Orchid Underwriters News

Orchid Underwriters Taps Cyran as Chief Underwriting Officer in Florida

Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophic coastal insurance, has hired Andrew Cyran as chief underwriting officer, a new position within the organization. Effective immediately, Cyran will assume the responsibilities of carrier management, product development, underwriting portfolio management, …

Orchid Underwriters Expands Commercial Lines Programs into North, South Carolina

Orchid Underwriters, a specialty underwriter of excess & surplus insurance focusing on coastal properties, is expanding its commercial lines products into North Carolina and South Carolina. This is in addition to the current states of Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and …

Orchid Underwriters to Acquire Platinum Partners in Massachusetts

Orchid Underwriters, a Vero Beach, Florida-based managing general agent providing excess & surplus (E&S) insurance for coastal properties, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Platinum Partners, a Peabody, Massachusetts-based wholesale brokerage focused on the high net worth personal lines …

Florida’s Orchid Underwriters Enters Commercial E&S Business, Hires 2 to Lead

Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Robert J. Rose senior vice president of Underwriting and Programs and Bryan Schofield vice president of Commercial Lines. Both are newly created …

Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Appoints Butler As CFO

Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focusing on coastal properties, has named Lynda Butler as chief financial officer. She will also become a member of the Executive Management Committee at Orchid, along with Chairman Ken …

Florida-Based Orchid Underwriters Names New CIO

Orchid Underwriters Insurance Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of property insurance focused on coastal properties and based in Vero Beach, Fla., has named Chuck Fillizola as chief information officer. In this newly created position, Fillizola will play a decisive role …