North Carolina property insurers are on hold while the industry rating agency contemplates whether to appeal a decision by regulators denying a proposed 25.3 percent rate increase. The North Carolina Rate Bureau made the rate filing on behalf of the …
Gorst & Compass Insurance has named Bryan Clark president. Michael F. Heagerty, who was president and CEO, will assume the position of chairman and CEO. Clark began his insurance career in 1997 when he joined Gorst as an underwriter trainee. …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Kristin Beaulieu vice president in the property/casualty practice. Beaulieu will focus on developing business in the life science, technology and financial institution sectors. She will be based in Seattle, Wash. and will focus her efforts …
Cowan Insurance Group, a Canadian insurance brokerage and consulting operation, has acquired The Williamson Group, a financial services company focused on providing employer sponsored benefits, pensions and disability management programs, as well as individual financial services. Terms of the acquisition …
A former northern New Jersey schools superintendent is facing a prison term after pleading guilty to witness tampering. Gary Vitta entered his plea Monday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. The 63-year-old Denville resident was Rockaway Township’s superintendent of …
Massachusetts Attorney General-elect Maura Healey said Monday she was planning a major push against heroin and prescription drug abuse, including plans to expand the Massachusetts program that monitors prescription drug use and to investigate the cost of anti-overdose medication. Healey, …
Insurance wholesaler, Delta General Agency Corp., has hired Lesa Blaser as the high net worth business development leader in its North Texas office. Blaser will expand Delta’s high net worth presence in North Texas. Her knowledge of the high net …
Cameron Mutual Insurance Company in Cameron, Mo., named Brad Fowler president and chief executive officer effective Jan.1, 2015. Fowler, who most recently served as chief operations officer, assumes the role following the retirement of Gary Myers. Myers served as president …
DSP Insurance Services, based in the Chicago area, announced the purchase of certain assets of Willis of Illinois’ Schaumburg office. The acquisition was finalized Dec. 31, 2014. John Adams, Bob Mielke, Jerry Olson and key staff personnel lead the team …
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has produced a six-minute video highlighting the variety of job opportunities available in the insurance industry for recent college graduates and current undergrads. The video (http://youtu.be/2y1Qo9X8jt0) will be distributed to a large number of …
