Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone started with LWCC in 1993 as a …
Massachusetts-based Provider Insurance Group, has hired Michelle Ryan as business development manager. Ryan will be responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding existing client accounts in the personal lines division. She will also support the producers in their new business …
San Francisco-based Sweet and Baker Insurance Broekrs has promoted Rich Weingart and Beau Freyermuth to partners. Both have made significant contributions to the company in the past seven years. Their focus includes property/casualty, workers’ compensation, professioanl coverages and employee benefits.
Worldwide Facilitieshas named Carlota Saflor a vice president and casualty broker in its San Francisco office. Saflor was formerly with Crump in San Francisco for almost 14 years, and ACE Westchester for 10 years.
Hate crimes in California fell by more than 20 percent last year, according to a new report released by California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s office. “Hate Crime in California 2009” showed that hate crime events dropped 21.3 percent …
Brown & Brown Inc. has promoted J. Scott Penny to the position of regional president. Penny, who has served as a regional executive vice president since 2002, is responsible for oversight of retail profit center operations of Brown & Brown …
Rates for workers’ compensation insurance continue to decrease in Louisiana based on a recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), according to Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon. NCCI analyzes workers’ compensation rates in 35 states. Most …
Brownyard Group, a program administrator providing specialized insurance coverage for select industry groups, has added animal mortality coverage to its PCOpro national pest control program. Coverage is offered to pest control operators for canines that are specifically trained to detect …
Ironshore Inc.’s aviation division has entered a treaty reinsurance program with the Starr Group to provide protection against commercial satellite risk. The global space insurance program provides coverages for satellite Launch Insurance and In-Orbit Insurance underwritten through Starr Space. Ironshore …
Conover Insurance of Pasco, Wash., has named Darren McEuin vice president within the commercial division. McEuin joined Conover in 2001 as an account executive in the Commercial Insurance Division and primarily concentrates his efforts serving the manufacturing and agricultural industries …
