Starr Insurance News

People Moves: Starr Names Magee VP, Int’l Head of Financial Lines & Professional Liability; Hub Int’l Taps Hartman as EVP, Strategic Client Service Operation

Starr Insurance announced that Christopher Magee has joined Starr as vice president, international head of Financial Lines and Professional Liability, a new position focused on growing the business outside the U.S. and helping clients manage their risks around the world. …

People Moves: Starr Names Chen CEO of Starr Singapore; Arch Re Announces 4 Executive Promotions; Fidelis MGU Boosts Underwriting Team With 6 Promotions

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Starr Insurance, Arch Reinsurance and Fidelis MGU. A summary of these new hires follows here. Starr Names Chen CEO of Starr Singapore Starr Insurance announced that Sean Chen, a 14-year member …

New York Yankee Uniform Sleeve Gets the Starr Treatment

On July 21, when the New York Yankees open their first homestand after the All Star break, the players’ famous uniforms will look a bit different. They will sport a Starr Insurance logo on the sleeve. The insurer’s jersey patch …

People Moves: Travelers Names Duncan President of Northfield; Kapoor SVP at NFP; Starr Insurance Hires Shannon Sr. Investment Officer

Travelers Names Duncan President of Northfield Excess & Surplus Travelers has named Marsh Duncan its new president of Northfield Excess & Surplus, a specialty division. Marsh will oversee Northfield’s current business while identifying new areas for growth. Before joining the …

People Moves: WTW Reshapes M&A Practice; Starr Names Relationship Leader; Cover Genius Adds 2

WTW Vows to Grow M&A Practice, Appoints Broking Regional Leader Insurance broker WTW (Willis Towers Watson) announced that Mark Rusas will focus exclusively on leading the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice within Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) for North America. …

Amenity Analytics Raises $18 Million from Starr, Allstate, Others for Text Analysis Tool

Starr Companies and Allstate have contributed to an $18 million financing round for Amenity Analytics, a startup developing cloud-based analytics designed to help businesses analyze text on a massive scale. The New York-based startup said that both Starr and Starr …

Starr Launches Site Selling Directly to Small Businesses

Starr Companies has joined a growing roster of insurers selling insurance directly to small business owners online with its launch of Starr Insure. The new digital agency currently offers property/casualty business owner coverages for distributors, retailers, artisan contractors, medical offices, …

Ex-Texas, South Carolina Regulator Kitzman Joins Starr Insurance as VP

Starr Companies said it has appointed Eleanor Kitzman as vice president of Starr Insurance Holdings Inc. Kitzman will have regulatory, management and operational responsibilities across the company’s domestic and international businesses, according to the announcement. Kitzman has 25 years of …