sued Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, to rescind coverage of an airplane that Avenatti used,...
Starr Insurance Names Zhou President of China P/C Insurance
Sep 6 2019 // Starr Insurance Cos. has named Dr. Haoming Zhou as general manager and president of Starr China Property and Casualty Insurance Ltd. Zhou has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience. Prior to joining Starr, he...
Starr Insurance Companies Extends Defense Base Act Coverage to Small Contractors
Aug 2 2019 // Starr Wright Insurance Agency, Inc. (Starr Wright USA), a division of Starr Insurance Companies, has a launched a distribution channel for Starr Insurance Companies’ Defense Base Act insurance coverage, specifically...
People
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...
Marsh FinPro’s Hopper Joins Starr’s Financial Institutions Practice for UK and Europe
May 30 2019 // Starr Insurance Companies today announced the appointment of Andrew Hopper as head of Financial Institutions for the UK and Europe. Hopper will be responsible for the strategy and profitable growth of the Financial...
Starr Adds SkyWatch Drone Insurance to Broker Platform
May 9 2019 // Starr Insurance Companies and SkyWatch Ltd. have expanded the SkyWatch.AI drone insurance program to allow drone operators to purchase insurance from Starr through a SkyWatch.AI link, which will be available on select...
Amenity Analytics Raises $18 Million from Starr, Allstate, Others for Text Analysis Tool
Apr 16 2019 // Starr Companies and Allstate have contributed to an $18 million financing round for Amenity Analytics, a startup developing cloud-based analytics designed to help businesses analyze text on a massive scale. The New...
Starr Appoints Capitano to Lead Primary General Casualty-Risk Management
Apr 8 2019 // Starr Insurance Companies has named Carmella Capitano, senior vice president, as head of primary general casualty-risk management and excess casualty. In this new role, Capitano will lead a team serving organizations with...
BTIS announces General Liability for Marine Risks
Jan 30 2019 // Rocklin, CA, January 30, 2019 – Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the availability of general liability for Marine Artisans and Small Marine...
A Desire to Leave the World Better Than He Found It: Acts of Generosity from AIG’s Founder C.V. Starr
Dec 17 2018 // Cornelius Vander Starr had many identities, including American entrepreneur, successful businessman, salesman, fearless world traveler and business pioneer. As the founder of what is now American International Group, he...
Starr Insurance Cos. Expands Aviation Insurance Operations to Brazil
Dec 12 2018 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced that Starr International Brasil Seguradora S.A. has been granted a local license to offer aviation insurance. “We are thrilled to be adding aviation capability in an important, growing...
Horton Heads Ironshore Bermuda Rebranded as Liberty Specialty Markets
Dec 6 2018 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is integrating its Ironshore Bermuda businesses and brands into one brand called Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda. The new business will be led by...
Starr Insurance to Offer Ski, Snowboard Rescue & Evacuation Insurance
Nov 29 2018 // Starr Insurance Companies has formed an agreement with Safe Descents, Inc. to provide the an insurance program for rescue and evacuation for skiers and snowboarders in the United States. The policy, underwritten by Starr...
