Wells Fargo Insurance Hires Aon Exec Samuel for Metro D.C., Va. Region
Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company, has named Kyle Samuel managing director for its Metro Washington, D.C., and Virginia offices.
Willis North America Beefs Up Cyber Risk Practice with 6 Appointments
Willis North America has reinforced its cyber risk management and insurance services with several appointments to its FINEX Cyber/E&O Practice. The following individuals will focus on Willis’ national and multinational clients: Nadia Hoyte has been appointed senior broker in New …
Connecticut Launches New Online Access to Carrier Filings
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced that his insurance department has launched an online site for more convenient access to the rate and form documents that insurance companies file with the department. “With the technology we live with now …
California Wildfire Concerns Include Hotter Temperatures, Erratic Winds
Crews battling a huge Northern California wildfire are bracing for hotter temperatures and erratic winds. Fire spokesman Ryan Lubben says cooler, wet weather that helped firefighters over the weekend were expected to give way today to a weather pattern that …
EPIC Adds Shepherd in Southeast for Multinational Accounts
Retail insurance broker EPIC has added Annette Shepherd as a multinational placement specialist and account executive on its risk management team in the Southeast. Shepherd brings 30 years of insurance and risk management experience, including 10 years as a multinational …
Insure.net Acquires Stark Agency in Connecticut
Insure.net, an independent insurance agency based in North Haven, Connecticut, announced it has acquired Stark Agency in Chester, Connecticut. Founded in 2006, Insure.net has been mostly a personal lines agency, but the firm is now starting to grow its commercial …
Franchisee Business Investments Would be Protected by California Bill
When Kathryn Slater-Carter learned her family would lose $1.5 million after McDonald’s Corp. did not renew the franchise agreement on one of their restaurants in the San Francisco suburbs, she tried for a second time to change state law to …
La Porta Named Director of Sales & Marketing for CIG in California
Capital Insurance Group has named John La Porta director of sales and marketing. La Porta will work alongside the regional field executives to provide direction and support for the agency development managers across the Western U.S. La Porta began his …
Wholesale Trading Names Shannon Vice President in California
Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services LLC has named Sean Shannon vice president and property broker on the firm’s property team. Shannon will be based in WTCI’s San Francisco office. Shannon joins WTCI from Worldwide Facilities Inc., where he specialized in …
Willis Re Strengthens Turkish Expertise with Gras Savoye Agreement
Willis Re announced that it has strengthened its expertise in the Turkish market by entering into an agreement with Gras Savoye Turkey. Kemal Kurklu has joined Gras Savoye as Executive Director-Treaty Reinsurance in Istanbul to work in partnership with Willis …
