January 24, 2011
The Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols insurance brokerage firm, a member of the Aliant Insurance Group, began operations this month at its corporate headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. The new firm comes after the split of long-term partners John Connelly and …
January 21, 2011
United Property & Casualty Insurance has been approved to begin writing homeowners and other P/C coverage in Massachusetts. The company is a subsidiary of Florida-based United Insurance Holdings Corp. It is the third state in which the company can now …
January 20, 2011
Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has launched Technical Risk Underwriters (TRU), a specialty managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on providing best in class underwriting for complex construction and property risks. TRU is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The MGU is …
January 20, 2011
Guy Carpenter & Co, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of Marsh & McLennan, announced the formation of a new dedicated facultative team in Iberia. Alejandro Ramirez, Senior Vice President, Artur Castany, Senior Vice President, and Antoni Galí, Assistant Vice …
January 19, 2011
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it is now offering coverage for high-value homes in Massachusetts. PURE — which is structured as a policyholder-owned firm — already writes coverage in a number of Northeast states, including Rhode Island, Connecticut, New …
January 19, 2011
Insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick has opened a new office in Connecticut. The office, in Stamford, gives the firm the ability “ability to represent policyholders on the insurance industry’s home turf,” it said. Charles T. Lee, a …
January 19, 2011
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has published a new corporate website, featuring “an extensive knowledge section and other enhancements to keep its clients, brokers, business partners, press and any other interested stakeholders abreast of the latest developments in corporate …
January 18, 2011
Tower Group has acquired the renewal rights to the middle market commercial package and commercial auto business of Navigators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The portfolio of policies sold by New York-based Navigators involves gross written premiums of …
January 18, 2011
The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has purchased Blue Ridge Insurance Co. (BRIC) from the QBE Insurance Group. Catlin will rename BRIC as Catlin Indemnity Co. and expects to begin writing business through this company in the second quarter of 2011. …
January 14, 2011
Buckeye Insurance Group, of Piqua, Ohio, has formed Marias Technology, an information technology company. The company’s announcement said Marias Technology provides a wide range of IT services in areas such as system and Web hosting, information technology consulting, and business …