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See the latest news and press releases from Applied Underwriters, the industry's leading provider of business insurance. For more information email [press@auw.com](mailto:press@auw.com).

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AUW Summary: 10/15/24 - Aerospace Names Richard Parker to Chair Growing Space Insurance Division

Veteran industry leader will guide growth in both established and new areas amid competitors’ losses and disruptive challenges resulting in reduced marketplace capacity

Applied Underwriters Aerospace Names Richard Parker to Chair Growing Space Insurance Division, as Market Shifts Signal Sector-Defining Opportunities

AUW Summary: 9/23/24 - Auw Announces Applied Crisis Underwriters

Henry Gillingham will head team of highly experienced professionals in the sector to provide sophisticated underwriting advantages to growing market demand worldwide

Applied Underwriters Announces Applied Crisis Underwriters, New Division of its United Risk Subsidiary, to Write Coverage Internationally from London and New York Offices

AUW Summary: 9/17/24 - Auw Leaders Cite Engagement of Top Performers

High profile additions at United Risk in key E&S / specialty lines complement executive advancement

Applied Underwriters' Leaders Cite Engagement of Top Performers, Advancement of Key Leaders as Major Drivers of Dramatic Results and Emerging Presence in the Marketplace

Article Summary: Applied Fights Back Against the California Department of Insurance

Following its April purchase of Argo’s in-force energy business, Applied Surety Underwriters now adds the majority of the balance of
wide-ranging Argo surety portfolio, growing toward global top 10 player in the sector

Applied Surety Underwriters Moves into Top Ranks in Worldwide Surety Marketplace as Acquisition of Argo’s Surety Business Reaches Completion

Luke Donald, Jim Kelly, and Dan Boever join winning foursomes for the finale of the #1 Charity Event in Golf™

Applied Underwriters Invitational Nets Record-Breaking $11M in Golf’s Top Charity Tournament, as Champions, Celebrities, and Business Leaders Gather May 1st – 5th at Missouri’s Big Cedar Lodge for National Finals

Seasoned veteran brings wealth of experience in reinsurance, MGA, and capital market transactions

Applied Underwriters’ United Risk Division Names Jay Cahill Chief Financial Officer

Evolving market exigencies suggest sale of concentrated book of admitted business to Lilypad Insurance, an Arbol Inc. subsidiary

Applied Underwriters Continues Comprehensive Approach in Homeowners, Personal Lines Markets; Sells Centauri Holdings to Newly Formed Coastal Risk Specialty Insurer

Applied Surety Underwriters, subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk Division, Acquires Major Portion of Argo Group’s In-Force Oil, Gas, Mining, and Coal Surety Businesses

Industry veteran joins firm as its deal flow continues to crest

Applied Underwriters Names Gregg Holtmeier Vice President, Strategic Development, for Company’s Growing M&A and Partnership Alliances

Newly formed enterprise taps credit and political risk sector veteran, Bernie de Haldevang, as CEO

United Risk Launches Applied Credit Underwriters to Target Credit and Political Risk Markets

State court's proposed statement of decision and tentative order fails to stop stunning CDI overreach and sends warning to insurers in the state

Applied Underwriters Sees “Profound Danger” in Unprecedented Extension of CDI Action to Restrain Company from Exiting California

Jamie Sahara, President of Applied Underwriters, cites insurance-related skill sets fittingly applied to critical service for those held by criminal gangs, terrorist groups, or foreign governments

Applied Underwriters Hails Founder’s Global Reach Initiative to Secure Return of US Citizens Held Hostage or Wrongfully Detained Abroad

Justice Kavanaugh, joined by Justice Thomas, affirms that choice of law in maritime contracts is fixed by policy’s language and incontrovertible

Applied Underwriters’ Concept Special Risks Unit Wins Unanimous Supreme Court Decision in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raider Retreat Realty Co., LLC

Jamie Sahara, founder and president of Applied Underwriters, sat down with Risk & Insurance to discuss the Applied Underwriters Invitational National Finals, an amateur charity golf tournament raising money for over 60 charities.

Applied Underwriters’ Jamie Sahara Talks with Risk & Insurance About His Company’s Approach to Philanthropy

Ryder Cup Winner Luke Donald, Applied President Jamie Sahara Interviewed by Sportscaster Jim Kelly

Applied Underwriters Invitational Golf Tournament Garners Over $10M for Charities

Newly consolidated top-level holding company harnesses billions in MGA premium, set to expand in select markets with elite veteran teams

Applied Underwriters Unveils United Risk, Taps Industry Leader Dan Malloy as CEO

Innovative, scientific approaches in evaluating health and mortality, and high-tech enhancements in securing best options in healthcare mark the Company’s plans

Applied Underwriters sets Insurtech-Based Introductions for Q4, as Company Advances Life and Health Analytics and Delivery Systems with Predictability Breakthroughs

Statement of Mr. Steve Menzies, Founder, Steve Menzies Global Foundation

Hon. Gov. William Richardson, 1947 – 2023

Combining capital resources and underwriting expertise, the alliance will benefit brokers and their clients in North America and internationally

Applied Surety Underwriters and SiriusPoint Ink Exclusive Strategic Partnership for Major Market Expansion

Much needed white-labeled InsurTech tools will help insurance producers effectively realize the provision of Medicare-related health coverages to clients.

Applied Underwriters Launches EOS, a New MGA to Bring Healthcare Access Technology to Agents and Brokers for Their Clients’ Medicare Needs

Top names in sports join Applied in drive to raise $10 million through the longest-running, most successful charity golf event

Applied Underwriters Announces 2023 - 2024 Plans for Nation’s Largest Amateur Golf Tournament, the Applied Underwriters Invitational, with Anticipated 11,000 Golfers Set to Compete to Benefit 65 National and Local Charities

Company names Bob Courtemanche, veteran personal lines industry leader, to streamline and strengthen its current homeowners platforms and drive its national expansion

Applied Underwriters Introduces Applied Home National Underwriters, Consolidating and Expanding its Homeowners Business of Growing, Diversified, Regional Programs

News stories across the nation applaud the latest rescue realized by the Menzies / Richardson teams to free US citizens and, in this case, to redress the absence of due process and the indifference of some authorities

James Frisvold’s Release from Mexican Prison after 13-Year Detention Secured by Steve Menzies, Gov. Bill Richardson and Team of Collaborators in Direct Intervention

The companies’ technology groups will interface to provide greater resources to their respective insurance and reinsurance clients worldwide

Applied Underwriters, Concirrus Enter Long Term Strategic Alliance

News stories across the world and nation including CNN and ABC TV cite key role played by Applied Underwriters’ Chairman
and former Governor

Taylor Dudley’s Release from Russian Detention Credited to Steve Menzies, Gov. Bill Richardson Action

While Company’s financial stability hits consistently highest levels, raters’ evaluation descries three-and-a-half-year stalemate

North American Casualty Co. Accorded A- Rating by AM Best

Carrier’s leaders cite “ten second telephone response” time, prudent reinsurance approach and staff dedication as a show of commitment to homeowners and business markets

One Insurer Views Ian Aftermath: Centauri’s Preparedness in Claims Management and Client Service Proved Essential for its Insureds Following Hurricane Ian Devastation

Company will use life science advances to enhance products, pricing and delivery

Applied Underwriters Partners with Health Outlook to Introduce Album Life Assurance

Company’s inaugural sports marketing initiative supporting its Treadwell luxury brand creates an immediate global presence recognizable to clients and agents alike

Applied Underwriters Announces Promotional Partnerships with Professional Sports Icons Luke Donald and Michael Andretti

Disciplined underwriting and reinsurance program distinguish Centauri, as many coastal carriers face significant financial stress and downgrades

Applied Underwriters Strengthens Centauri as its ‘A’ Rating is Affirmed and Transition to Omaha Operations Center is Completed

New division is latest in Applied Underwriters’ continued expansion and growth engaging top professionals seeking to realize career and personal goals

Applied Underwriters Premieres Entertainment & Sports Division Headed by Top Sector Leaders

Privately held, national insurer, with $1B in capital and surplus, experiences strong financial and underwriting results in 2021 and Q1 2022, as reported in complete filed financial statements; regulators grant filing extension for all remaining outstanding audits

Applied Underwriters Chairman, Steve Menzies, Reports “Excellent” Financial Results for 2021 and “Apologizes” for 90-Day Operational, Post-Pandemic Delay in Filing Some of the Company’s Audits

Omaha company’s staff retention outpaces insurers and general businesses through compensation strategy, employee benefits and lifestyle approaches

Applied Underwriters Announces Across the Board 10% Cost of Living Adjustment to Staff as Company’s Economists Assess Inflation’s Impact

Result: ‘A’ rated Applied subsidiaries, inundated with submissions, continue to add to infrastructure to help sustain the market place and serve Gulf Coast brokers and their insureds as demand increases

Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Insurance Reaffirms Commitment to Underwriting in Gulf Coast Market as Above Normal Hurricane Season Looms and Solvency Issues Beset Insurers and Diminish Availability

Carrier to bring matter to light in NJ Supreme Court arguing regulatory overreach in NJDOBI misuse of relevant statute to avert discovery process

Applied Underwriters Will Challenge Court Ruling Setting “Intramural” Hearing Venue in New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

PROGRAM Manager caught up with Jamie Sahara in an exclusive interview looking at the Company’s strategy as it attracts top underwriting talent to its hybrid MGA-carrier platform

Founder and President of Applied Underwriters, Jamie Sahara, sits down for an exclusive interview with THE INSURER's David Bull

Company facility will house 2,000 on 50-acre campus within its 500-acre mixed-use development on former Boys Town site in Omaha

Applied Underwriters Hits “New Height” as its Heartwood Preserve Operations Headquarters Tops Out

Top surety executive, Joshua Betz, named to head global operation

Applied Underwriters Continues Specialty Lines Expansion with Launch of Applied Surety Underwriters

Over 3,000 attendees hear Menzies urge “Financial Commitment Plus Engagement” as formula for business and social success

Chamber of Commerce Awards US Business Leader Steve Menzies First Bold Entrepreneur and Humanitarian Award during Annual Albuquerque Gala

Transaction will see the 50 state E&S facility bolstering the operating capabilities of Applied and its strategic partners, as the specialty market hardens

Applied Underwriters Sets Acquisition of Catlin Specialty Insurance Company

New Supt. of Financial Services, Hon. Adrienne A. Harris, to address annual luncheon in first major appearance

Insurance federation of New York, Inc. Presents Free Enterprise Award to Steve Menzies, Public Service Award to William H. Frazier

Individuals who left QBE’s Aviation sector for Applied’s rapidly developing business specialty lines practice are targeted
by QBE in “sour grapes” suit

QBE Lawsuits against Former Individual Employees and against Applied Underwriters, their New Employer, Termed “Meritless” by Applied’s General Counsel

In response to articles concerning the Consumer Watchdog group’s inquiries into issues of the CDI's observance of transparency and probity standards, Mr. Jeffrey Silver presented a statement including factual corrections and observations concerning the CDI’s practices.

California Insurance Company’s Statement Replying to Reports of Consumer Watchdog Inquiries into California Department of Insurance Transparency and Related Matters

Heartwood Preserve marks progress in 2021

Omaha’s Heartwood Preserve Realizes Substantial Growth in Key Construction, Occupancy and Lifestyle Areas,
Bolstering 2022 Outlook

Applied Underwriters Looks to Complete Major Acquisitions, Continue Organic Growth following Successful 2021 Year

Applied Underwriters subsidiary makes immediate impact as construction and related businesses seek specialized acumen in the wake of Biden $1.7T infrastructure package

Applied Specialty Underwriters Expands with New Infrastructure and Construction Market, Naming Sector Leader John Schlosser to Head Division

Heartwood Preserve hits high mark as its innovative approach to public space utilization and preservation continues to be realized

Heartwood Preserve and Broadmoor Development Co. Complete Closing for 550 Class “A” Multifamily Homes on 14 Acres, as Heartwood Exceeds 70% Sales Mark

Experienced, former PartnerRe Direct and Facultative Space Team and Applied Underwriters consolidate in a uniquely powerful synergy

Applied Underwriters, Joined by Former PartnerRe Team, Launch Aerospace Program to Advance Fresh Market Opportunities in Growing Sector

Measure reflects favorable staff view of several factors affecting workplace and employment practices

Applied Underwriters Named to Nation’s Top Ten Insurance Employers in 501+ Employees Category

AG vows to present the State’s case against the arbitrary, illegal imposition of conservatorship by the California Department of Insurance to block the Company’s move

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Seeks to Intervene in Conservation Proceeding as Amicus Curiae in Support of California Insurance Company

Accord reached in September 2020 will be realized by Applied following ATIE’s conversion to a stock company and subsequent, anticipated regulatory approvals

Applied Underwriters Sets Completion of Its Acquisition of Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange as Anticipated Regulatory Approvals Advance

Cornerstone funding to establish the St. Francis Day Foundation has been committed by the Steve Menzies Global Foundation in support of efforts to address pressing human and social issues

Business Leader Steve Menzies Will Head Worldwide Foundation to Address “Human Ecology,” Following Meeting with Pope Francis

‘A’ rated national insurer wins or places in all eleven categories, as ranked by producers

Applied Underwriters Shines, Garners Top Honors in 2021 Insurance Business America 5-Star Carrier Awards

The newly formed Applied Warranty & Insurance Services will expand programs, availability

Applied Underwriters Sets Acquisition of Generali’s Specialty Lines Division

Procedural issues cloy the path to an airing of ‘A’ rated CIC’s case against the California Department of Insurance’s arbitrary, exotic imposition of a conservatorship to block its re-domestication

California Insurance Company Will Press for its “Day in Court” to Argue Merits of its Case, after Procedural Technicalities Effectively Offer a “No Win” to Parties

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Heartwood Preserve’s innovative approach to public space utilization and preservation continues to be realized as sales and phased in openings mark the site’s progress

Heartwood Preserve Announces Advances in the Development’s Characteristic Features and a Contest Among Architects for Bridge Design Concepts

Attorney General acts to protect New Mexico’s regulatory integrity, its general economic stability and the availability of insurance in a state that is 60% Hispanic and Native American

California Insurance Company Praises New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, Jr.’s Actions in the Federal Case Opposing California Regulators’ Arbitrary Blocking of the Company’s Approved Redomestication to New Mexico

The affirmed ratings reflect very strong balance sheet strength and strong operating performance

AM Best Affirms North American Casualty Companies’ Ratings

More Than 400 U.S. Insurers Expected to Qualify for Exclusive Program

Applied Underwriters Creates National Facility for Demotech-Rated Insurers to Access Sought After Excess and Umbrella Coverages

Founder and chairman of Applied Underwriters Inc. has been buying businesses, creating new subsidiaries and growing his firm. He agreed to answer questions on these and other issues. The following is an unedited version of the questions and his answers

In His Own Words: Q&A with Applied Underwriters’ Menzies on Buffet, California and ‘Pumping Entrepreneurial Power’

Construction Will Recommence on Applied Underwriters’ New Corporate Headquarters Located in Heartwood Preserve, the Site of One of the Largest Urban Developments in the United States.

Omaha: Construction on Applied Underwriters’ New Heartwood Preserve Corporate Headquarters to Resume June 1 as Pandemic Pause Ends and Workers’ Vaccinations Increase

UK-Based Concept Special Risks Will Expand in US and Caribbean Markets Underwriting Extensive Vessel Classes

Applied Underwriters Receives UK Financial Authority’s Approval to Complete Acquisition of Leading International Yacht and Watercraft Underwriting Facility

“Back From the Brink” Highlights Heroic Recoveries and the People Who Realized Them

Applied Underwriters’ Exceptional Care for Injured Workers Featured in Fall TV Series on Discovery Life

Court Rules That Applied’s Request for Court Action Has Jurisdictional Problems

Question of Jurisdiction Stymies Applied Underwriters’ Effort to Argue the Merits of Illegal CDI Action

Demotech Financial Stability Rating for Centauri Specialty Insurance Company and Centauri National Insurance Company Affirms Strength of Sarasota-based Insurer

Centauri’s “A” Rating Holds Firm Following Acquisition by Applied Underwriters

Latest in Series of Applied Transactions Further Strengthens Company’s Reach in Florida and 40 Additional States

Applied Underwriters Sees Enhanced Reach for Newly Acquired Florida Casualty Insurance Company

Heartwood’s Innovative Approach to Public Space Utilization and Preservation Becomes Reality as Phase I Opens to Public June 1st

Heartwood Preserve’s Award-Winning Greenways and Heartwood Park Set Opening Dates for Summer

Applied Consistently Earns Notable Accords for Claims Excellence, Client Care and High Service Standards

Applied Underwriters Garners Top Awards Among Workers’ Compensation Carriers in All Applicable Categories

Appointments, Continued Hiring and Advancements Mark Company’s Growth

Applied Underwriters Promotes Justin Smith, Jing Hong, Joan Klucarich and Jordan Comacchio in Expansion of Actuarial Faculty and Resources

Latest in Series of Applied Acquisitions Further Deepens the Company’s Penetration in Southern States

Applied Underwriters’ Centauri Insurance Acquires Gulfstream Renewals

Applied Underwriters’ Strategic Plans Unfold Bolstering Excess and Surplus Business Across the Country and Deepening Roots in the South Central Region

Applied Underwriters Acquires Oklahoma Property and Casualty Insurance Company for Admitted Business in South Central Region and Refocuses Texas Insurance Company for E&S Lines Nationally

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters’ Steve Menzies Honored with Frank J. Guarini Award

Sarasota Based Property and Casualty Insurer Serves 10 States Through Independent Agents and Brokers.

Applied Underwriters Completes Acquisition of Centauri Insurance Companies

Uk Based Concept Special Risks MGA Specializes in U.S. and Caribbean Markets for Extensive Vessel Classes.

Applied Underwriters Acquires Leading International Yacht, Excursion and Pleasure Craft Underwriting Facility

Lawsuit Filed in Wake of New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Order to CIC to Comply With Approved Redomiciling Regulations Involves Violation of Due Process and Seeks Compensation for Damages to CIC.

California Insurance Company, New Mexico (CIC) Files Suit in Federal Court to Enjoin California Department of Insurance (CDI) from Further Illegal Interference and Unconstitutional Action to Block CIC’s Approved Redomestication to New Mexico

Applied’s Growth Continues Apace Amid Series of Recent Acquisitions, Product Introductions and Key Hirings.

Applied Underwriters’ Expansion Continues With Launch of US Based D&O Division Led By Market Sector Leader Stephen McGill

The a Rated Insurer Names Top Executives to Lead Applied Fine Art and Collectibles.

Applied Underwriters Names Fiamma, Silver and Walsh to Lead Newly Formed International Fine Art and Collectibles Business Unit

Audit Results Consistent With the Company’s High Standing for Superior Claims Performance, Care for Workers, and Financial Results.

State of California's Rigorous Audit Identifies California Insurance Company as Top Performing Workers’ Compensation Insurer for 2019

The a Rated U.S. Insurer’s New Enterprise to Begin Expansion Starting With Newly Acquired Starstone’s Core Products.

Applied Financial Lines, Ltd. Formed as Applied Underwriters Expands in the EU and Middle East for Specialty Business

Applied Specialty Underwriters Will Concentrate on Casualty E&S Markets Nationwide, Initially Focusing on New York Construction Risks.

Applied Underwriters Announces Formation of Applied Specialty Underwriters, Names Christopher Day President of the New Company

California Insurance Company (CIC) Today Announced It Has Filed An “Anti-SLAPP” Motion to Protect Its First Amendment Rights in its Ongoing Legal Battle With the California Department of Insurance (CDI).

California Insurance Company Files an “Anti-SLAPP Motion” to Protect Its First Amendment Rights in California

Applied Underwriters Files Federal Lawsuit Against California Commissioner of Insurance Charging Violations of US Constitution.

Applied Fights Back Against the California Department of Insurance

California Insurance Regulators (“CDI”) Targeted in Landmark Federal Suit Following CDI’s Bizarre, Illegal, Proposed “Non Consensual Rehabilitation” of “A” rated, Market Leader, California Insurance Company.

California Insurance Company Comments on the Federal Lawsuit Against the California Department of Insurance

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Ratings Issuer AM Best Affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) of Five Applied Global Companies Collectively Referred to as North American Casualty Group (NAC).

AM Best Affirms North American Casualty Group Companies’ Rating

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters Acquires Blue Ridge of South Carolina

Blue Ridge Specialty Group of Greenfield, South Carolina, a Managing General Underwriter Specializing in Trucking-Related Risks, Has Been Acquired by Applied Underwriters, Inc., According to Applied Founder, Chairman, and CEO Steve Menzies.

Applied Underwriters Acquires Blue Ridge of South Carolina

Article Summary: Omaha Business Leader Provides Medical Supplies To CUMC-Bergan Mercy Hospital To Bolster Covid Readiness

Applied Underwriters, Inc., Makes a Substantial Contribution to Help Creighton University’s Medical Center Assist With Staff and Patients Affected With the Virus.

Omaha Business Leader Provides Medical Supplies To CUMC-Bergan Mercy Hospital To Bolster Covid Readiness

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters to Buy Florida-based Insurer

Applied Underwriters Has Agreed to Buy Florida-Based Insurer Centauri Insurance Co., a Unit of Centauri Specialty Holdings That Offers Commercial and Personal Lines Property/Casualty Coverage.

Applied Underwriters to Buy Florida-based Insurer

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Applied, the Driver and Primary Owner of Heartwood Preserve, Will Also be a Corporate Anchor With its Campus That’s to Span About 50 Acres.

A really big hole is dug in west Omaha for Applied Underwriters' 1,057-space underground parking garage

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters Founder, Steve Menzies, Acquires Insurance Companies From Berkshire Hathaway In $920mm Transaction

Applied Underwriters and Its Subsidiary North American Casualty Co. Have Been Acquired by Applied Underwriters Founder Steve Menzies, Who Was Joined in the Acquisition by the Quasha Group Led by Quadrant Management.

Applied Underwriters Founder, Steve Menzies, Acquires Insurance Companies From Berkshire Hathaway In $920mm Transaction

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters Celebrates Work on Heartwood Preserve Development, touts Natural Features

Hundreds of Applied Employees Attend Dedication Ceremony on Location of Future Campus, as State-Of-The-Art Building to Accommodate up to 2,000 Employees.

Applied Underwriters Celebrates Work on Heartwood Preserve Development, touts Natural Features

Article Summary: Applied Underwriters Sets Official Dedication of Heartwood Preserve, a 500-Acre Mixed-Use Development in West Omaha

Applied Underwriters, Owner and Developer of Heartwood Preserve Announces the Opening of One of the Largest Urban Developments in the United States.

Applied Underwriters Sets Official Dedication of Heartwood Preserve, a 500-Acre Mixed-Use Development in West Omaha

Company to Sponsor Innovative Speaker Series for KANEKO, Omaha’s Arts & Culture Organization.

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