Atlanta-based Cotton States Insurance Group and Country Insurance & Financial Services of Bloomington, Ill., have entered into definitive agreements implementing their prior agreements regarding the acquisition of Cotton States Life Insurance Co. by merger and the affiliation of Cotton States …
A California Court of Appeals ruled that policyholders of mutual companies cannot compel directors to declare dividends unless they can provide evidence that the board failed to declare dividends due to fraud, oppression, dishonesty, illegality or lack of informed and …
LIG Marine Managers’ Sr. VP, Ginger Hayes, was recently elected state director for Florida Council of NAIW – National Association of Insurance Women. The National Association of Insurance Women serves its members by providing professional education, an environment in which …
Florida-based Docubase Systems, Inc., a provider of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and DORIS Insurance Systems LLC, an independent agency management system provider, announced the formation of an alliance to provide an integrated solution addressing the increasing demand for agencies …
Houston-based MaximInsurance announced that three employees, Karen Walker and Michelle Serrell of the League City office and Kimberly Davies of the Dickinson office, have recently earned their Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) customer-service representative designations. The Accredited Customer Service …
U.S.I. Holdings Corporation announced the acquisition of substantially all the operating assets of Houston-based The Benefits Team (TBT). TBT has been providing employee benefits to middle market clients since 1996. USI said TBT’s expertise with institutional clients and other niches …
The Professional Insurance Agents of Jersey Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas Henkler to serve on the association’s board of directors. Henkler, of New Hampton, N.Y. is president of Midlantic Agencies in Mahwah, N.J. he has been a PIANJ member …
New York’s Superintendent of Insurance, Gregory V. Serio, announced that he has named David Ahl as the newest member of the Department’s Captive Group effective immediately. He will serve as Director of Captive Development, under the direction of Senior Deputy …
The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey recently submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) concerning proposed regulations that outline minimum standards for financial institutions, including independent insurance agents, for safeguarding customer information. The IIANJ …
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc., a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist, announced the appointment of David Lightfoot as Managing Director of Instrat Non-Americas. “In this newly created position, Mr. Lightfoot will continue to report directly to Ryan Ogaard, Global …
