Willis Group Holdings announced that it has appointed Francis Kean, “one of the UK’s leading directors & officers and professional liability lawyers, as an Executive Director in FINEX Global, the insurance broker’s Financial, Executive Risk and Professional Liability business.” He …
Dutch bancassurance group ING said on Wednesday it planned two initial public offerings, rather than one, for its insurance activities as part of a mandatory split-up imposed because of its state bailout. Chief executive Jan Hommen told a conference call …
Aon came up with the conclusion that although recent events have “increased demand and enquiries for business interruption insurance,” there is a “decreasing appetite of insurers to pay claims for this type of insurance.” The conclusion came from delegates at …
Germany’s Allianz Group announced strong results for the third quarter and confirmed its operating profit outlook for 2010. Revenues in the third quarter grew by 11.4 percent to €24.5 billion [$33.84 billion], compared to €22 billion [$30.39 billion] in Q3 …
John Trask, a principal in the Employee Benefits department of Barney & Barney LLC, has been recognized for his contributions to the community by Combined Health Agencies. He was honored at the 2010 Volunteer of the Year Awards for his …
Newport Beach, Calif.-based GCube Insurance Services Inc., an insurer of renewable energy technologies, announced that Sara Eisenstat has joined the company as vice president. Eisenstat will be responsible for product development and new business growth initiatives targeted at the company’s …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced he is filing a lawsuit challenging a California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) determination, issued last month that his efforts to stop insurers from investing in Iran constituted an “underground regulation.” The commissioner’s …
Massachusetts agency Provider Insurance has hired Sharon Cardoso as personal lines account manager. She will be responsible for acquiring new clients and expanding existing client accounts in the personal lines division which includes managing auto, home and umbrella policies in …
Pennsylvania-based Keystone Insurers Group named Elizabeth Schenk as vice president of sales and marketing. She is a 22-year insurance industry veteran and previously served as marketing consultant for Ohio Casualty/Peerless and as a territory manager with W.R. Berkley Corp. She …
Recently, I have been working with a client on branding. When you think about creating a brand, where do you begin? The word “Brand” in our society is a Goliath. Branding encompasses an immense landscape of concepts and applications involving …
