Pioneer Underwriters (Pioneer) has been approved as acoverholder at Lloyd's for Excess and Surplus Casualty lines.Licensed to do business in 50 states, Pioneer will focus onnon-admitted primary Commercial General Liability (CGL), ProductsLiability and Owners & Contractors Protective (OCP) and ExcessLiability in lower layers. Excess Casualty will be written withcapacity of up to $5 million, throughout the U.S., offering variousdeductible or self-insured retention options. Coverage parameterswill include ISO forms and endorsements and will provide dedicatedunderwriting solutions for target classes of business; such asspecialty contractors, service operations, and manufacturing.

The Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University ofPennsylvania and Chubb PersonalInsurance have awarded the first Certified Advisor of PersonalInsurance (CAPI) designations to 37 agents and brokers. Created byWharton and Chubb in 2014, the CAPI program helps agents andbrokers serve as trusted advisers to high-net-worth clients.Program participants must complete 12 months of study and a projectto demonstrate their mastery of the curriculum. The agents andbrokers in CAPI's first graduating class work for a variety oforganizations, ranging from major global and regional brokerages tosmall-town, family-owned independent agencies across the U.S.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. willannounce third quarter 2015 results on Tuesday, October 27,2015, in a news release to be issued before the market opens. Therelease will also be available on the Marsh & McLennanCompanies website. President and CEO DanGlaser and CFO Mike Bischoff will lead a discussionwith investors regarding financial results at 8:30 a.m.Eastern time on October 27. The discussion will include aquestion-and-answer period. To participate in the teleconference,please dial 1-800-500-0920. Callers from outside the U.S.should dial 1-719-457-2646. The access code for both numbers is520888. The live audio webcast may be accessed at www.mmc.com. A replay of the webcast will beavailable approximately two hours after the event.