Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pennsylvania’s Venture Insurance Programs Hires Wisler as an Underwriter
Oct 7 2019 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator based in West Chester, Penn., has hired Cheryl Wisler as an underwriter for FITLIFE, its program for fitness, wellness and spa services. In her new...
Surplus Lines Premium Grows in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch
Oct 7 2019 // Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since 2012, increasing 11% and representing the eighth consecutive year of premium growth, according to...
In Midwest Expansion, Venture Underwriters Opens Office in Chicago
Oct 2 2019 // Venture Underwriters Inc., a division of Allstar Financial Group, is expanding in the Midwest with the opening of a new office in the Chicago market The new office will be managed by Dan Moran, who has relocated from the...
Hines Joins Everest’s Specialty Insurance Group in Underwriting
Oct 2 2019 // Kurt Hines has joined insurer Everest Insurance as vice president of Underwriting in the Specialty Insurance Group, which offers coverages for the sports, leisure and entertainment industries. In this role, Hines will be...
Euclid Insurance Services Taps CNA’s Elliott to Lead New Life Sciences Division
Oct 1 2019 // Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. has formed Euclid Life Science Specialty, LLC (Euclid Life Science), a product and professional liability insurance underwriting platform providing tailored casualty coverage products to the...
MS Amlin Exits 9 Non-Core Classes of Business, with a New Focus on 3 Core Markets
Oct 1 2019 // MS Amlin, the London-based re/insurer and subsidiary of MS&AD, announced a new underwriting strategy that focuses on three core, non-commodity markets, while exiting nine non-core markets, which no longer fit in its...
Lloyd’s Reveals Blueprint to Build ‘Most Advanced Insurance Marketplace’
Sep 30 2019 // Lloyd’s of London has unveiled a blueprint for action to facilitate its Future at Lloyd’s project, which aims to “build the most advanced insurance marketplace in the world.” This first blueprint,...
Switzerland’s Helvetia to Begin Underwriting Worldwide Aviation Insurance in October
Sep 30 2019 // Helvetia Specialty Lines CH & International announced it will begin writing aviation insurance in October. Helvetia’s aviation team will offer worldwide insurance coverage for passenger liability, third-party...
Strong E&S Premium Growth in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch
Sep 30 2019 // Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since 2012, increasing 11% and representing the eighth consecutive year of premium growth, according to...
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Appoints Roberts as Senior Production Underwriter
Sep 27 2019 // Benjamin Roberts has been appointed as a senior production underwriter by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group to support continued growth in the Vermont market. Roberts, a native of Vermont, previously...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market
Sep 27 2019 // Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous arguments supporting the common wisdom that a meaningful market for residential flood...
AIG Taps Eccles from Argo, Langdon from Chubb for Senior Global Specialty Roles
Sep 26 2019 // American International Group, Inc. announced the appointment of two senior leaders in its global specialty business. Steve Eccles will join AIG as global head of Aerospace, General Insurance. James Langdon will join AIG as...
ClearPath Mutual Hires Sellers as Production Underwriter in Tennessee
Sep 26 2019 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. has appointed Kim Sellers as the company’s first production underwriter. Sellers will be based out of Burns, Tenn., and will handle agents in Kentucky and Tennessee. Kim Sellers As...
Excess & Surplus Market Soars as Standard Carriers, Lloyd’s Drop Accounts
Sep 24 2019 // Demand for surplus lines insurance rose dramatically in 2018 and is continuing to expand this year, so much so that some in the sector are feeling a bit overwhelmed. The excess and surplus lines sector is enjoying its...
Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO
Sep 23 2019 // There are several things that keep SCOR’s Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk is another. Only time will tell whether these risks are actually insurable, cautions...
Davis Promoted to Asst. Personal Lines Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
Sep 19 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Liam Davis to assistant personal lines underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Davis is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide...
Breckenridge Insurance Services Continues to Expand With the Hiring of Aaron Patterson as Vice President, Broker
Sep 18 2019 // Atlanta, GA, September 18, 2019 — Breckenridge Insurance Services is pleased to announce the hiring of Aaron Patterson, vice president, broker. Patterson brings a well-rounded commercial insurance sales and underwriting...
Sentinel Marine Underwriters Hires Chung in New York City, Klein in Baltimore
Sep 16 2019 // Sentinel Marine Underwriters (SMU), a specialty managing general agency that is part of AmWINS Underwriting and is dedicated to providing cargo-in-transit and cargo stock-throughput insurance for a variety of insureds in...
Today’s E&S Market Is an ‘Overwhelming’ Success
Sep 16 2019 // Business Is Gushing, Underwriters Trying to Keep Up Demand for surplus lines insurance rose dramatically in 2018 and is continuing to expand this year, so much so that some in the sector are feeling a bit overwhelmed. The...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Names Actuarial/Underwriting Committee Members
Sep 12 2019 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has identified appointees to its Actuarial/Underwriting Committee. The committee has historically developed recommendations to the TWIA Board concerning association rate filings,...
