R.E.Chaix & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. of Irvine, Calif., has acquired Whitcomb Insurance Services. Located in Redondo Beach, Calif., the staff of Whitcomb Insurance Services is relocating to R.E. Chaix’s Irvine headquarters. Former Whitcomb clients should experience a seamless transition. …
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed to ban insurance companies from dropping coverage of homeowners who have found corrosive Chinese drywall in their homes. Jindal’s office announced that the governor has signed the bill by Metairie Sen. Julie Quinn into …
Dr. Donald Patrick will join the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation as the medical advisor effective July 12, 2010. Dr. Patrick served as the executive director of the Texas Medical Board until August 2008. Prior to this …
Travelers Insurance has indicated it will comply with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s order to stop airing a television advertisement that the AG says is deceptive. According to the AG’s cease and desist letter, the company’s ad improperly asserted that …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Jared Morrison as a commercial lines producer in its Portland, Ore., office. Morrison will expand the company’s large commercial hospitality and Allied Health client base in the Pacific Northwest. Morrison is a resident of Vancouver, …
Thomas Allan has joined Boston-based Richards Robinson Sheppard Insurance as vice president. Allan specializes in construction accounts and utilizes his experience of over 35 years in insurance. Prior to joining Richards Robinson Sheppard Insurance, he served in producer and account …
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a California-based retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added North Bay insurance professionals Wade Gordon and Jennifer Heliotes in the company’s newest Petaluma, Calif., branch office. Both have deep ties to the …
Long-time Portland, Ore.-based independent insurance agencies Rogers, Fitzwalter & Powell Inc. has relocated to join forces with Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker Inc. EPB&B President Marc Baker, announced that the combined agency force will operate from EPB&B headquarters in downtown …
State Auto’s Western Region promoted Kathy Alvord and added Linnea Macier in Arizona. Alvord was promoted to business insurance underwriter reporting to Brad Timmerman, sales manager for the Arizona, Colorado and Utah markets. Her career began in 1984 with CNA …
State Auto Western Region has announced the following staff additions and promotions in Texas: Steve Harmon has joined State Auto as a business insurance account executive. In this role, Harmon will have responsibility for achieving sales and underwriting results in …
