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Burns & Wilcox is an independent insurance wholesale broker and managing underwriter founded in 1969 by Herbert W. Kaufman. [1] Its corporate headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Burns & Wilcox, previously a public company, [2] is family run with Kaufman's son Alan Jay Kaufman serving as chairman, president, and CEO. [3]
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional designation in property-casualty insurance and risk management, [1] administered by The Institutes (AKA American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters). Achieving the designation requires completion of eight courses covering topics such as risk management ...
In July 2015, Greenberg led a deal for ACE to acquire the insurance company Chubb for $28.3 billion, [8] which was the largest merger deal in property and casualty insurance history. [9] Shortly prior to the deal, he broke his ankle in a horse riding accident, and he worked on the merger while recovering. [ 4 ]
2018, Acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter specializing in economy risks, with managing general agencies across the U.S. [12] 2014: Sold its Japan annuities business to Orix Life Insurance Corp. [13] 2013: Sold its life insurance business to Prudential, retirement plans to MassMutual, and a broker-dealer to AIG. [14]
In insurance, a managing general agent is defined legally as "an individual or business entity appointed by an underwriting insurer to solicit applications from agents for insurance contracts or to negotiate insurance contracts on behalf of an insurer and, if authorized to do so by an insurer, to effectuate and countersign insurance contracts".
From 2012 to 2021, home insurers in California lost money on underwriting and insurance transactions, while nationwide average profit margins on those deals were 3.6% to 4.2%, respectively.
The company was also a Lloyd's of London syndicate, involved in insurance-linked securities, [114] a specialist in US small commercial excess and surplus underwriting, and a provider of crop insurance. [115] [116] The deal "brought in fresh underwriting talent," particularly in property risk and catastrophe risk. [114]
W. R. Berkley Corporation is a commercial lines property & casualty insurance holding company organized in Delaware and based in Greenwich, Connecticut. [2]The company operates commercial insurance businesses in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, Scandinavia, Asia and Australia and reinsurance businesses in the United States, United Kingdom, Continental ...