Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group, the holding company for insurance and reinsurance operations in Bermuda, the U.S. and at Lloyd’s, announced that Vanessa Hardy Pickering has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer of Hamilton Re. Hardy Pickering, who …
XL Catlin announced it has strengthened its London-based Product Recall team with the appointment of Natalie Lilley and the transfer of Ian Davidson. Natalie Lilley joins XL Catlin from Canopius where she has held the position of contaminated products underwriter …
A Douglas County jury has awarded Omaha, Neb., software developer Baldwin Hackett & Meeks Inc. $43.8 million in a lawsuit that accused a rival software firm of violating antitrust laws and breaching a nondisclosure agreement. The recent award was the …
A duck boat involved in a deadly Seattle traffic crash did not have an axle repair that was recommended for the amphibious vehicle in 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board said. NTSB member Earl Weener said investigators only recently learned …
Mountain Ranch is known as a Gold Rush-era, fiercely independent place, where many of its aging residents distrust the government and prefer to take matters into their own hands. The unincorporated hamlet in Calaveras County bore the brunt of a …
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1515, which clarifies and corrects sections in the insurance code. The omnibus bill was authored by the Assembly Committee on Insurance and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. AB 1515 restores the requirement …
James Kennedy, CEO of the Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, was named the recipient of the 2015 Griffith Insurance Education Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for his career-long dedication to education and support of the foundation. The award presentation took place Sept. …
Kevin Brown has joined Safeco’s Central Region Distribution team as a territory manager in Louisiana. Brown has over 14 years of experience in insurance and is experienced in workers’ compensation underwriting and loss control. For the past 11 years he …
AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Republic Companies Inc. and its affiliates (Republic) from Delek Group Ltd. and Republic Insurance Holdings LLC. Republic is based in Dallas. The purchase price is approximately $233 million, subject …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has named Todd Davis assistant vice president of employee benefits in its Walnut Creek, Calif. office. Davis will be working with Jani De La Rosa, director of employee benefits, to grow the division. Davis has a sales …
