The Leavitt Group has hired Jim Lineweaver, a client advisor, in its Tacoma, Wash. office. Lineweaver has 25 years of insurance experience. He specializes in large manufacturing risks, forest products, transportation, wholesale distribution, architects and engineering. Prior to joining the …
John Bishop, chairman of the board and former chief executive officer of Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Insurance Group, has joined the board of IDentity Theft 911. IDentity Theft 911 is a New York-based provider of identity management and data risk management …
Chevy Chase, Md.-based auto insurance giant GEICO announced Thursday that to keep up with its strong policyholder growth, its regional office in Fredericksburg, Va., plans to hire more than 725 new associates for growth and replacement in 2014. The GEICO …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association of Los Angeles recently installed new officers and directors for 2014. The new IIABA-LA lineup for officers: Ryan Wunderlich, Hub International Insurance – president; Martin Flannery, Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers – vice …
New Jersey’s Senate president says the Christie administration’s handling of Superstorm Sandy aid has been “a colossal failure.” Steve Sweeney held an event Wednesday in Perth Amboy to push for his proposed Sandy Bill Of Rights. The bill is designed …
The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its flagship Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super-regional property/casualty insurance carrier’s Austin Mutual Insurance Co. in South Dakota. This …
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed the Vermont Legacy Insurance Management Act (LIMA). The new law would allow the formation of specialized, Vermont-based companies to acquire and manage closed blocks of non-admitted commercial insurance policies and reinsurance agreements. Gov. …
Texas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system if a staff petition to adopt the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Basic Manual, with Texas exceptions, and the national and Texas-specific endorsements and forms in the NCCI …
Ironshore Inc. is now covering high-end pleasure craft, yachts and mega yachts on a global basis. James G. Bishop, Jr., with more than 25 years experience in the maritime sector, has been named to lead the unit that will provide …
State Farm has donated $3 million to the conservative, pro-business think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C. to create a research chair in the name of the late political scientist and Harvard, UCLA and Pepperdine professor James Q. …
