Commercial Lines
Former AIG Exec Thygeson Joining Hamilton as COO of U.S. Ops
On Monday, Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that William Thygeson has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer of Hamilton USA Thygeson joins Hamilton USA from American ...
Deal Analysis: Why Validus Is Buying Western World
The combination of Validus Holdings and Western World Insurance Group fills in "missing pieces" for both organizations, Validus' chairman said Tuesday, detailing finer points of a $690 million deal ...
Tech Startup AssureStart Selling Small Business Insurance in 3 More States
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, has expanded its service footprint to include Colorado, ...
Willis’ Longmore Joins Marsh’s FINPRO
Marsh has announced that Ann Longmore will join the firm's FINPRO practice in New York as its new multinational practice leader effective July 7. Longmore will be responsible for helping Marsh ...
OneBeacon’s Sale of Runoff Business to Armour Still in Progress
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. said it is making progress in the sale of its runoff business to Armour Group Holdings Ltd. and restated its expectation that the transaction will close in the second ...
Spotlight on London, Innovation at 50th International Insurance Society Seminar
The International Insurance Society has come a long way since its first meeting in a conference room in Austin, Texas. The 50th edition of its annual conclave opened Monday morning in London at the ...
Plenty of Insurance Capacity But Tricky Contract Wording for Oil and Gas Risks
The insurance capacity is there to cover the risks associated with the current oil and gas boom in Texas and the nation, experts say, but agents and their customers should be vigilant in their ...
Gressier to Step Down from AXIS COO Spot
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said Jack Gressier stepped down just months after the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer named him chief operating officer. Gressier, 46, won't be replaced, and his ...