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Bishop Street Underwriters Acquires Michigan’s Conifer

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Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform owned by RedBird Capital Partners, announced it has acquired Conifer Insurance Services a specialty commercial managing general agency from Conifer Holdings, Inc. The acquisition of Conifer marks Bishop Street’s entry into commercial lines, …

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Agents More ‘Satisfied’ with Commercial Insurers

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Overall agent satisfaction with insurers of both personal lines and commercial lines has held strong despite a challenging underwriting environment, says a new J.D. Power study, with commercial lines satisfaction reaching an all-time high. According to the J.D. Power 2024 …

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People Moves: Cooley Joins Graham Rogers Insurance as Transportation New Business Underwriter

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Paula Cooley joined Graham-Rogers Insurance, headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a transportation new business underwriter. Cooley will focus on garage and transportation commercial auto. She has over 40 years of property and casualty experience, most recently serving as senior transportation/garage …

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People Moves: Starwind Specialty Welcomes Conrad as Chief Underwriting Officer

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Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, headquartered in New York City, named Kirk Conrad as chief underwriting officer. Conrad, based in Dallas, has over two decades of experience across multiple industry sectors, spanning roles in commercial and personal lines, risk management and …

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People Moves: JM Wilson Adds and Promotes Transportation Underwriting Team Members

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JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, added new members to its transportation underwriting team. Olga Jaquet was promoted to senior transportation underwriter, responsible for underwriting new and renewal commercial transportation risks and working with carrier underwriters and independent insurance agents …

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People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Shaver SVP, Small Business, and Lowe VP, Package Lines Underwriting

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Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe as vice president, package lines underwriting. Shaver most recently was a small business leader for Chubb Insurance. She also previously …

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Commercial Auto Insurance Profit Struggles Continue

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The commercial auto insurance segment maintained its place as a weaker-performing U.S. Despite successive periods of pricing and underwriting actions, commercial auto has generated a statutory combined ratio above 100 in 12 of the … property/casualty insurance product line in 2023.