March 19, 2010
Mike Moran has been named as managing director of national specialty brokerage business and eastern region executive for Bliss & Glennon Inc. (B&G), the wholesale property and casualty division of Fortegra Financial. Moran has more than 30 years experience in …
March 19, 2010
Iowa lawmakers worked March 17 to hammer out differences in two bills restricting drivers from sending or reading text messages. The legislation also would ban all cell phone use by drivers under 18 years old. The House and Senate previously …
March 19, 2010
Crump Insurance Services announced it has added Ann Chapman in its Houston office as vice president and broker in its Marine/Cargo unit. In her new position, Chapman will develop and broker marine/cargo business. Source: Crump Insurance Services, http://www.crumpins.com
March 19, 2010
Austin, Texas-based NIP-RCG, a national professional advisory firm offering consulting services to directors and management of many of America’s public corporations, has merged its executive compensation and executive benefits groups, RCG Executive Compensation Group (RCG | ECG) and RCG Benefits …
March 19, 2010
A representative from the insurer trade group, the American Insurance Association (AIA), testified before a Louisiana legislative panel that efforts to abolish Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) are misguided. A commission on streamlining state government in late December 2009 …
March 19, 2010
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has named Louisiana Congressman Charlie Melancon its 2010 Legislator of the Year. The award was presented March 17 during the 2010 PIA Federal Legislative Summit. Melancon represents Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District covering …
March 19, 2010
Hurricane Andrew, for all of the grief it delivered, gave wholesale broker Hull & Co. and Bruce Bowers a big opportunity. “Prior to ’92, there wasn’t much of a need for personal lines in the excess and surplus market, it …
March 19, 2010
Lansing, Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has named Joanne Topa as the new director of Enterprise Applications. She will be involved with content management, Web services and business relations throughout the organization. Topa brings 15 years of information …
March 19, 2010
New York police say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage was done during a party on the night of Feb. 17, when …
March 19, 2010
Aon Consulting, the benefits consulting business of Aon Corp., has agreed to acquire J.P. Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies, a division of J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, LLC. J.P. Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies provides compensation, retirement and health care …