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Agents Again Urge Passage of Surplus Lines Reform Legislation

Jul 25 2006 // As the Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006 (HR 5637) makes its way to full committee of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services, the American Association of Managing General Agents sent a call to...

Why surplus lines reform makes sense in 2006

Jul 24 2006 // The AAMGA is an international trade association comprised of 503 member agents, brokers, insurance, captive and reinsurance companies, Lloyd’s of London syndicates and underwriters, state stamping and surplus line...

Why surplus lines reform makes sense in 2006

Jul 24 2006 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) commends efforts to modernize commercial insurance markets while maintaining the state-based system of insurance regulation and the surplus lines market’s...

Why surplus lines reform makes sense in 2006

Jul 24 2006 // The AAMGA is an international trade association comprised of 503 member agents, brokers, insurance, captive and reinsurance companies, Lloyd’s of London syndicates and underwriters, state stamping and surplus line...

Jul 24 2006 // People Minneapolis, Minn.-based ING named Susan Anderson president and CEO of ING Trust USA. Anderson will lead the growth and development of personal trust and directed institutional trusts nationally. She has 15 years of...

Why surplus lines reform makes sense in 2006

Jul 24 2006 // The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) commends efforts to modernize commercial insurance markets while maintaining the state-based system of insurance regulation and the surplus lines market’s...

Park Group Announces Promotions in Bermuda, London

Jul 13 2006 // The Park Group recently announced internal appointments and changes to its management structure. According to the Group’s written statement, “these changes bring our best talent to the forefront of our...

Hartwig Moss Benefits Welcomes Percle

Jul 11 2006 // Hartwig Moss Benefits, a division of 135 year-old New Orleans-based Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency Ltd., announced the addition of client relations associate, Tammy Percle to its Client Service Team. Percle comes to Hartwig...

Wachovia Insurance Services Enters Miami Market

Jul 10 2006 // Wachovia Insurance Services announced in Charlotte, N.C. that it has acquired Miami, Fla.-based U.S. Insurance Underwriters in a deal that provides Wachovia its first entry into the Miami market through a well-established...

Target Markets Mid-Year Meeting

Jul 4 2006 // Steve Way Has Built Giant HCC Holdings Via Acquisitions and He’s Not Done Yet Managing general agents and program administrators have an admirer with deep pockets in Steven Way. Getting some of that money might be...

Jul 3 2006 // People Trindl Reeves joined Barney & Barney, San Diego, as a principal, responsible for the ongoing growth of Barney & Barney in San Diego and Orange County. She will be based in San Diego. Reeves, formerly...

FARA Appoints Boullion as Director of Human Resources

Jun 26 2006 // FARA, a third party administrator of insurance services located in Mandeville, La., announced the appointment of Michelle Boullion to director of Human Resources. In this position, Boullion is responsible for all human...

IAG Acquires New Lloyd’s MA – Specialist Asian Insurer

Jun 15 2006 // Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that it has acquired a newly-formed Lloyd’s managing agency and specialist Asian syndicate, Alba Group Pte Limited, to “support the development and management...

Quanta in Deal with Lloyd’s Chaucer to Manage Syndicate 4000

Jun 9 2006 // Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. has signed a non-binding “Heads of Agreement” with Chaucer Holdings PLC, a specialist Lloyd’s insurer, and the senior underwriting team of Syndicate 4000 under which a new...

People

Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...

Integro Appoints Kilduff a Managing Principal for Healthcare in N.Y.

May 31 2006 // Integro Appoints Ruth Kilduff as Managing Principal in the Firm’s New York Office Insurance broker Integro thas named Ruth Kilduff as a managing principal, specializing in healthcare coverage, for the firm’s...

Service from Progressive Cuts Time Managing Crash Claims

May 30 2006 // More than 18,200 car accidents happen in the Austin metropolitan area each year–that’s about 350 a week or 50 a day. And, while about half of all claims handled by Progressive in the area are considered minor...

Ward Pushes Lloyd’s Reform

May 23 2006 // A little less than a month after he assumed the position of Lloyd’s CEO, Richard Ward is proving to be the kind of hands on executive Lord Levene and other Lloyd’s managers wanted. His first major initiative...

U.S. insurers withstood record catastrophe losses in 2005

May 22 2006 // Strong capitalization, sound risk management and efficient global risk sharing enabled the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to withstand record-setting catastrophe losses in 2005, according to Frank J. Coyne,...

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May 22 2006 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has named Don Bailey as chief operating officer of the company’s North American business unit. In this capacity, Bailey will work with Mario Vitale, CEO of Willis...