David Cohen News

Aspen Looks to Rebound from ‘Considerable Poor Performance’ by Insurance Unit

Aspen Insurance Holdings lost nearly $185 million in the 2017 fourth quarter, or $3.25 per diluted share. The struggling Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer also saw its consolidated combined ratio hit 152.6. While California wildfire catastrophe costs contributed greatly to Aspen’s …

Aspen Announces Cohen to Lead Insurance Unit, Succeeding Postlewhite

Aspen announced that David Cohen, president and chief underwriting officer of Aspen Insurance, will lead the day-to-day management of the Insurance business, reporting to group chief executive officer, Chris O’Kane. “David joined Aspen in November 2015. Since his arrival, he …

Aspen Insurance Acquires Puerto Rico Marine MGA, Blue Waters Insurers

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings, announced it has acquired Blue Waters Insurers Corp. Blue Waters, which is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a specialist marine managing general agency. The company was founded in …

Aspen Insurance Appoints Cohen as President and Chief Underwriting Officer

Bermuda-headquartered Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the appointment of David Cohen as president and chief underwriting officer of its insurance segment, Aspen Insurance. With over 35 years of insurance industry experience, Cohen was most recently at Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) …

Liberty Int’l Underwriters Names McCarthy as Head of Global Crisis Mgmt. Unit

Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Jane McCarthy as global senior vice president of its Global Crisis Management unit which includes kidnap, ransom and extortion; contaminated products; and product recall coverage worldwide. Based in …