Latest Underwriting Headlines
All the headlines from our Underwriting Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Acrisure Acquires Wholesaler Appalachian Underwriters
Jan 5 2022 // Financial services distribution firm Acrisure has acquired Appalachian Underwriters, a national managing general agency and third-party administrator, along with its affiliated entities. Oak Ridge, Tennessee-headquartered...
Cyber Insurtech Corvus Buys Lloyd’s Coverholder Tarian Underwriting Ltd.
Jan 4 2022 // Corvus Insurance, the Boston-based, cyber-focused managing general agent, announced it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Ltd. from Beat Capital Partners Ltd. Tarian operates a cyber underwriting platform that provides cyber...
Pro MGA Solutions Provides MGA Incubator Platform for Tierra Underwriting Ltd.
Dec 20 2021 // Global re/insurance adviser Pro Global Holdings Ltd. announced the incubation of environmentally focused managing general agent, Tierra Underwriting Ltd., by its independent managing general agent incubator subsidiary, Pro...
People Moves: Zurich Names Way Head of Sustainability Underwriting; Rockford Mutual Adds Burns, Savage
Dec 15 2021 // Zurich North America Names Mark Way as Head of Sustainability Underwriting Zurich North America has named Mark Way as their new Head of Sustainability Underwriting. Way reports to Chief Underwriting Officer Brandon Fick...
People Moves: WTW’s Swift Joins London Market Group Board; Carbon Underwriting Hires Antares’ Coates; Dale Underwriting Names ArgoGlobal’s Turner for Property
Dec 14 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the London Market Group, Carbon Underwriting and Dale Underwriting Partners. A summary of these announcements follows here. WTW’s Swift Joins Board...
Specialist Risk Group Launches MGA Called MX Underwriting
Dec 14 2021 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the launch of MX Underwriting. Led by Lee Anderson, SRG deputy CEO, and James Gerry, MX chairman, MX aim to be a £100 million gross written premium business within its first year of...
People Moves: Linton to Head Environmental Underwriting
Dec 13 2021 // Beth Linton, the vice president of Environmental Underwriting Solutions since 2006, is the new president of the wholesale insurance broker. Birmingham-based EUS, which specializes in complex environmental coverage, said...
People Moves: WTW Promotes Rourke to UK Head of P/C Pricing, Product, Claims and Underwriting; Tysers Hires Lockton’s Appleford, Lonmar’s Jenkins
Dec 9 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers Willis Towers Watson and Tysers. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Promotes Rourke to UK Head of P/C Pricing, Product, Claims and...
People Moves: New Hires at Appalachian Underwriters, Jimcor Agency
Dec 7 2021 // Appalachian Underwriters Hires Tobin as Northeast Marketing Representative Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) hired a new marketing representative to cover the Northeast region of the U.S. Bob Tobin comes to AUI with...
People Moves: Sartain Heads Marsh Specialty; AXA XL Adds 2 Underwriters to E&S Team
Dec 7 2021 // Sartain Named Marsh Specialty Leader for U.S. and Canada Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Michelle Sartain as head of Marsh Specialty for the U.S. and Canada, effective January 1, 2022. Sartain will...
MGA CFC Underwriting Launches Tool That Calculates Ransomware Costs
Nov 30 2021 // CFC Underwriting, the specialist managing general agent, has released a new tool designed to help customers understand the potential cost of a ransomware attack to their business. “Ransomware threats are one of the...
Applied Specialty Underwriters Launches New Infrastructure, Construction Practice
Nov 30 2021 // Applied Specialty Underwriters has launched a new infrastructure and construction practice and named Christopher Day as president. Additionally, John Schlosser has been named to lead the infrastructure underwriting...
Amwins Special Risk Underwriters Announces Expansion into Professional Lines
Nov 30 2021 // Exclusive product for Amwins brokers will focus on excess D&O November 30, 2021 — Amwins Special Risk Underwriters today announced the launch of an Executive D&O Liability product. This product marks the...
People Moves: Hiscox Hires Starr’s Buchanan as Casualty Dir.; Sharpe, Griffiths to Inver Re’s Exec Team; Plumptre, Fox Join Blenheim Underwriting’s Political Risk Team
Nov 19 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurer Hiscox, the reinsurance broker Inver Re, and the Lloyd’s managing agency, Blenheim Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows...
Update: Zurich Insurance Will No Longer Underwrite New Oil Exploration Projects
Nov 18 2021 // Zurich Insurance Group will no longer underwrite new greenfield oil exploration projects, Europe’s fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday in an investor day presentation that sought to burnish its green...
Insurance Technology: LineSlip Aids Property Underwriting; Bold Penguin Adds 2 Products:, Cowbell Assesses AWS
Nov 17 2021 // LineSlip Streamlines Property Value Reporting, Underwriting Data LineSlip Solutions recently unveiled a new tool to help risk managers, insurance brokers, and real estate asset managers streamline the collection and...
Samsung Fire & Marine to Underwrite Canopius U.S. Admitted Specialty Lines
Nov 15 2021 // Canopius Group, a global specialty (re)insurer, announced an agreement with Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (SFMI), its substantial minority shareholder and business partner, to underwrite U.S. admitted business on its...
Chubb Sees Profit Jump on Premium Growth, Underwriting Income
Oct 27 2021 // Global insurer Chubb’s third quarter net income soared more than 58 percent year-over-year, as premium gains continued their double-digit climb. The insurer’s Q3 net income reached $1.83 billion during the...
UK MGA CFC Underwriting Receives Major Investment From 2 Private Equity Firms
Oct 21 2021 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based specialist managing general agent, announced a major investment jointly led by EQT and Vitruvian Partners, two of Europe’s leading private equity firms. The size of the investment...
Castel Targets U.S. Professional Liability Business With Launch of Underwriting Cell
Oct 21 2021 // Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd. has launched a new underwriting cell, North American Professional Liability (NAPL), to focus on professional service firms’ business in the U.S. The cell is writing both primary and...
