Kent, Wash.-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc., a regional insurance brokerage, has acquired Pacific Insurance of Spokane, Washi. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jim Hunt, president and CEO, said, “the acquisition of Pacific Insurance complements our existing book of business …
Andrew C. “Drew” Apperson was recently installed as president of the Alamo Chapter, Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, in San Antonio, Texas. He received his CPCU designation in 1993 and also holds the CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) and CRM …
Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Dianne Cornwall has announced the appointment of Brett J. Barratt as the new commissioner of the Division of Insurance. Barratt replaces Scott J. Kipper, who resigned the position in June. Barratt, an attorney, …
Officials say just 18 cities and counties in Iowa have enrolled in the National Flood Insurance Program since the floods of 2008. Those that participate must agree to adopt and enforce flood plain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. …
A report from Munich Re (www.munichre.com) notes that the first half of 2010 was “marked by an exceptionally large number of natural catastrophes and the scale of the losses they caused.” The reinsurer recorded 440 “events from January until the …
Federal agents have raided the office of a Williamson County company with a connection to the Nashville Predators. The Tennessean reports that the FBI, working with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service, executed a search warrant …
For 2009, the New York State Insurance Fund reported workers’ compensation premium of $1.31 billion and disability benefits premium of $16.6 million. The competitive fund wrote 41 percent of the state’s workers’ compensation market. NYISIF’s net written premium was down …
The presiding judge of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court has created a furor by choosing to retain his post while running for a job as an Oklahoma County district judge. Some attorneys say Judge Kent Eldridge appears to be violating …
Keenan & Associates,a privately held brokerage and consulting firm based in Torrance, Calif., announced that Bernard Colen has joined the company as senior vice president in the public agencies property/casualty practice. Colen has nearly 40 years of experience in workers’ …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted two longtime managers to director positions. Debra Taylor is now the director of Human Resources, and Jill Breard is the director of Risk Management Services Operations. Taylor has worked at LWCC since 1992, …
