Hiscox is now offering inland marine insurance to the U.S. market and has hired Steve Silverman to lead this initiative. Hiscox said it will be underwriting both individual risks inland marine risks and programs. Steve Silverman, vice president, joined Hiscox …
G.J. Sullivan Co. E&S, a member of the Los Angeles-based Sullivan Group, announced that Josh Jensen has joined the company as underwriter for the Commercial Lines department of the San Diego office. Jensen comes to GJS from Pacific Coast E&S …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Paty Daves as managing partner of Willis HRH of greater Kansas City, effective immediately. He will report to William Creedon, national partner, South Central region. Daves will lead Willis’s retail operation in …
Conover Insurance of Pasco, Wash., has named Ananda Oliver as a new account executive in the Employee Benefits division, and Abel Puerta as a new account executive in the Commercial Insurance division. Oliver comes to Conover with 10 years of …
Scientists have upgraded Hawaii’s seismic monitors after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami prompted the U.S. government to improve American tsunami warning systems. But some of the upgrades are merely temporary and haven’t been made to the highest standards. Slow-moving bureaucracy …
A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee is asking a judge to dismiss a $750,000 libel lawsuit against him on the basis that his blog is covered by legislative immunity. The lawsuit was filed by Roger Byrge, an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for …
This central Florida office feels more like a home than a maternity ward, with portraits of glowing mothers-to-be proudly displayed on the walls leading to the “suites.” The Van Gogh room has a nighttime feel, with a dark blue couch …
Insurers seeking to write property coverage for equipment sales and rental operations now have access to a new set of standardized policy forms and coverage schedules for doing so. The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is adding a new …
American International Group Inc., rescued twice last year by the U.S. government, is asking for more aid and bracing for a fourth-quarter loss of roughly $60 billion, a source familiar with the matter said. It would be the biggest loss …
The U.S. Treasury Monday declined to comment on reports American International Group was seeking additional government funds and that Citigroup was in talks with the government that could lead to Uncle Sam holding as much as 40 percent of the …
