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E&S

Munich Re Specialty Insurance names Head of Property for E&S

4th December 2019

Munich Re Specialty Insurance, the global reinsurer’s specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurance unit in North America, has announced the appointment of Jim Wallace as Head of Property for Excess & Surplus (E&S) Lines. Wallace joins Munich Re from Navigators, where he most recently served as President of the Property Excess ... Read the full article

Everest Insurance adds Joanna Suarez & Mary Rimbey to E&S Casualty team

13th May 2019

Everest Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re, has announced the addition of Joanne Suarez and Mary Rimbey to its E&S Casualty group, based in the company’s Chicago office. Suarez has joined the E&S Excess Casualty group as a Director with responsibility for underwriting excess casualty business over a range ... Read the full article

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Head of E&S for North America

5th December 2018

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, has appointed Daniel Vetter to the newly created role of Head of Excess & Surplus (E&S) for North America, effective from 1 January 2019. He will now be responsible for the strategy and growth of the company’s E&S Property ... Read the full article

E&S renewal rates could rise 20% to 30% on loss affected accounts: Guy Carpenter

19th January 2018

The U.S. excess & surplus (E&S) lines property catastrophe reinsurance renewals in the second-quarter of 2018 could see rate increases of as much as 20% or 30%, for certain loss affected accounts, according to broker Guy Carpenter. Discussing the state of the excess and surplus (E&S) lines segment of the re/insurance ... Read the full article

Great American expands E&S presence with wholesale offering

23rd August 2017

Great American Insurance Group has announced plans to expand its excess & surplus (E&S) line offerings to wholesale brokers via the creation of a new division, called Great American Risk Solutions. The firm has announced that the new unit will leverage the combined expertise and experience of both the American Empire Group ... Read the full article

Argo names Vindivich to lead U.S. E&S, Coates replaces at Trident

18th August 2017

International specialty insurance and reinsurance firm Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.has appointed Ron Vindivich to lead its U.S. Excess & Surplus lines division, which includes the company’s Colony Specialty business. Sue Coates has been promoted to senior vice president, to replace Vindivich in his former role as head of Trident Public ... Read the full article

XL Catlin appoints Fischbach to head E&S binding

22nd March 2017

Insurer and reinsurer XL Catlin has announced the appointment of Karl Fischbach in a newly added role, as head of Binding Authority and Brokerage for its Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance division. Fischbach has been in the insurance and reinsurance industry for 24 years, and assumes his new responsibilities in addition to ... Read the full article