Whitfield also served as senior legislative representative at the National Association of Realtors and legislative analyst and public affairs specialist at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Additionally, he spent five years as deputy press secretary for former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.).
Starwind Specialty names executive senior underwriter Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, appointed Joe Jones as executive senior underwriter within Starwind Transportation. Jones, with over 20 years of experience in trucking and high-hazard insurance lines, previously managed a fleet underwriting team at a top trucking Insurtech firm. He will report to regional director…
Jump to winners | Jump to methodology Experts in excess and surplus Insurance Business America’s 2025 data reveals that the best wholesale brokers and MGAs are becoming a bigger part of the industry as retail brokers rely on them more. Compared to last year’s survey, there has been a jump from 23.35 percent to 33 percent…
Despite a surge in extreme weather events, only 20% of executives rank climate-related catastrophic risk as a top concern. At the same time, 72% report adopting new risk management procedures in response to severe weather, signalling a reactive rather than proactive approach to climate adaptation. Insurers warn that without stronger risk mitigation strategies, businesses could…
The senator argued that a moratorium would bring all stakeholders to the table to develop a model for addressing LTC insurance issues, which extend beyond Connecticut. The industry has faced significant challenges due to underwriting miscalculations in the 1990s and 2000s, rising medical costs, an aging population, and longer lifespans, according to state and federal…
