New York-based XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd., has expanded its U.S. Aviation underwriting team with an aviation branch office in San Francisco and by adding to its New York-based underwriting staff. In San Francisco, Mark …
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. announced it has withdrawn its application to form and license a new Texas subsidiary, to be named Texas Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company, which would have written homeowners’ insurance coverage in Texas. …
The Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association has appointed Gerald Ladner to vice chair of its Board of Directors. His term runs through Dec. 31, 2011. Ladner, a resident of Austin, is the regional president of the Austin-based State …
Cincinnati Financial Corp. said that Robert C. Schiff, a company founder who retired from the property and casualty insurer’s board in 2004, has died. He was 86. A company news release said Schiff died on Jan. 7 but did not …
Scott R. Hudson has joined Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. as its president and chief executive officer. He joins Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s Executive Management Committee as a corporate vice president. Property/casualty third-party claims …
Reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system will be among state Senate Republicans’ top legislative goals for 2010. Republicans, who enjoy a majority in the Oklahoma Senate, are led by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee (R-OKC) and Majority Floor Leader Todd …
Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, named Robert V. James, 55, as president and CEO effective Jan. 18. Retiring president and CEO Phil Urban will serve in an advisory capacity until Feb. 26 to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities. …
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is reminding insurance agents and residents that they have new rights if their vehicle is totaled in an accident. New rights when your car is totaled House Bill 2190 took effect in …
For more than a decade, Connecticut lawmakers have considered and dismissed the idea of requiring seat belts on school buses that carry nearly 500,000 children each day. But a deadly weekend crash in Hartford has given the argument a human …
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE has chosen the state of Michigan to host a multi-stage competition that aims to pit some of the world’s most fuel efficient vehicles against one another in a quest to win their share of …
