Reinsurance News

CRC Group

CRC Group strengthens team with three new appointments

14th June 2024

CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has announced the appointments of Yoni Armstead, Dylan Kamen, and Lindsay Holmes. These appointments are part of CRC Group's strategic effort to enhance support for retail agency clients across the nation. Yoni Armstead joins CRC as an Underwriting Team Leader. He previously worked ... Read the full article

CRC Group strengthens team with key new hires

13th June 2024

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, announces the addition of three new professionals to its team. Michael Rockhill has been appointed as an underwriting team leader at CRC’s Tampa-Bayport, Florida office. Prior to joining CRC Group, Rockhill was a personal lines underwriter for a non-profit government insurance company, ... Read the full article

CRC Group / INSUREtrust Cyber Practice partners with Darkweb IQ

12th June 2024

Newly formed CRC / INSUREtrust Cyber Practice Group has entered a new exclusive wholesale partnership with Darkweb IQ to help clients prevent ransomware attacks by leveraging exclusive visibility into the criminal ecosystem. CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, had previously announced the launch of its Cyber Practice ... Read the full article

CRC Group grows NA team with two new hires

10th May 2024

CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has announced the appointment of two new underwriting team leaders, Lance Lee and Andrew Weinberg. Lee, who has almost a decade of industry experience, is joining the company’s Clearwater, FL office as a transportation specialist. Prior to joining CRC Group, he served as ... Read the full article

CRC Group and INSUREtrust form new Cyber Practice Group

16th April 2024

INSUREtrust, formerly housed in Starwind, has integrated into the Wholesale Brokerage Division of CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, to form a cyber practice group. This strategic combination broadens INSUREtrust’s network and enhances CRC Group's cyber capabilities and expertise reinforcing its commitment to providing innovative solutions in ... Read the full article

CRC Group welcomes Markel’s Colosimo as Exec VP

27th February 2024

CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has appointed Vince Colosimo as Executive Vice President in the company’s New York City Downtown office. The firm also announced that Colosimo will assume the role of Office President in mid-2025, with current Office President Fred Curatolo taking on a newly created ... Read the full article

Angela Alaniz named Chief Digital Officer, Commercial Solutions at CRC Group

27th October 2023

CRC Group, a prominent wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced the appointment of Angela Alaniz as Chief Digital Officer for their Commercial Solutions division. This move reinforces CRC Group's steadfast dedication to data-driven solutions and its commitment to staying at the forefront of digital innovation in the insurance ... Read the full article

Secondary perils now taking a central role in insurers’ considerations: CRC

20th October 2023

Secondary perils, which were once considered supplementary, are now said to be taking a "central role" in insurers' considerations as we approach year-end 2023 and into 2024, according to the latest edition of the REDY Index by CRC Group. This is clearly demonstrated, as in light of the unprecedented losses experienced ... Read the full article

CRC Group announces three new additions to its executive team

11th October 2023

CRC Group, a wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has announced the appointment of three new executive leaders. Jessica Marshall has been named Chief Marketing Officer, Mike Baeurle has been appointed Chief Client Officer, and Curtis Moore has become the new Chief Administrative Officer of CRC Group. The three of them will ... Read the full article

CRC Group announces leadership changes and new Starwind Transportation Brand

2nd August 2023

CRC Group, a prominent wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced significant changes coming to its Nashville office and Starwind Programs Division. In the Nashville office, Farrah Schubmehl, a seasoned insurance industry professional with over 24 years of experience, will be assuming the role of office president as of ... Read the full article

Higher reinsurance costs driving E&S property premiums: CRC

11th April 2023

In its 2023 state of the market report CRC Group’s analysts have highlighted that many E&S insurers in the personal property lines have been pushed to increase their premiums as a result of rising reinsurance rates, impacting customers and the possibility of them getting reasonably priced premiums. In the US, the ... Read the full article

Hurricane Ian to have immediate & substantial impact on E&S property market: CRC

16th February 2023

With the property market already “tightening” prior to the landfall of hurricane Ian, the high estimated loss numbers suffered due to the hurricane have largely proven valid, and its impact on the reinsurance market has been “immediate and substantial”, according to the latest edition of the REDY Index by CRC ... Read the full article

CRC names Kristyn Smallcombe Casualty Practice Group Director

20th January 2023

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has appointed Kristyn Smallcombe as Casualty Practice Group Director, within the Commercial Solutions Division. Based in Chicago, Smallcombe will start her new role on January 24, and will report to Bob Greenebaum, the Division’s National Casualty Practice Group Leader. In her ... Read the full article

Hurricane Ian to have immediate impact on E&S property market: CRC

10th November 2022

Hurricane Ian is expected to have an “immediate and substantial” impact on the excess and surplus (E&S) lines property market, according to the latest edition of the REDY Index by CRC Group. The Index shows that the property catastrophe market had already been tightening prior to Hurricane Ian’s landfall, but that ... Read the full article

CRC Group rebrands Specialty Programs Division as Starwind Specialty Insurance

18th October 2022

CRC Group has announced that its Specialty Programs Division will conduct business under the new Starwind brand beginning October, 18, 2022. Created through the combination of CRC Programs and the acquired Constellation Affiliated Partners, Starwind will be among the largest program managers in North America, serving more than 10,000 insureds ... Read the full article