Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon this week proposed creating a second Florida Supreme Court so that one set of justices could specialize on criminal appeals and the other on civil cases. The Winter Park Republican said a House committee will …
KPMG named Laura Hay national sector leader for the firm’s insurance practice. In her new role, she will be oversee the strategic direction and growth of the insurance practice, which serves companies in the property and casualty, as well as …
Massachusetts insurance agency William Palumbo Insurance Agency said it has partnered with The Bulfinch Group, a financial services firm in the state, to offer its P&C clients access to Bulfinch’s wealth planning tools. Personal and business clients of William Palumbo …
Heritage Insurance Group of Johnson City has become Keystone Insurers Group’s first agency partner in Tennessee. Heritage sells property/casualty, life and health insurance. It has 18 employees in its home office and a branch in Kingsport. Stephen Bryant is president …
Germany’s Hannover Re reported a “very pleasing year,” as after tax group net income rose to €748.9 million [$1.043 billion], from €733.7 million [$1.021 billion], despite the operational business being “impacted by a heavy major loss incidence. The reinsurer said …
Insurance broke Willis has named Jon Trevisan as senior vice president, director of placement for its human capital practice. Trevisan, who is based in Boston, will lead the employee benefits placement strategy for Willis North America, helping the firm to …
Young property/casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. are being called upon to answer some questions … and have some fun. Gen X, Gen Y agents: who are you? What do you really think about your career? About your …
Aon Risk Solutions points out that the “increasing popularity of e-books, iPads, and other digital publishing technology is fundamentally altering the way publishers and content providers address the way they approach credit control risks.” As a result the international broker’s …
The Association of British Insurers has appointed Otto Thoresen as its new Director General, effective on April 4. Thoresen is currently the Chief Executive of Aegon UK and a member of the Board of Management of AEGON N.V. He was …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin analyzing last week’s European Court Of Justice ruling that prohibits gender-based discrimination in the calculation of insurance premiums and benefits. S&P said it is “likely to have a neutral effect on …
