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Improving efficiency and valuation through automation and outsourcing

Nov 19 2006 // Revenue growth, the quality of a book of business, the caliber of producers, strategic drivers and the overall level of client service — these are the typical considerations that affect an agency’s...

Ohio Westfield Group’s Officer Named 2006 ‘Rainmaker’

Nov 16 2006 // Westfield Group’s Debra Lyons, chief human resources officer, was recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine as a 2006 Rainmakers recipient for her career achievements. According to the Westfield written release,...

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Nov 5 2006 // Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in the new position of chief claims officer. The company said McMurtrie would focus on three main areas of operation: transactional excellence, best...

Nov 5 2006 // People The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president. Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of...

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Nov 5 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...

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Nov 5 2006 // Tom Rodell, resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of San Francisco, was named the 2007 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. He is the first person to serve twice in the position. He...

Marsh Revenue, Profit Up in 3d Quarter; Expenses Down

Nov 1 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. reported consolidated revenues for the third quarter were $2.9 billion, an increase of 4 percent from the 2005 third quarter. Consolidated net income more than doubled to $176 million...

Rissmeyer Joins Ohio Grange as Vice President Human Resources

Oct 25 2006 // Rob Rissmeyer has assumed the role of vice president of human resources operations for Grange Insurance. Rissmeyer will succeed current human resources VP Bob Holtsberry when he retires Jan. 5, 2007. Rissmeyer comes to...

RMS Licenses Cat Model to Lloyd’s Beaufort Syndicate.

Oct 24 2006 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), which provides products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that Beaufort Underwriting Agency Ltd., on behalf of its managed syndicate MSF...

Aon’s Rodell named CIAB chairman

Oct 23 2006 // Tom Rodell, resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of San Francisco, has been named the 2007 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, the first person to serve twice in the key leadership...

Aon’s Rodell Named CIAB Chairman

Oct 11 2006 // Tom Rodell, resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of San Francisco, has been named the 2007 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, the first person to serve twice in the key leadership...

Managing the rising tide of employment practiceslawsuits

Oct 9 2006 // The reality of today’s workplace is that a wide variety of employee grievances may escalate, almost without warning, into costly lawsuits. Any time an employee objects to a company employment practice that is...

Managing the rising tide of employment practices lawsuits

Oct 9 2006 // The reality of today’s workplace is that a wide variety of employee grievances may escalate, almost without warning, into costly lawsuits. Any time an employee objects to a company employment practice that is...

Castle Point Names Doyle President, CEO of Reinsurance; Dale to Head Management Unit

Oct 6 2006 // Bermuda-based CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Gregory T. Doyle as President of CastlePoint Holdings and CEO of CastlePoint Reinsurance Company, Ltd. He will also serve as a Director of...

Lloyd’s Updating Rules for ‘Names’

Oct 5 2006 // Until 1994, i.e. for over 300 years, “Names,” or individual wealthy investors were Lloyd’s source of capital to back its underwriting syndicates. The introduction of corporate capital changed that...

Integro Adds New Managing Principal in Chicago Office

Sep 26 2006 // Integro today announced that William T. Sullivan has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a managing principal. He comes to Integro from Aon, where he served as a relationship manager. According to the Integro written...

Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts

Sep 25 2006 // Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the “evil director of human resources” character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives...

Sep 25 2006 // People Miami insurance agent Alex Soto has been inaugurated as the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with Robert E. Fulwider assuming the office of...

Aon freed to accept contingent pay when serving as managing general agents

Sep 25 2006 // Aon Corporation said it has obtained agreement from five agencies in three states to amend its settlement agreements so that it can accept contingent compensation from an insurer for which Aon is acting as a general agent...

Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts

Sep 25 2006 // Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the “evil director of human resources” character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives...