Breaking Down Silos: The Role of the CUO Today

Describing her role as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty at XL Catlin, Nancy Bewlay noted that there is only "a little bit of the classic" role—in other words, the role of making calls on ...

Growth Ahead as State Auto Exits Specialty Biz

A complete digital transformation is taking shape at State Auto Insurance, where efforts to turn around several years of underwriting losses have also meant exits of certain part of the business. ...

Allied World in North America: A Growth Story

Although an acquisition—a $550 million deal for Darwin Professional Underwriters in mid-2008—kicked off Allied World's U.S. expansion in the specialty insurance segment, in the years since Global ...