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Monthly Archives: <span>June 2007</span>

Texas to Host Southern Workers’ Comp Administrators Meeting

The Texas Department of Insurance and Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts are hosting the 59th Annual Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) Convention on July 14-18, 2007, in Austin. Insurance carriers, health care providers, employers and employee organizations …

Personal Lines Profiles

Keystone Insurers Group Northumberland, Penn. Owner(s)/principal(s): 188 2006 personal lines premium: $316.0 million No. of personal lines insurers: 28 Keystone Insurers Group franchisees primarily serve rural and suburban communities with a presence in suburban areas throughout the Midwestern and Eastern …

Minimizing risks for global catastrophes

Managing catastrophe risk is one of the biggest challenges facing any company’s risk manager. For multinational companies, the challenge of managing catastrophe risk is especially daunting. In the United States, risk managers have access to the latest information and tools …

Personal Lines Leaders

Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0 million Northumberland Pennsylvania www.keystoneinsgrp.com 2 The Leavitt Group $300.0 …

Personal Lines Leaders

About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the personal lines numbers of agencies that submitted …

Personal Lines Profiles

Dawson Insurance Inc. Rocky River, Ohio Owner(s)/principal(s): D. Michael Sherman 2006 personal lines premium: $26.2 million No. of personal lines insurers: 50 Dawson Insurance Inc., founded in 1931, operates offices in both Ohio and Florida. Its main office in Rocky …

Business charters define how owners, family members work together

Have a problem with a boss? All you have to do is set up a meeting to discuss it and work it out. If things don’t change, then get the resume together and start looking for a job. Easily solved, …

Gallagher leader says carriers’ and brokers’ service to risk managers today ‘stinks’

When it comes to the service carriers and brokers provide to today’s risk managers, the quality of that service “stinks,” according to J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., chairman, president and CEO of broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Speaking on a …

Personal Lines Profiles

Behnke & Associates Hollywood, Fla. Owner(s)/principal(s): Fred Behnke, Scott Kinzel, Mark Introcaso, Gene McFadden 2006 personal lines premium: $54.5 million No. of personal lines insurers: 10 Behnke & Associates serves a typical mix of South Florida families, including a number …

Personal Lines Profile

Mesirow Financial Insurance Services Chicago, Ill. Owner(s)/principal(s): Richard Price, John Harney, Norm Malter 2006 personal lines premium: $22.5 million No. of personal lines insurers: 10 Mesirow Financial Insurance Services, founded in 1972, serves the local Chicago community and surrounding suburbs …