Aon Corp. has integrated Paragon Strategic Solutions into Inpoint, an Aon company recently formed to help insurance carriers improve their performance. Paragon, previously an Aon Benfield company, leverages proprietary techniques to help carriers achieve operational efficiencies, accelerate recovery rates and …
Gerry O’Connor, senior vice president – commercial division of Old National Insurance in Indianapolis, has been named 2010 president of RiskProNet International, a network of 24 independent insurance brokers in North America headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif. O’Connor has been …
Chartis has increased its property capacity for wind and solar energy sectors to $500 million through its marketing alliance between its Global Marine and Energy Division and PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services. The alliance, which was announced last year, continues to …
A Missouri House of Representatives committee is considering legislation designed to stabilize a financially troubled state fund for injured workers by triggering higher workers’ compensation premiums for employers. Missouri’s Second Injury Fund takes businesses off the hook for paying the …
The Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. has introduced Farmers Next Generation Home Policy, a new homeowner’s insurance policy available in Texas. The policy allows customers to select a policy that they can tailor to fit their specific insurance needs. Farmers …
The Group Protection segment of Lincoln National Corp. announced its expansion of state-mandated disability insurance into Hawaii (called temporary disability insurance or TDI in Hawaii). The state of Hawaii requires employers with two or more Hawaiian employees to provide this …
New Jersey-based insurance wholesaler Crump Group Inc. has named Scot H. Parnell executive vice president and chief financial officer. Parnell joins CGI from The Student Loan Corp., where he most recently served as chief financial officer. Parnell rose through a …
New detectors have found fault lines in the Jones, Okla., area, where dozens of small earthquakes have been recorded since last year. “There’s definitely some kind of fault system there,” said Austin Holland, geophysicist for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, who …
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Christopher Swift as chief financial officer and executive vice president. Swift most recently served as vice chairman and CFO of American Life Insurance Co., and has experience in both the life and …
Michigan’s insurance regulator is requiring insurance companies to get state approval for any changes to personal lines insurance forms before they use them Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Commissioner Ken Ross earlier this month ordered insurance companies to submit …
