Insurance Journal

JUNE 10, 2025

Canopius Group, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Tom Losquadro as vice president of underwriting for national hull and liability U.S. Losquadro brings extensive experience in marine insurance, having held senior roles at both AIG and Marsh McLennan. He joined Canopius on …

Liability 165

Liability Underwriter Underwriting Marine 165

Insurance Journal

JUNE 15, 2025

After eight years of losses, Florida’s personal property insurance market reported an underwriting profit and a considerable jump in operating income in 2024, the AM Best rating and analytics firm said in a report posted in late May. The firm …

Underwriter 130

Underwriter Underwriting Personal Property Property Insurance 130

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2024

P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. According to the analysis, private passenger auto insurance … S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S.

Underwriter 290

Underwriter Underwriting Auto Insurance Insurance Industry 290

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Alera Group announced the acquisition of Insurance Underwriters Ltd., a Louisiana-based insurance agency offering risk management and insurance solutions including business insurance, surety bonds, personal insurance and employee benefits.

Underwriter 264

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Agency Insurance 264

Insurance Journal

JUNE 18, 2025

Descartes Underwriting, the Paris-based parametric insurer for climate and emerging risks, announced a strategic investment by Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The transaction enables Battery to join the company’s shareholder base …

Underwriter 191

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 191

Insurance Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting and specialty re/insurer Chaucer. CEO of Carbon Retires for Health Reasons, Succeeded by Co-Founder Ferrier Carbon Underwriting … A summary of these new hires follows here.

Underwriter 173

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 173

Insurance Journal

APRIL 30, 2025

SiriusPoint Taps AIG’s Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the appointment … This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SiriusPoint and Howden. A summary of these new hires follows here.

Underwriter 194

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 194

Insurance Journal

MAY 20, 2025

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announce that it has acquired 360 Underwriting (360), a managing general underwriter specializing in commercial construction. 360 is based in Dublin and Galway, Ireland, and will become a part of the Ryan …

Underwriter 274

Underwriter Underwriting Commercial Broker-Agent 274

Insurance Journal

JULY 29, 2024

homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the loss seen in the previous year and the line’s worst underwriting results since at least 2000, according to a new AM Best report.

Underwriter 312

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 312

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report. “After years of consistent losses, premium growth is helping the overall …

Insurance Industry 278

Insurance Industry Underwriter Underwriting Casualty Insurance 278

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform owned by RedBird Capital Partners, announced it has acquired Conifer Insurance Services a specialty commercial managing general agency from Conifer Holdings, Inc. The acquisition of Conifer marks Bishop Street’s entry into commercial lines, …

Underwriter 264

Underwriter Underwriting Commercial Insurance 264

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has received in-principle approval to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1984, which will commence underwriting in April 2025. Convex Group Ltd., Convex said it has worked with its advisers Gallagher Re and Asta, which …

Underwriter 200

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 200

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Paula Cooley joined Graham-Rogers Insurance, headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a transportation new business underwriter. Cooley will focus on garage and transportation commercial auto. She has over 40 years of property and casualty experience, most recently serving as senior transportation/garage …

Underwriter 278

Underwriter Underwriting Commercial Insurance 278

Insurance Journal

JUNE 20, 2025

Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance Broker Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail insurance broker headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Following completion of the acquisition, Felipe Ureta …

Broker 240

Broker Insurance Broker Underwriter Underwriting 240

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Envelop Risk, the reinsurance managing general agent and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop Underwriting, which will encompass all existing cyber underwriting activities: Envelop Risk Bermuda and Envelop at Lloyd’s, including the Envelop Risk SPA 1925. Dom Peters has …

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting Risk Cyber 246

Top Insurance Blogs

JUNE 19, 2025

Understanding how the German insurance system operates often means looking at the key professionals behind the scenes. Two of the most misunderstood yet essential roles in Germany are those of the insurance adjuster and the underwriter. appeared first on My Top Insurance Blogs.

Underwriter 104

Underwriter Underwriting Policyholder Insurance 104

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, has launched the London insurance market’s first lead underwriting platform enhanced by generative AI, aiming to provide sabotage and terrorism insurance quotes to customers faster and more efficiently than ever before. Initially developed as a …

Underwriter 288

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Quotes Insurance 288

Insurance Journal

JULY 12, 2024

Illinois-based specialty insurance broker Origin Specialty Underwriters Agency announced it has acquired Agricultural Insurance Management Services (AIMS), an agribusiness insurance-focused managing general underwriter based in Bow, New Hampshire.

Underwriter 263

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Broker Broker 263

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced the acquisition of the managing general agency, Accelerate Underwriting. Established in 2015, Accelerate Underwriting is a … Financial terms of the deal, which is its fourth involving an MGA, were not disclosed.

Underwriter 262

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Broker Broker 262

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

American International Group saw third quarter underwriting income in its general insurance segment fall 28% to $437 million due to higher catastrophe losses and lower favorable development on prior year reserves. The insurer’s third quarter net income attributable to common …

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the European managing general agent Geo Underwriting Europe BV (Geo Europe), part of London-based Ardonagh Group. Terms of the transaction …

Underwriter 290

Underwriter Underwriting Agents Broker-Agent 290

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection. P/C insurers posted an underwriting loss … A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S.

Underwriter 277

Underwriter Underwriting Risk Insurance 277

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 18, 2024

P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021. By Susanne Sclafane S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. According to the analysis, private …

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Industry Insurance 246

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Geo Underwriting, the managing general agency and subsidiary of Ardonagh Advisory, announced it will acquire Navigators & General (N&G) from Zurich UK. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1921 by Captain William Coombs, a merchant navy …

Underwriter 264

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 264

Insurance Journal

JULY 24, 2024

Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe as vice president, package lines underwriting. Shaver most recently was a small business leader for Chubb Insurance. She also previously …

Underwriter 263

Underwriter Underwriting Commercial Insurance 263

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In today’s fast-paced insurance market, underwriters and wholesalers face increasing pressure to streamline operations, reduce manual processes, and enhance efficiency across multiple lines of business (LOBs). This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys. Whether it’s General Liability, …

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting General Liability Liability 246

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

In the fast-paced world of insurance, efficiency, accuracy, and speed are vital to success. For MGAs and wholesaler underwriters, the traditional challenges of navigating multiple carrier websites, re-entering data, and … This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage exclusions and, in some cases, declining to write liability policies at all …

Underwriter 263

Underwriter Underwriting Liability Policy 263

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of the European managing general agent, Geo Underwriting Europe BV (Geo Europe), part of The Ardonagh Group. The deal was completed on Oct.

Underwriter 261

Underwriter Underwriting Agents Insurance 261

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 16, 2024

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, named four new regional vice presidents and two new underwriters. Skyward Specialty named Gregg Callahan regional vice president in its northeast region in New England. Callahan spent the last 27 years at …

Underwriter 278

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 278

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report. “After years of consistent losses, premium growth is helping the overall …

Insurance Industry 241

Insurance Industry Underwriter Underwriting Casualty Insurance 241

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 7, 2025

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to purchase London Aviation Underwriters Inc. LAU), in a stock and cash transaction. Financial details of the deal, which is expected to close early in 2025, were not disclosed. Upon …

Underwriter 246

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 246

Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

First quarter underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance segmentNorth America commercial, International commercial, and global personaldropped … American International Group (AIG) reported first quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $698 million, down 41.5% from the same period a year ago.

Underwriter 268

Underwriter Underwriting Commercial Insurance 268

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In the fast-paced world of insurance, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. For MGAs, wholesalers, and carriers, managing the complexities of underwriting, quoting, and data extraction can be overwhelming, especially when … This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys.

Underwriter 244

Underwriter Underwriting Insurance Insurer 244

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Chubb Overseas General. Arch Insurance Taps Symenouh From Tokio Marine as Senior Cyber Underwriter Arch Insurance has appointed Ezechiel Symenouh … A summary of these new hires follows here.

Cyber 262

Cyber Underwriter Underwriting Marine 262

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more if limited moves into a warming market in the state. Amelia Underwriters, a wholesale and surplus lines broker based in Fernandina Beach, …

Underwriter 264

Underwriter Underwriting Broker Insurance Companies 264

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM Best. Best’s Special Report, titled, “First …

Underwriter 263

Underwriter Underwriting Casualty Insurance Insurance Industry 263