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Best Expresses Concerns over London Market Placement Deals
Sep 5 2013 // A.M. Best has been studying the recent innovation in the London insurance market, exemplified by the arrangement between Aon and Berkshire Hathaway announced in March, which automatically shares a percentage of premiums...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Hires Markel IT Exec as Chief Information Officer
Sep 4 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the recently launched commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — hired James Roser as chief information officer. He is based in Berkshire Hathaway Specialty...
Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash
Aug 23 2013 // A jury says an insurance company must honor the policy of a Vermont man who was convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in 2010. The insurance company GEICO had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District...
GEICO Names Assistant VP of Claims Operation in Buffalo, N.Y.
Aug 20 2013 // David Hodge has been named assistant vice president of claims for auto insurer GEICO’s Buffalo, N.Y., regional office. Hodge previously served as the liability director of GEICO’s Virginia Beach, Va., regional...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Hires 2 Execs From Zurich, The Hartford
Aug 16 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the recently launched commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — announced on Thursday the appointments of Leo Carroll as senior vice president, healthcare...
Buffett Attends Opening of New Indiana Geico Insurance Center
Jul 23 2013 // Billionaire investor Warren Buffett joined in a ceremony that marked the opening of a new customer service center for the Geico insurance company in suburban Indianapolis that’s expected to have as many as 1,200...
E&S Veteran Berkley Unfazed by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty
Jul 22 2013 // Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the business of underwriting are welcome to enter the excess and surplus lines segment – and that includes Berkshire Hathaway’s Ajit Jain, says E&S...
Here Comes Berkshire Hathaway
Jul 22 2013 // Interview with BHSI’s Peter Eastwood on Building a New E&S Giant When a veteran of CNA joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance to lead the new venture’s professional liability division a few weeks...
People – Southeast
Jul 22 2013 // Following a six-year tenure as Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s chief financial officer, Sharon Binnun has accepted a position in the private sector. Binnun is joining Cypress Property & Casualty Insurance...
People – East
Jul 22 2013 // Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc promoted Todd Jones to chief executive officer of Willis North America. He is based in Willis’ New York office. Jones succeeds Vic Krauze who joined Willis in 1997 and has...
GEICO Announces 2 Appointments in Buffalo, N.Y., Office
Jul 18 2013 // Auto insurance giant GEICO recently announced that Kirk La has been named assistant vice president of the GEICO Insurance Agency and Pionne Corbin will take over as assistant vice president of underwriting in GEICO’s...
GEICO Names Rayburn VP of Southeast Operations
Jul 15 2013 // Auto insurance giant GEICO promoted Rhett Rayburn to vice president of Southeast operations. He will be based in GEICO’s Macon, Ga., office. Prior to his new role, Rayburn was assistant vice president of claims...
GEICO to Host Job Fairs for Adjusters in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Next Week
Jul 12 2013 // Auto insurer GEICO said it will host two job fairs for auto damage adjusters in Pennsylvania on July 16 and 18. On Tuesday, July 16, the first job fair will be held at Double Tree Hotel in Green Tree, located at 500...
Zurich’s Broker Relationship Leader Moves to Berkshire Hathaway Specialty
Jul 3 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the new commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — appointed Lori Spoon Rafkin as senior vice president, customer and broker engagement. Spoon Rafkin was...
GEICO Names Roberts President, Chief Operating Officer
Jul 1 2013 // Bill Roberts has been named president and chief operating officer of GEICO, the giant insurer said. Tony Nicely will continue to serve as chairman and chief executive officer. Bill RobertsGEICO President, COO Roberts had...
‘Mayhem’ Outspends ‘Good Neighbor’ in Advertising: SNL
Jul 1 2013 // Allstate’s “Mayhem” trumped State Farm Mutual’s the “Good Neighbor” in advertising dollars in 2012. According to an analysis by SNL Financial, Allstate’s ad spend increased 14.8...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Appoints Tortorella as Chief Legal Officer
Jun 26 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the new commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — appointed Ralph Tortorella III as senior vice president, chief legal and compliance officer. Tortorella was...
CNA’s Fortin Latest Industry Exec to Join Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Jun 20 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance officially announced the appointment of Dan Fortin as senior vice president, executive and professional lines. Fortin was previously senior vice president of CNA Specialty. Berkshire...
Ratings Recap: Seaworthy, Central States Indemnity,Berkshire Hathaway Homestate
Jun 18 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa” of Seaworthy Insurance Company, based in Annapolis, Maryland, both with stable outlooks....
Best Affirms Ratings of the Members of GEICO and GEICO Corp.
Jun 17 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of the members of Government Employees Group (GEICO), based in Chevy...
