Proxix Solutions, a provider in developing GIS data, applications and Web services, announced the availability of FIREbreak, its first comprehensive tool for accurately assessing risk determination for urban/wildland areas. Insurers reportedly have a growing concern with the increased losses due …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation announced that for the second year in a row its Board of Directors has declared a dividend and this year will return $15.8 million to qualifying policyholders. The company said this dividend is believed to be …
The Combined Group (CIA) of Dallas, Texas, has named Michael Hardin as vice president of Sales and Marketing for the entire organization. A graduate of North Texas State University with a degree in Insurance, Hardin was most recently in charge …
New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company announced the appointment of Camilo J. Salazar as executive vice president for Distribution, Marketing and Product Management. Salazar’s appointment is effective July 18, 2005. “During an insurance career of more than 30 years, Camilo …
Integro Ltd. today announced that Nancy Aque has been appointed managing director and head of the company’s Chicago office and Midwest hub. Aque has more than 35 years of brokerage experience, with special expertise in the healthcare, higher education and …
New York officials announced that American International Group, Chubb, and General Motors Acceptance Corporation have joined the list of insurers reducing their auto insurance premiums for new and existing customers. The three announcements bring the total savings for New York …
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesaler Burns & Wilcox has appointed Alicia Bailey as a commercial underwriter in the firm’s Chicago office. Bailey serves as liaison with Burns & Wilcox’s network of agents, quoting new business, retaining renewal business and marketing to …
A growing need for agents who can serve the rapidly evolving urban market is leading companies and agents to explore new programs aimed at improving local distribution networks, according to Suzanne Reade, president of the Chicago-based Urban Insurance Partners Institute. …
Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, announced that Paul Primavera has joined Willis’ Hunt Valley, Maryland operations as senior vice president of claims management in its construction practice. Prior to joining Willis, Primavera was vice president of construction claims …
Americans willing to pay for a personal information protection insurance plan expect to pay $88 annually, according to an online survey by graduate student researchers at Boston University. The researchers link the public’s rising concerns over information security to increased …
