This article by Tom Kussurelis, SVP and chief operating officer of National Programs, was published Nov. 27, 2023 in Carrier Management. Just a year ago, the insurance industry experienced widespread and significant tightening in the reinsurance markets. “Volatility” was the watchword as 2022 wound down. Reinsurers raised prices, toughened up terms and specified higher attachment points,… Read More
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How Protector Plans launched their Executive Liability plan and saw immediate success
Protector Plans, a group of National Programs companies, recently rolled out their Protector Plans Executive Liability (PPEL) program. This project is bolstered by an experienced team of underwriters, product specialists and claims professionals—all with the backing of an A- (XV) rated carrier. The PPEL plan has been designed for private and not-for-profit companies via a… Read More
National Programs Teammate Spotlight: Marla Peters, EVP and Chief Underwriting Officer, American Specialty
We recently sat down with Marla Peters to discuss her current role at American Specialty, as well as the journey that took her from college graduate to EVP and Chief Underwriting Officer for a company she loves. First, what does your job as EVP and CUO entail? I’m responsible for driving our underwriting results… Read More
National Programs company spotlight: Public Risk Underwriters of Florida
Public Risk Underwriters of Florida Public Risk Underwriters (PRU) of Florida, Inc. serves as the program administrator for the Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust (Preferred). As a program administrator, PRU provides underwriting, loss control, marketing and accounting services for Preferred while offering property and casualty insurance to more than 400 public entities located throughout the state… Read More
How Arrowhead’s Excess & Surplus team launched a new product and wrote a $100,000 policy on the same day
Arrowhead’s Excess & Surplus team, led by SVP Britt Sellers, launched a Primary GL product in May and wrote a six-figure policy on the first day. We sat down with Britt Sellers and Rich Collins, VP of Operations, to learn how they did it—and how they saw success so quickly. What were you seeing (or… Read More
National Programs appoints Mark Kaufman as new chief actuary
Arrowhead released this press release Tuesday Sept. 26. Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., a National Programs company, announced the appointment of Mark Kaufman, FCAS as chief actuary for the National Programs Division of Brown & Brown, Inc. Jimmy Curcio, chief strategy & analytics officer for the division, remarked “Our core value proposition as an MGA… Read More
Insurtech is at an inflection point
This article by Tom Kussurelis, SVP and chief operating officer of National Programs, was published Sept. 11 in Insurance Thought Leadership. Insurtech investment has fallen from its highs in 2021. CB Insights says global Insurtech funding in 2022 actually dropped below $1 billion for the first time since 2018. Boston Consulting Group reported that funding in… Read More
Public entities: A specialty of National Programs
Spotlight on the breadth and depth of National Programs’ public entity programs Public entities and pools have unique challenges with regards to mitigating risks and exposures. According to Munich RE, public entities are not only wrestling with rising costs of risk in property and liability, but they’re also challenged by inflation and labor shortage. Enter… Read More
Power BI: What it is, how we use it, and how it provides a more accurate view of your business
Most, if not all, of the routine reports you rely on today to understand how your business is performing take time and effort. You wait for updated data to be sent to you from various sources and then you manually update primary Excel files to refresh your KPIs and charts. It’s an ongoing task that… Read More
If Hurricane Ian Was a Tipping Point, What Are We Tipping Toward?
By Tom Kussurelis, National Programs COO, as published in Carrier Management. As 2023 began, property insurance markets were struggling with the fallout of massive losses from Hurricane Ian in fall 2022. Ian was accompanied by 17 other billion-dollar storms in 2022’s significant disaster season. And those came on top of $596 billion in costs from… Read More