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Core Specialty

AM Best revises outlooks for Core Specialty’s subsidiaries to positive

8th August 2022

Rating agency AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-“ (Excellent) of StarStone Specialty Insurance Company and StarStone National Insurance Company - both domiciled in Wilmington, DE and collectively are ... Read the full article

Core Specialty adds three underwriters to E&S primary product liability line

19th July 2022

Core Specialty and its subsidiaries have appointed three underwriters as the company expands its excess & surplus (E&S) primary product liability line. Joining the team are Guy Harris, AVP Underwriter, Jason Rockel, Lead Underwriter, and Matt Madar, Senior Underwriter. Harris, Rockel and Madar were all most recently with AmTrust E&S Insurance Services. ... Read the full article

Core Specialty completes $65m cat bond

7th June 2022

Core Specialty has completed its $65 million multi-year Yosemite Re 144A catastrophe bond. The firm said in a statement that this was the final element of Core Specialty’s Property reinsurance program for 2022. The 2022 Program attaches at $50 million and exhausts at $570 million. Core Specialty also said that the ... Read the full article

Core Specialty recruits Ann Brady as Agriculture SVP

18th May 2022

Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurer Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Ann Brady as Senior Vice President of Agriculture. Brady brings decades of agriculture insurance knowledge, specifically serving as an Agriculture reinsurance broker for the previous twelve years with Guy Carpenter. In her new role, she will report ... Read the full article

Core Specialty names President of newly formed Equine Division

14th April 2022

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Kevin Eagen who joins the company as President of its newly formed Equine Division. Equine Division represents Core Specialty's 11th Specialty Business Unit. In a press release, it states that Equine Division offers a variety of products, including equine mortality, loss of use, ... Read the full article

Core Specialty hires Ambac’s Scott Snyder to lead new Fronting Division

7th March 2022

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. has hired Scott Snyder as President of Fronted Programs, as the carrier launches its Fronting Division in "recognition of the magnitude and relevance of this line of business" to the company. In 2021, Core Specialty notes that this business line generated $441 million of gross written ... Read the full article

Core Specialty completes merger combination with Lancer

3rd January 2022

Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurers Core Specialty has now completed its previously announced merger combination with commercial auto specialist Lancer Insurance Group, growing its business into one holding pro forma capital of over $1.1 billion. The merger was announced back in April 2021, with Lancer expected to operate as ... Read the full article

Core Specialty inks underwriting arrangement with DUAL

21st April 2021

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced a new underwriting arrangement with DUAL Commercial that will provide primary and excess professional liability limits for qualified classes of business. DUAL is specialty program manager in the Property, Casualty, and Financial Lines marketplace and its hoped this partnership will build on its existing underwriting ... Read the full article

Core Specialty to combine with Lancer

16th April 2021

Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurers Core Specialty and Lancer Insurance Group have announced plans to combine their companies in a stock and cash deal. The transaction, which is to be structured as a merger, will see Lancer operate as a separately managed Division of Core Specialty, retaining the Lancer brand ... Read the full article

Integral ILS partners with Amwins & Core Specialty on new US property program

18th March 2021

Independent insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager, Integral ILS Ltd., has launched a new U.S. property insurance program with risks underwritten by Amwins and policies issued via subsidiaries of Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. Integral is set to assume U.S. catastrophe risk originated from Amwins' MGAs, including Amwins Access, Seacoast Brokers, Special ... Read the full article

Core Specialty hires Mary Kotch as Chief Information Officer

16th February 2021

Specialty insurance carrier Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has appointed Mary Kotch as Chief Information Officer. Kotch has over 20 years' experience in strategic technology innovation, application shared services, managing a global project management office, infrastructure, architecture, and digital and data management. She previously served in senior executive technology roles at Aspen Insurance ... Read the full article

Core Specialty recruits Fischer to lead Agriculture Reinsurance Division

8th February 2021

Specialty insurance carrier Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of William R. Fischer to lead its newly formed Agriculture Reinsurance Division. Fischer joines from AIG Reinsurance, where he served as Senior Vice President of Agriculture. In total, he has 25 years of experience in the crop reinsurance business. "Bill has a ... Read the full article

Core Specialty enters underwriting agreement with Celerity Pro

26th January 2021

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has created a new underwriting arrangement with Celerity Pro to provide Directors and Officers Liability insurance solutions for the United States management liability market. This new arrangement was affective from January 11. The program will be available to the wholesale market in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions ... Read the full article

Core Specialty names Van Spanos as new VP

22nd January 2021

Specialty insurance carrier Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has appointed Van Spanos as Vice President. He will be leading its newly formed excess & surplus (E&S) primary Product Liability group and will be responsible for managing all facets of this business. This will include direct oversight over the underwriting team dedicated to the ... Read the full article

Core Specialty, Lancer Management launches excess transportation program

15th January 2021

Core Specialty has secured a new partnership with Lancer Management Company and will now provide excess liability limits for qualified local, intermediate and long haul trucking accounts as well as general commercial and public automobile companies. The new excess facility will follow underlying commercial auto, general liability and employer's liability coverage. The ... Read the full article