Latest Amwins Group Headlines
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Wilson Joins AmWINS in Florida
Jan 22 2009 // Jennifer M. Wilson has joined wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Brokerage of Florida as vice president and casualty broker. Wilson joins AmWINS from Florida Risk Specialists (Lexington), where she was a casualty manager...
Francavilla to Direct Program Development for AmWins
Sep 15 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. has named Ben Francavilla its director of Program Development. In this role, Francavilla will be responsible for driving the overall marketing...
AmWINS Group Forms Energy Practice in Houston Office
Sep 11 2008 // North Carolina-based wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc. has formed an energy practice within its brokerage division. The energy practice, based in the company’s Houston office, will be led by Pascal Ray and...
AmWINS Insurance Brokerage Names Manassero VP in California
Aug 29 2008 // Brian Manassero has joined AmWINS Insurance Brokerage of California’s Chatsworth office as a vice president. He will specialize in property and product liability placements, and has 12 years of insurance industry...
Fernandez Promoted by AmWINS Georgia
Aug 27 2008 // Rich Fernandez of wholesaler AmWINS Brokerage of Georgia has been promoted to senior vice president. Fernandez has been with AmWINS for three years, and is a member of AmWINS’ Financial Risk Group where he serves as...
People
Aug 4 2008 // Colemont Insurance Brokers promoted Matt Carpenter to assistant vice president in the company’s Chicago office. Carpenter joined Colemont in 2002, specializing in brokering casualty lines. His expertise has since...
People
Aug 4 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer The Main Street America Group named Joe Meholic president of its Richmond, Virginia region. In his new role as regional president, Meholic will be accountable for the direction,...
Reynolds Named President of United National Group
Jul 18 2008 // United America Indemnity Ltd. (UAI), based in the Cayman Islands, appointed Scott Reynolds as president of United National Group, one of UAI’s three U.S. divisions. The appointment is effective July 28,...
Buchanan Joins AmWINS Brokerage in New York
Jul 18 2008 // Gary Buchanan has joined AmWINS Brokerage of New York of vice president. With over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, Buchanan will focus mainly on financial risk placements, including directors and...
United America Indemnity Opens North Carolina Office, Names President
Jul 18 2008 // United America Indemnity appointed Scott Reynolds as president of United National Group, one of UAI’s three U.S. divisions located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reynolds will report directly to Larry A. Frakes,...
AmWINS Introduces Commercial Auto, Trucking Programs
Jun 11 2008 // Burlington, N.C.-based AmWINS Transportation Underwriters launched several new insurance programs for the trucking and commercial auto industry. These national programs include coverage for truck broker’s contingent...
AmWINS Acquires Beacon Risk Strategies
May 5 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based AmWINS Group Inc. acquired Beacon Risk Strategies, a Seattle-based managing general underwriter of excess-loss benefits insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, Beacon...
Drinkwater Succeeds Smith as President of AmWINS Brokerage
Apr 18 2008 // National wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. announced that James Drinkwater has been named president of its AmWINS Brokerage division effective immediately. In this role, Drinkwater will be responsible for the...
Hargrove Joins AmWINS as General Counsel
Apr 15 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. reported that Donna Hargrove has been hired as general counsel. Prior to joining AmWINS, Hargrove served as lead corporate in-house counsel for...
Smith Joins AmWins Brokerage in California
Mar 20 2008 // Sheryl Smith has joined AmWINS Insurance Brokerage of California as senior vice president. Formerly assistant vice president at Crump Insurance Services, Smith has 25 years of insurance industry experience, from claims...
Business Moves
Nov 4 2007 // AmWINS, London American General AmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency Inc. Based in San Diego, Calif., London American is...
Wholesaler AmWINS Buys Calif.’s London American General
Oct 18 2007 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency, Inc. Based in San Diego, California, London American is a managing general agent...
Business Moves
Jul 2 2007 // AmWINS, American Equity Underwriters AmWINS Group Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker, has acquired The American Equity Underwriters Inc., a provider of insurance programs for maritime...
Business Moves
Jul 2 2007 // Lancashire Insurance Co. Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. gained approval to provide insurance coverage on an excess and surplus basis for properties located in South Carolina. Lancashire intends to focus primarily on coastal...
Business Moves
Jun 4 2007 // Titan, Eastwood THI Holdings (Delaware) Inc., a Nationwide company, through one of its agency subsidiaries, has acquired the assets of Anaheim Hills, Calif.-based Eastwood Insurance Services Inc. for $217 million. Eastwood...
