Business Moves

New Florida Agency Formed After Long-Term Partners Split

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 …

United Approved in Massachusetts

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 …

Ryan Specialty Intros New CAT/Construction Risk Facility in Texas

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 …

Guy Carpenter Establishes New Facultative Team in Iberia

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 …

PURE to Begin Writing in Massachusetts

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 …

Anderson Kill & Olick Opens Connecticut Office

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 …

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Launches New Website

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 …

Tower Group Buys Renewal Rights For Some of Navigators Mid-Market Biz

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 …

Catlin U.S. Completes Purchase of Blue Ridge Insurance

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. …

Ohio’s Buckeye Insurance Group Launches Marias Technology

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 …

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