July 8, 2008
Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the appointment of. Jessica M. Frankovich to Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and will manage and grow the company’s Inland …
July 8, 2008
The Gibraltar Group, a full-service insurance firm based in Lubbock, Texas, announced that Brandt Beal has been promoted to president of the firm and Ralph Beal has been designated as chairman of the company’s board of directors. In his new …
July 8, 2008
Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies have expanded its Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) program for small and mid-size business owners. Employment practices liability is a growing concern for nearly all businesses. Most liability policies, however, do not cover the …
July 8, 2008
PartnerOne Environmental — Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division — has partnered with ACE Westchester to offer four new environmental insurance products for agents pursuing environmental protection for their clients. The new policies include PartnerOne Self Storage Plus, which addresses pollution …
July 8, 2008
North Texas-based national wholesale insurance brokerage Insential Inc. has named new vice president/brokers for its operations in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest regions. Angela Needham was appointed vice president/broker for the Northeast marketplace. Mike Veniard is a new assistant vice …
July 8, 2008
Ray L. Thomas and Sheldon I. Oster, founders of Houston-based Bunker Hill Insurance Agency Inc. and Shel-Ray Underwriters Inc., are retiring. L. Byron Way, currently executive vice president of Bunker Hill, has been named president and chief operating officer. Southwest …
July 8, 2008
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) reported that Steve Cagle has joined its Dallas office as a specialist in the employee benefits group. Prior to joining MHBT, Cagle spent 25 years as an agency owner for Allstate Insurance, working primarily …
July 8, 2008
When high winds from tornados and severe storms hit, a house’s garage door can be a weak point. And sometimes if a garage door goes, it can be the first step in a disastrous chain reaction. Minnesota has recently moved …
July 8, 2008
The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol says it issued more than 5,000 tickets over the Fourth of July weekend. The counting period began at 6 p.m. July 3 and ended late July 6. The tickets issued include: 134 for driving under …
July 8, 2008
TAPCO Underwriters, Inc., a Burlington, North Carolina-based excess and surplus lines managing general agency, is now offering its products and proprietary quoting and binding process to retail agents in Delaware and New Jersey. TAPCO says its “instant” service model with …