National Interstate Corp., based in Richfield, Ohio, announced that its principal insurance subsidiary, National Interstate Insurance Co., completed its previously announced acquisition of Vanliner Insurance Co. from UniGroup Inc. Vanliner provides insurance for the moving and storage industry. The purchase …
FARA Insurance Services, a Mandeville, La.-based provider of claims administration and risk management solutions, has added Cherie Arceneaux Pinac to its senior management team. Pinac will serve as vice president for FARA’s Louisiana State Office of Risk Management Account based …
NationAir Aviation Insurance President Jeff Bauer announced that the West Chicago, Ill.-based company has been selected by XL Insurance to serve as a broker in the Cessna Affiliates Insurance Program. The program offers preferred rates and other benefits for Cessna …
Hartwig Moss Benefits has added Shawn Rutland to the agency’s client service team as client relations associate in its New Orleans, La., office. Rutland will be the firm’s primary contact for service issues while providing human resource consulting services as …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., announced it has acquired Kinney Agency Inc., a single office, commercial insurance brokerage firm located in Albuquerque, N.M. The acquisition closed on July 1, 2010. Terms of the …
A New Jersey grand jury has indicted a Burlington County insurance agent for pocketing payments from three clients, according to Attorney General Paula T. Dow. Lee Schaffer, of Marlton, was charged with insurance fraud, theft by failure to make required …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has elected David Brinkman chair of its New York Division board of directors. Brinkman, a 26-year industry veteran, is executive managing director of Aon Benfield where he co-leads its national origination team and oversees …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health …
Four people have been arrested in North Carolina for their alleged involvement in a series of automobile insurance fraud schemes worth more than $9,000, according to state officials. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said each was processed at the Pitt County …
Tower Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of the personal lines business of OneBeacon Insurance Group for $167 million. The completed transaction includes the acquisition by Towers of Massachusetts Homeland Insurance Co., York Insurance Co. of Maine and two management …
