September 12, 2019
Next Insurance has begun formally marketing a portal designed to help independent agents quickly quote and sell its policies. Next said the system, dubbed “Next for Agents,” had been in beta testing since April 2019, though more than 3,000 agents …
September 12, 2019
Valerie Foster of Berkley Alliance Managers has been chosen as the executive chair by the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) for the 2019-2020 year. Foster is vice president, director of marketing for Berkley Alliance Managers. She has more 25 …
September 12, 2019
Facing the most serious threat yet to its business model, Uber Technologies Inc. is dusting off a legal argument it has employed with mixed results: that it’s a technology platform, not a transportation company. Now, as a new California law …
September 12, 2019
California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from a bill that could turn so-called gig workers into employees. California state Senators late on Tuesday passed AB5, proposed legislation …
September 12, 2019
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as president of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm, effective immediately. LSM also announced Wilhelm Schaugg has joined Montoya’s team. Wilhelm Schaugg, joins LSM as head of Strategy – U.S., Bermuda and …
September 12, 2019
In yet another sign of a hardening market, U.S. commercial insurance prices grew at an accelerated rate compared to a year ago, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey. Pricing jumped by nearly 4 percent in …
September 12, 2019
A state investigation details a Vermont anti-poverty group didn’t tell its employees that one of its facilities contained asbestos, exposing workers to health and safety risks. The investigation that concluded in May shows that the Northeast Kingdom Community Action paid …
September 12, 2019
Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has hired Mike Kambos as its area senior vice president for New York’s Management Liability Practice. Kambos brings more than 30 years of experience …
September 12, 2019
Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage in the U.S., has hired Chris Warren. Warren will be based in the Assurance Mid-Atlantic office in Arlington, Va., and serve as a risk management consultant for Assurance’s construction and real estate practices. In this …
September 12, 2019
Statewide Insurance has joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, after recently opening in Walpole, Mass. Statewide Insurance provides all lines of personal and commercial coverages to local clients in Massachusetts …