February 23, 2010
Peel & Holland Financial Group, based in Benton, Ky., has become the newest Kentucky partner within Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), the nation’s sixth largest privately-held property/casualty agency. Peel & Holland has offices in Benton, Mayfield, Paducah and Murray. This brings …
February 23, 2010
The Obama administration on Tuesday threw its weight behind a bid to repeal an anti-trust exemption protecting health insurers, keeping the industry in its crosshairs as it prepares to host a bipartisan summit on revamping U.S. healthcare. “Today the president …
February 23, 2010
Washington D.C.-based specialty insurance brokerage Ames & Gough has appointed Tom Marchetti as a client executive. Marchetti is responsible for providing service to existing clients and developing new relationships in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, as well as other regions …
February 23, 2010
The Main Street America Group announced that Steve Peeters, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Zurich Insurance Services, has joined The Main Street America Group as vice president, commercial lines product. Peeters will be …
February 23, 2010
The City and Suburban Lifestyles Restaurant Insurance Market unveiled a new policy in New York that will target fine dining establishments, commonly referred to as “white tablecloth” restaurants, upscale family-style eateries, high-end on-site catering entities, and late evening lounges serving …
February 23, 2010
A U.S. judge on Monday certified a class action lawsuit for stockholders, but not bondholders, against American International Group Inc. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts denied a request by three Ohio state public pension funds to certify the class of …
February 23, 2010
American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is lowering Arizona auto insurance rates by an average of 5.9 percent starting March 1, saving its Arizona auto insurance customers $13.7 million, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer announced. American Family’s standard auto insurance subsidiary, American …
February 23, 2010
To many Americans, it’s a matter of common sense: traders who failed so spectacularly at their jobs that they nearly brought down the global economy should be fired, not rewarded with handsome bonuses. Yet AIG, the fallen insurer, paid out …
February 22, 2010
Fiona Gilvey has been named Head of Sales and Client Development for the Risk Solutions group of Willis UK & Ireland (WUKI), effective immediately. She is based in London, and will be responsible for driving revenue growth in the Major …
February 22, 2010
Two tax proposals that would have had negative consequences for insurers and policyholders were averted last week as the New Mexico legislature wrapped up its 2010 regular session, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Facing a …