QBE's Americas Division said Steven L. Sheinheit has been appointed chief strategy and technology officer for the Australian insurer's U.S. branch.
The overall health of the excess and surplus lines market could be viewed as a microcosm of the current national condition -- some good news, some bad news, some mixed news, and some lingering questions.
With a solid background in helping build IT departments from scratch, Mike Anselmo was a wise choice for a new startup of an old insurance company looking to reinvent itself.
Australian insurer QBE announced it has acquired the CIGNA special risk, student and sports accident insurance book of business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Florida's beleaguered reinsurance program is showing signs of improvement, but the fortunes of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Cat Fund) this year may still depend more on the weather than anything manmade.
The Americas Division of Australian insurer/reinsurer QBE announced the appointment of Stephen Fitzpatrick as president of QBE Specialty Insurance, replacing Susan Rivera, who resigned in June.