AmTrust News

Markets/Coverages: AmTrust Introduces Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability

Global specialty P/C insurer AmTrust Financial Services introduced a new admitted lawyers professional liability policy from AmTrust PRO for mid-sized law firms. “In today’s competitive and complex legal environment, even a small error or simple oversight by an individual attorney …

People Moves: Chubb’s Tripp Joins AmTrust as Regional VP for MidAmerica

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. has hired Michael Tripp as regional vice president, head of MidAmerica region. Tripp joins New York, New York-based AmTrust from Chubb, where he spent the last four years as national vice president, small business sales. Previously, …

People Moves: WKFC Promotes Singhvi to President, Bauer to COO; AmTrust Adds Surian, White to Commercial Team

WKFC Promotes Singhvi to President and Bauer to COO WKFC Underwriting Managers, Ryan Specialty’s managing general underwriter headquartered in Melville, New York, has made two promotions in its senior leadership. Ravi Singhvi has been promoted to president of WKFC underwriting …

AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID

According to a new report by AmTrust Financial Services, while overall restaurant injuries are down, specific injuries, including crushing, fainting, inflammation, strains and mental stress, are up significantly compared to pre-pandemic numbers. AmTrust’s findings were based on nearly 170,000 claims …

People Moves: New Commercial Business Head at Hartford; Kapnick Adds Chief Growth Officer; AmTrust Hires Underwriting SVP

The Hartford Names Ant Head of Middle & Large Commercial Business Units The Hartford has named Tracey Ant head of middle and large commercial business units effective Jan. 1. In this newly created role, Ant will oversee all middle and …

AmTrust Title Agrees to Pay $1.25M to New York State Over ‘No-Poach’ Agreements

A title insurer and its agency have agreed to pay $1.25 million in penalties for engaging in “no-poach” agreements with their competitors in likely violation of New York State labor laws. According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, as …

UK-Based MGA iprism Adds AmTrust to Property Owners Panel

iprism Underwriting, the specialist commercial, property and high net worth MGA, has added property/casualty insurance company AmTrust to its property owners panel as broker demand for specialist property owners cover increases. The new relationship allows iprism to offer brokers a …

4 Things Small Businesses Can Do to Protect Against Cyberattacks

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses have quickly adopted remote working and transitioned to new technologies, such as contactless payments and online ordering. Unfortunately, these adjustments have come with increased risks. According to a 2022 report from …

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds 5 to Private Client and Flood; AmTrust Forms New E&S Leadership Team Led by Bublitz

Wholesale insurance broker Burns & Wilcox has added five new associates across the country to its private client and flood teams within its Personal Insurance practice group. The professionals joining Burns & Wilcox teams include Nelson Oliva, Kristopher Guasch, Andrew …

Regulator Objects But Court Clears Bid for $200M From Liquidated Insurer’s Owners

Creditors who say they were swindled out of more than $200 million by the former owners of the liquidated CastlePoint group of insurance companies may proceed with most of the claims they made in a New York lawsuit, a California …