A.M. Best Co. has affirmed Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2003, which is managed by Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited (CUAL), a member of the Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited (CGL). The …
The Excess and Surplus Lines segment of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has appointed Michael Fleischer as E&S segment chief underwriting officer. Fleischer will work closely with E&S segment businesses Colony, Argo Pro and Argo Specialty to help maximize profitability …
Insurance brokerage Marsh appointed Ron Marx as a senior vice president in its San Diego office. Marx brings 30 years of risk management and insurance experience to Marsh. He joins the company from Willis, where he led the technology and …
Insurance brokerage Marsh appointed Ron Marx as a senior vice president in its San Diego office. Marx brings 30 years of risk management and insurance experience to Marsh. He joins the company from Willis, where he led the technology and …
Record high ocean temperatures and the development of a climate phenomenon known as La Nina will keep the Atlantic hurricane season on track to be the busiest since 2005, according to government forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has …
The board of governors of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) based in Walnut Creek, Calif., has appointed Walter A. Bell, chairman of Swiss Re American Holding Corp., to its national board of governors. Bell has a long and distinguished …
Tropical Storm Colin weakened to a tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday as it passed west of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding the system could dissipate later in the day. Colin became the third named storm …
Tropical Storm Colin reformed over the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and was moving northwest on a path that could take it close to Bermuda, where authorities issued a tropical storm warning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Two days earlier, it …
Perhaps not surprisingly, Miami is Florida’s most vulnerable major city to strong hurricane winds, according to Florida State University researchers who developed a new tool to estimate the frequency of extreme hurricane winds at a particular location. The findings, from …
Bermuda-based specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has named Joseph L. Boren New York regional executive for its U.S. operations. Boren, who will continue in his role as chief executive Officer of Ironshore Environmental, will oversee the integration of business development and …
