Monthly Archives: <span>July 2016</span>

At Least 2 Dead in Midwest Floods that Damaged Homes, Stranded Motorists

At least two people have died in flooding caused by powerful storms that damaged homes, washed out roads and stranded motorists in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. In northern Wisconsin, an 84-year-old Illinois man died when his vehicle became submerged in …

Combined Agents of America Names Cross as CEO

Austin, Texas-based insurance agent network, Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has hired Peter Cross as its new chief executive officer. CAA has 53 independent agency members in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Cross holds the CPCU, CIC and ARM …

XS Brokers Adds Jimcor’s Dudkiewicz as It Expands to Mid-Atlantic States

XS Brokers, one of the largest independent insurance wholesale brokerages in New England, is opening a new office in the greater Philadelphia area and has hired Alan Dudkiewicz to lead the firm’s efforts in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-New York region. Dudkiewicz …

MMG Names Herweh to Succeed Lombard as VP Human Resources

Presque Isle, Maine-based regional insurer MMG Insurance Co. has promoted John Herweh to vice president and director of Human Resources. Herweh replaces Lynn Lombard, who retired on July 1, 2016 after a 45-year career with the company. Herweh brings 20 …

Markel Leads Lloyd’s Livestock Consortium, Covering Up to $30M Per Location

Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has joined forces with Tokio Marine Kiln, Pembroke and AEGIS London to lead the Markel livestock consortium, offering cover of up to $30 million per location for livestock risks. The consortium offers larger single …

Insurers Expect Lower Returns in Face of Low Interest Rates, Heightened Competition

Approximately three-fourths of insurers surveyed have lowered their target return-on-equity expectations to 10 percent or lower, a reflection of highly competitive market conditions remaining and the slow-growth economy, according to a new A.M. Best survey. According to the A.M. Best …

Allianz Names XL Catlin’s Posner Senior Underwriter for Terrorism Insurance in North America

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) reported that Adam Posner has been named senior underwriter for Terrorism & Political Violence insurance. Posner will be based in New York and he will report directly to Marcos Garcia Norris, regional practice group …

Insurance Documents in Penn State Sex Abuse Case Released

Penn State coach Joe Paterno was told by a teen boy in 1976 that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky had molested him in the shower but responded that he didn’t want to hear about it and had “a football season to …

Family of Girl Who Choked on Marshmallow Sues Parents Who Hosted Party

The family of an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl who died after choking on a marshmallow at a friend’s birthday party has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages in the death of Azriel Estabrooks, of Somerset, in …

Court Removes GM Bankruptcy Shield on Ignition Switch Claims

General Motors’ 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from lawsuits over a deadly ignition-switch defect that led to criminal charges against the automaker and prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles in 2014, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. …