Latest Assurance Headlines
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Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado to Distribute $70M Dividends
Mar 18 2019 // Pinnacol Assurance announced on Monday it is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $70 million. Pinnacol also recently lowered its rates by 10 percent on average. Both the dividend and the rate...
Hub International Buys Montreal-Headquartered Forum Risques et Assurance
Jan 11 2019 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Forum Risques et Assurance Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Forum is a boutique...
Insurance Technologies Corp. Acquires Assurance Systems
Nov 5 2018 // Texas-based Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of websites, marketing, rating and management software and services, has acquired Assurance Systems Inc., an insurance technology provider in the...
Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Names O’Rourke to Executive Team
Oct 31 2018 // Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado has named Krista O’Rourke vice president of agency relations and safety services. O’Rourke replaces longtime Pinnacol executive Jon Scott, who retired Sept. 30. She will also...
Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty Acquires Allstar Assurance of Florida
Oct 16 2018 // Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired Allstar Assurance, headquartered in Weston, Fla. Allstar Assurance has been serving south Florida for over 14 years offering multi-line property and casualty...
A.M. Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Bunker Hill Insurance Group Members
Aug 13 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to a- from bbb for the members of Bunker Hill Insurance Group. The...
Assurance Marks Move to Mid-Atlantic Region with Open House at Virginia Office
Aug 9 2018 // Washington D.C. business owners joined Assurance on August 6, 2018, at its new office location in Arlington, Va., to celebrate the independent insurance brokerage’s official move into the Mid-Atlantic...
Core Assurance Partners Acquires Virginia’s E.L. Creech & Co.
Jul 20 2018 // Core Assurance Partners, a financial services company headquartered in Hampton Roads, Va., has acquired E. L. Creech & Co. Inc., a fourth-generation, family-owned property and casualty firm based in Virginia Beach,...
Markel to Welcome Chubb’s Cox as Insurance Operations President, COO; Promotes Kiscaden, Sanders
Jul 11 2018 // Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has announced executive leadership changes for its insurance operations. Robert Cox will join Markel in the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, Insurance...
Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Retooling Leadership
May 30 2018 // Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is revamping its leadership structure. Mark Isakson, who had been senior vice president of operations, now becomes the company’s chief customer officer. He will serve as the senior...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Entering N.Y. Insurance Market With Latest Acquisition
Apr 17 2018 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation (PRAC) is entering the New York insurance market with its acquisition of 21st Century National Insurance Company (National). PRAC previously brought its insurance portfolio to...
Assurance Adds Wolfrey to Washington D.C. Team as Risk Management Consultant
Nov 17 2017 // Assurance, a Top 50 U.S. insurance brokerage, has hired Eric Wolfrey to its Washington D.C. team to serve as a risk management consultant. Wolfrey will provide business insurance and risk management solutions to a variety...
Insurance Entrepreneurs Launch Core Assurance Partners in Virginia
Nov 9 2017 // Core Assurance Partners, a newly formed insurance and risk management firm based in Hampton Roads, Va., is expanding its core competencies across industries and building on specialized expertise in the real estate,...
Premier Assurance Group of Florida Taps Cordero-Fleites to Head Marketing, Communications
Nov 8 2017 // Global insurance company Premier Assurance Group (PA Group), headquartered in Coral Gables, Fla., has named Karen Cordero-Fleites its director of marketing and communications. Cordero-Fleites has more than 10 years of...
Assurance Furthers Expansion Into Washington D.C. with Hiring of Groseclose
Oct 27 2017 // Assurance, a Schaumburg, Ill.-headquartered, independent insurance brokerage, has hired Jack Groseclose to serve as an employee benefits advisor. In his new role, Groseclose will be based in Washington D.C., furthering...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Canadian Broker GPL Assurance
Aug 4 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of GPL Assurance Inc. (GPL), located in Montreal, Quebec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1968, GPL is a retail insurance broker offering...
Corporate Venture Arm of CNP Assurance Leads Investment in Blockchain Startup
Jun 9 2017 // U.S. exchange group Nasdaq Inc has joined a 7 million-euro ($7.9 million) investment round in Stratumn, which helps companies develop applications using blockchain technology, the Paris-based startup said on Thursday [June...
Co-operators General Expands Quebec Agency Force by Acquiring Assurance Auclair
Jun 6 2017 // The Co-operators General Insurance Co. in Montreal has purchased Assurance Auclair located in Quebec City. The brokerage’s portfolio includes personal and commercial insurance policies. “We have seen steady...
Markel Corporation Names Dillon Underwriting Assurance Director in Virginia
Feb 21 2017 // Markel Corporation, a financial holding company headquartered in Richmond, Va., has named Ashley Dillon underwriting assurance director on the product line leadership team. Dillon is located in Markel’s headquarters...
2016 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed: Demotech
Dec 5 2016 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11 categories...
