Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson knew when he acceded to his post one year ago that his predecessor, Lord Peter Levene, would be a hard act to follow. Levene served for nine years and oversaw significant changes at Lloyd’s …
Matthew Nichols has been elected president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd. (NAPSLO) for the 2013 term. Nichols has served on the NAPSLO board since 2005 and has chaired several committees. Currently, he is the president …
Despite catastrophic events in 2011, low investment yields and competitive pressures, surplus lines specialists — especially market leaders — generated healthy operating profits and returns on both revenue and surplus. And once again, the surplus lines sector outpaced the results …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a non-profit entity that acts as the trade association for state insurance commissioners. Although the NAIC may play a central role in regulation of the insurance industry, it nonetheless is a private …
Swett & Crawford, based in Atlanta, has made several changes to its senior management team. Shaun Hooper, who moved from Swett & Crawford’s parent company, CGSC (Cooper Gay and Swett & Crawford) where he was group chief commercial officer, will …
CRC|Crump has signed an agreement with Preferred Concepts in New York to acquire select assets of the company’s Preferred Brokerage business unit. Terms were not disclosed. J.C. Sparling, who led Preferred Brokerage, will be joining CRC|Crump as a senior vice …
OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. has launched its newest specialty business—OneBeacon Surety Group. The new business will be managed by OneBeacon Surety Group President Chad Anderson and will focus on a variety of commercial surety business in all 50 states, as …
G.J. Sullivan Co. Reinsurance (GJS Re) has launched GJS Re Facultative to focus on providing quality property facultative reinsurance to select insurance company clients on a nationwide basis. John W. Threlfall joins GJS Re to head up the facultative group, …
Timothy R. Kania has been appointed as senior vice president of energy and construction in the U.S. and Latin America for Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s global specialty lines unit. Kania, a 25-year veteran in …
Insential, Inc. has joined with Kinsale Insurance Co. to offer Insential’s clients expanded coverage for hard-to-place casualty business. Insential is a national commercial lines wholesale broker headquartered in Plano, Texas with offices in Chicago and New York. Insential will represent …
