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
National Programs companies' news
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
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
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
How SubroFy subrogation tool saves time and heaps rewards
ACM’s subrogation tool, SubroFy, has been in operation a little over a year. ACM is one of a myriad of National Programs & Services companies. We checked back in with the team recently to learn more about the tool and how it’s been working. This new digital tool significantly increases the identification of subro opportunities…. Read More
National Programs and Bridge Specialty Group launch business development team
National Programs, a team of specialty insurance program brands, and Bridge Specialty Group, a collection of wholesale agencies and managing general agents, announced yesterday a new business development team dedicated to serving select retail distribution relationships. The two groups wrote over $9 billion in premiums in 2022 from 55 brands ranging from transactional and binding authority… Read More