Latest NonProfits Headlines

All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys UK’s Gatehouse Consulting Ltd.

Dec 5 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of London-based Gatehouse Consulting Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Gatehouse Consulting is a full-service agency offering strategic communications...

Gardner, Berger Appointed to Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Commission

Nov 21 2017 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Susan Denise Gardner and Eric S. Berger to serve on the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Commission. Gardner, of Clinton, is a certified financial examiner and market...

Alliant Hires Tamburro as Vice President in New York

Nov 15 2017 // The Public Entity Group of Alliant has hired Anthony Tamburro as vice president. With more than 25 years of expertise in the Eastern United States, New York-based Tamburro will provide targeted risk management and...

Everest Taps Former Chubb Exec Collura to Lead New Private Company/Non-Profit Business

Nov 14 2017 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. has formed the Private Company/Not-for-Profit business segment (Private/NFP) within the Everest Specialty Underwriters unit of Everest Insurance. The new business segment will fit within all areas of...

Oklahoma’s Eitzen Agency Joins Combined Agents of America

Nov 1 2017 // Austin, Texas-based agency partner group, Combined Agents of America (CAA), is expanding in Oklahoma with the addition of Eitzen Agency Inc. Eitzen Agency Inc. (EAI) is a family-owned insurance agency based in Fairview,...

Swiss Re Adds Management Liability Coverage for Non-Profits, Private Companies

Oct 20 2017 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has expanded its Executive Risk product offering with the launch of SwissGuard, a multi-coverage, management liability policy designed for non-profit and private companies. SwissGuard insures...

Joplin School District Still Haggling with FEMA over Cost of Tornado Repairs

Oct 17 2017 // More than six years after a deadly tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, the heavily damaged local school district has rebuilt. Exactly how much of those costs the district will have to shoulder remains up in the air. The...

Waymo, Nonprofits Team Up for Safety Campaign on Self-Driving Cars

Oct 11 2017 // AAlphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how...

Tallying Massive Costs of Harvey to Victims, Insurers, Taxpayers and Economy

Aug 31 2017 // Hurricane Harvey’s costs to the victims in its path, to U.S. taxpayers, to insurers and to the economy were still being calculated on Wednesday, with few firm estimates available yet. Texas could need more than $125...

Federal Funding Available to West Virginia Flood Victims

Aug 22 2017 // President Donald Trump has made federal funding available residents in four West Virginia counties dealing with severe flooding, landslides and mudslides. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the money is...

The Hartford Expands Management Liability Coverage to Nonprofits

Jul 13 2017 // The Hartford has expanded its flagship management liability offering, Private Choice Premier, to include management liability coverage integrated with risk management services for nonprofit organizations. Private Choice...

RSG Forms LatAm-Focused MGU, Capital Bay Underwriting; Ex-AIG Execs Lead Unit

Jul 11 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced the formation of its first Latin American-focused managing general underwriter (MGU), hiring two former executives from American International Group to lead the unit. Pascal Alvarez has...

Public Service Commissioner Patronis Picked as Next Florida CFO

Jul 10 2017 // Gov. Rick Scott tapped Jimmy Patronis, a member of the Florida Public Service Commission and a former Florida State Representative, as Florida’s next chief financial officer, according to a statement from the...

How States Rate in Preventing Home, Auto, Work Accidents

Jun 28 2017 // No state goes far enough to protect its residents from leading causes of preventable deaths and injuries – commonly known as “accidents” – on the road, in homes and communities and at work, according to the...

Chubb Names Sherman to Lead North America Management Liability Business Unit

Jun 27 2017 // Chubb has appointed Leigh Anne Sherman to lead its Private/Not-For-Profit Management Liability business within the North America Financial Lines division. Sherman will have overall responsibility for leading the...

Scott Picks Public Service Commissioner Patronis as New Florida CFO

Jun 27 2017 // Gov. Rick Scott has tapped Jimmy Patronis, a member of the Florida Public Service Commission and a former Florida State Representative, as Florida’s next chief financial officer, according to a statement from the...

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Jun 19 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer. Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...

Iowa May Be First State with No Health Insurers on Exchange

Jun 16 2017 // Iowa could be the first state in the nation with no health insurance company willing to offer policies on its Affordable Care Act exchange next year unless President Donald Trump’s administration approves a stopgap...

Bates Named Vice Chair of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance

Jun 14 2017 // Mark Bates has been elected as vice chairman of the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., board of directors. Bates will continue his role as chairman for the company’s governance committee. Bates, a 28-year...

A Few E&O Tips to Watch: Certificates, Carrier Ratings and Alternative Markets

Jun 5 2017 // It seems agencies today have more challenges than ever. Below are three tips to reduce errors and omissions (E&O) exposures. 1. Send Certificates of Insurance I would love to share with you a story regarding a...