Personal Lines
Hamilton USA Names Koehler President, Middle Market & Programs
Hamilton USA, the New Jersey-based insurance operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Rich Koehler as president of middle market and programs. Koehler will report to CEO Conan Ward and ...
State Farm Seeks to Test Drone Use for Damage Response in Illinois
State Farm insurance company is seeking federal approval to test drones in evaluating property damage and responding to natural disasters. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reported that the ...
Aon Benfield Study Sees Positive Return Outlook for U.S. HO Insurers
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has announced the release of its 2014 Homeowners ROE Outlook report, which sees trends emerging that support a ...
QBE NA Appoints Kronenberg, Former XL Environmental CEO, to Board
QBE North America has appointed William Kronenberg III to its board of directors. With nearly 40 years of experience in the insurance industry, Kronenberg is well suited to assist in enhancing QBE's ...
Erie Insurance Group CEO (and Chubb Veteran) Named PCI’s New Chairman
Erie Insurance Group President and CEO Terrence Cavanaugh is the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America's new chairman, following elections at the PCI Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., ...
Progressive at PCI: Telematics Will Become Ubiquitous Underwriting Tool
A Progressive Insurance Group executive asserts that automated automobile technology won't become ubiquitous for years. On the other hand, he predicts, the equally transformative use of telematics ...
W.R. Berkley CEO Challenges ‘Moral Commitment’ of Reinsurance Rivals
With the property/casualty reinsurance market hammered by soft rates and heavy competition from new sources of capital, W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Chairman and CEO questioned the "moral commitment" of some ...
Chubb Thrives in Q3 on Higher Premium Revenue
Chubb Corp., the insurer of corporate boards and mega-yachts, said quarterly profit rose 9.8 percent in the company's first increase of the year as premium revenue increased. Third-quarter net income ...