E&S/Specialty

David Stevoff has been named chief operating officer of Colemont Brokerage Group U.S.In this newly created position, Mr. Stevoff will be responsible for the ...

Washington--The chief executive officer of a mutual insurer warned the Senate Banking Committee in a letter that renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act ...

Climate Change Heating Up Issues For InsurersNew York--The impact of global environmental changes on business and people can have far-reaching consequences for the insurance ...

A.M. Best Co. announced downgrades of two Bermuda insurers, Endurance Specialty and IPC Re, related to the companies' exposures to Hurricane Katrina.Best today dropped ...

Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. posted a third-quarter bottom line loss of almost $1.05 billion in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other ...

Management turmoil and sharp hurricane losses have prompted downgrades by major rating agencies of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Standard & Poor's, A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings ...

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators at its annual winter meeting approved a Patient Safety Model Act requiring reporting of health care providers' errors.The ...

Specialty insurer Markel Corp. of Richmond, Va., said Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused a third-quarter net loss of $111 million, or $11.31 a share, ...