Journals By Industry - Specialty Lines Insurance

LONDON -- Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced the appointment of John Cavanagh as CEO Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group. Effective immediately, Cavanagh succeeds...

NEW YORK -- Starr Companies announced that Shane McCaffrey has been named Profit Center Manager in charge of Defense Base Act and Foreign Casualty insurance for U.S. based multinationals. Shane will be based...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bancshares Incorporated announced that the board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its 8.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (NASDAQ: HBANP) of $21.25 per...

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Alterra Capital Holdings Limited ("Alterra") (NASDAQ: ALTE; BSX: ALTE.BH) today announced that the Brazilian insurance and reinsurance regulator, Superintendencia de Seguros Privados (SUSEP), has given final approval for Alterra to...

Fourth Quarter 2011 Results to be Released on February 1, 2012 NEW YORK -- Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) today announced that it expects to report total net catastrophe costs (net of reinstatement...

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Alterra Capital Holdings Limited ("Alterra") (NASDAQ: ALTE; BSX: ALTE.BH) today announced that it expects to record fourth quarter 2011 losses from catastrophe events of approximately $50 million, including an initial...

AXIS Capital Updates Loss Estimates for Catastrophe Events in the First Three Quarters of 2011 PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or the "Company") (NYSE: AXS) today announced that the...

NEW YORK -- Chartis today announced that it has aligned its geographic structure to enhance execution of the company's commercial and consumer strategies and to add greater focus on its growth economies initiatives....

Technology to Make It Easier for Retail Brokers to Connect to Crump's Products, Services, and Expertise AUSTIN, Texas -- ProspX, Inc., developer of the first on-demand sales collaboration and business intelligence solution for...

CHICAGO -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) will report fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results on Monday, February 6, 2012. The news release will be available on CNA's website at www.cna.com. A conference...

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services announces that leading global provider of solar energy services, SunEdison, a client of retail insurance broker Lockton Companies, has joined the...

PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Regulatory News: PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE, Euronext: PRE) today announced that the Company expects to record a charge of approximately $120 million, pre-tax and net of retrocession and reinstatement premiums, in...

PHILADELPHIA -- The ACE Group today announced new leadership appointments in its Aerospace insurance operations, part of the company's North American Property and Specialty Lines Division, to support ACE's commitment to delivering market-leading...

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 14, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For professional journalists and editors seeking original news content, Send2Press - for the week ending January 13, 2012 - issued press releases on behalf...

Program to celebrate community banks' commitment, devotion to local communities. CHICAGO -- Throughout the year, CNA will join the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) in celebrating local banks and their continued dedication...

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation (Infinity) (NASDAQ: IPCC) and its subsidiaries as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+'; --$195 million senior notes...

Technology to Make it Easier for Brokers to Connect and Collaborate with HCC Specialty Underwriting Specialists AUSTIN, Texas -- ProspX, Inc., developer of the first on-demand sales collaboration and business intelligence solution for...

PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) ("Validus" or the "Company") today provided an initial estimate of losses from the severe flooding that took place in Thailand during the fourth quarter of...

DALLAS -- Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, LLC (HIA) announced today that it has received the continued endorsement of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA), Austin, Texas. The agency celebrates 10 years as the...