Monthly Archives: <span>September 2012</span>

Catlin Re Switzerland Names Eugster Chief Underwriting Officer

The Catlin Group Limited announced that Markus A. Eugster has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for Catlin Re Switzerland. He joined Catlin in 2010 as Underwriting Director and Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer at Catlin Re Switzerland. In his new role, …

CMIC Announces Additional Practice Coverage for Doctors

CMIC, a doctor-owned medical malpractice insurer serving Connecticut and Massachusetts, has launched a new program for Massachusetts doctors who are employed outside of their regular practice (commonly referred to as moonlighting). The new program is available to doctors in the …

Brownyard Group Develops Program for Small Pest Control Companies

Brownyard Group, a program administrator providing specialized insurance coverage for select industry groups, has expanded its pest control program with PCOnova, a new insurance option designed specifically for small pest control companies. PCOnovais written on an E&S basis through an …

Missouri Insurance Director to Chair Solvency Modernization Task Force

John M. Huff, director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, has been appointed chair of a national task force focusing on insurance regulation, the department announced. The Solvency Modernization Initiative was created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Launched …

Myron F. Steves & Co. Creates Endowment for Insurance Education

Houston-based Myron F. Steves & Co. has established the Myron F. Steves Endowed Directorship for the Center for Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Houston Downtown. The $250,000 endowment recognizes company founder Myron F. Steves and his pioneering …

Schmelz Joins Edwards Wildman as a Partner in Insurance and Reinsurance

The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP named Ronie M. Schmelz a partner in the firm’s insurance and reinsurance department. She will divide her practice between the firm’s offices in Los Angeles and New York. For more than 25 …

Gregory named President, COO at Denver Management Advisors

David Gregory has been named today in a newly created position of president and chief operating officer at Denver Management Advisors Inc., a national employee benefits advisory and broker company. Gregory’s background includes more than 20 years in the industr. …

California State Fund Restructures Broker Distribution

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has changed its broker distribution model, requiring most of the roughly 5,000 brokers and agents the entity deals with to go through one of two wholesalers. The change, which is effective Jan. 1, 2013, establishes …

Delaware Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery of Local Agency

Delaware State Police are looking for a man who robbed an insurance agency in Wilmington at gunpoint. It happened about 4:30 p.m. last Thursday at Muncie Insurance on North Market Street. Troopers say a man entered the business, displayed a …

Another Disaster Brings Candidates to Gulf Coast

Mitt Romney wasted no time after accepting the GOP presidential nomination in heading to Louisiana to see the damage from Hurricane Isaac, changing his schedule on the fly to get there the very next day. President Barack Obama also tweaked …