Monthly Archives: <span>January 2004</span>

Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. Implements CSR24

The Connecticut operations of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company announced its implementation of CSR24 provided by idNET, dba Afni Insurance Services. With CSR24, HRH CT is able to deliver 24/7 customer service to their policyholders. Now, HRH CT customers are …

Guy Carpenter Voted Best Reinsurance Broker

In a recent study of the reinsurance marketplace by Flaspohler Research Group, U.S. ceding companies, which include the world’s largest property and casualty companies, have ranked Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. as the top intermediary in every category surveyed relating …

Hull & Co. Celebrates Anniversary, Notes Office Name Change

The St. Petersburg, Fla. Office of Hull & Company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2004. Hull & Company executives, along with many insurance company senior officers, will join a cadre of principals from Florida’s leading agencies and members of …

LDI to Hold P/C Insurance Summit

The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is holding a property/casualty insurance summit, “We’re Taking the Politics Out Of Insurance,” on Jan. 14, 2004. The summit, hosted by Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Wooley, will focus on current issues in the …

Maresh Appointed to Argonaut Group’s Board of Directors

San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced that its Board of Directors appointed Frank Maresh as a member of Argonaut Group’s Board effective Dec. 31, 2003. “As the former vice chairman of KPMG in the United States, Mr. Maresh brings over …

NYSSA to Hold Conference on Insurance Industry

The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present its 8th Annual Insurance Industry Conference on Jan. 26-27, 2004 at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street in New York City. The NYSSA’s announcement noted that P/C “rate increases …

AIA Appoints Laura Kersey Assistant Northeast VP

The American Insurance Association announced the appointment of Laura L. Kersey to the position of assistant vice president, northeast region. Kersey will be based in AIA’s Albany, N.Y. office, where she will handle legislative and regulatory issues in the seven-state …

NIF Forms New Alternative Markets Division

New York’s NIF Group Inc., a leading program administrator and managing general insurance agency, announced the formation of a new underwriting division, NIF Risk Management, which will serve public entities, nonprofit organizations, and large commercial businesses in the Alternative Market. …

Moody’s Issues Report on Bermuda

Moody’s Investors Service has issued its annual report on Bermuda, discussing the island’s Aa1 foreign currency country ceilings, Aaa domestic currency rating, and stable outlook, which the rating agency indicated reflect its prudent macroeconomic policies, favorable external position, and low …

Endurance Names New U.S. President; Forms Service Company

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that William Jewett, presently the COO of its U.S. subsidiary, Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America (Endurance Re), will become the division’s new president. In a …