Mick Summersgill, who previously headed Zurich’s UK run-off operations, has joined Ernst & Young as a director of the accounting firm’s recently created insurance run-off team. “Mick will be instrumental in developing the team’s strategic restructuring proposition as well as …
Aon announced that environmental insurance specialist Simon Johnson, Ph.D., has joined the firm as director in the Aon Environmental Services Group, a unit of Aon Risk Services. He will be based in London, and will coordinate the delivery of the …
Zurich Financial Services Group announced the completion of the acquisition of 100 percent of Life insurer DWS Vita SpA from an Italian subsidiary of Deutsche Bank. The transaction was first announced on December 17, 2007. Zurich noted that “through this …
The University of Idaho, seeing a resurgence of mining activity in northern Idaho due to soaring metal prices, is seeking federal funding to bring back mining education programs, a school official said. “The metals mining industry has witnessed historical growth …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is losing trust because it at times operates behind closed doors and is not open to dialogue with the insurance industry. That was the criticism of NAIC, as voiced by representatives of the American …
The Oregon Insurance Division has amended rules to reduce fees for license examinations and reexaminations for insurance producers, adjusters and insurance consultants, and to change the biennial renewal date for individual adjuster and insurance consultant licenses from the anniversary of …
San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. is celebrating its 90th anniversary as a company delivering insurance, employee benefits and risk management solutions. The firm was established in 1918 in San Francisco. Today, Woodruff-Sawyer is a nationwide independent insurance brokerage with additional …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has hired Marguerite Murer as senior vice president of public affairs. Murer has extensive public affairs experience in both the public and private sectors. She most recently served as The Allstate Corp.’s …
Amy Smith joined Raleigh, N.C.-based TriSure as an account manager in the firm’s property and casualty insurance division. In her new capacity at TriSure, Smith will serve as the first point of contact with clients. She will prepare quote and …
Atlanta-based American Safety Insurance Services Inc. increased its environmental surety bond limits to $5 million single and $10 million aggregate with no collateral requirements. ASI’s environmental surety bond unit specializes in performance and payment contract bonds for small to medium …
