Pinnacol Assurance, a large workers’ compensation insurance provider in Colorado, named Jon Scott associate vice president of agency and product development. Prior to Pinnacol, Scott was regional vice president of sales and distribution at the Hanover Insurance Group. His nearly …
Business property insurer FM Global is urging property owners to take active measures now to help prevent potential storm losses as the peak of hurricane season approaches. “A big lesson from Hurricane Sandy is that remaining resilient during natural disasters …
Four companies have declared their intentions to sell health insurance to Nebraskans who can’t get coverage from their employers. The companies are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska; Coventry Health Care, of Bethesda, Md.; CoOportunity, a cooperative health care …
SECURA Insurance, based in Appleton, Wis., announced that President and CEO John Bykowski will retire from the company effective July 1, 2014. Bykowski has led SECURA for 16 years of long-term profitable growth by building a people-focused culture and first-rate …
MarketScout Corp., an insurance distribution and underwriting company headquartered in Dallas, announced it has acquired 100 percent of the stock and assets of MSW. MSW will convert from a generalist brokerage to a specialty intermediary providing access to unique and …
Worldwide Facilities, a Los Angeles-based independent surplus lines broker and managing general agency, appointed Kitti Peters as vice president and casualty broker with a specialization in construction. She based in Worldwide’s New York office. A New York insurance veteran, Peters …
United Fire & Casualty Company (United Fire), based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced a total policyholder dividend equal to $615,856 to members of its participating state Land Improvement Contractors Associations (LICA). “The state LICA policyholder dividend rewards insured participants based …
The ACE Group has expanded its International Advantage insurance product to offer enhanced coverages for higher education clients whose employees, students and volunteers travel internationally. According to The National Center for Education Statistics, there are nearly 5,000 degree-granting institutions in …
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has appointed Richard “Gordy” Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, to its Insurance and Risk Management Center’s Advisory Council serving the UHD College of Business. Wendall Braniff, J.D., director of the Insurance …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and MGA, announced the expansion of Allied American Underwriters (AAU) operations with the addition of Nathan Jackson as a new associate producer/broker specializing in workers’ compensation. He is located in Little Rock, Ark. …
