Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., announced the appointment of Christof Bentele as the Crisis Management Practice’s chief broking officer with immediate effect. He is currently Aon’s global product leader for recall and contamination business. Aon …
ARIS Title Insurance Corporation, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, announced that investment fund manager, Artemundi Management Limited, has adopted ARIS art title insurance as part of its standard risk management protocol for the Artemundi Global Fund. ARIS Chairman …
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has given preliminary estimates of the insured losses from Typhoon Roke at between JPY 12 billion ($150 million) and JPY 46 billion ($600 million). As reported earlier, Typhoon Roke, the 15th named storm of the …
Liberty Syndicate Management Limited, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has enhanced its presence in Brazil with the appointment of Douglas Sakamoto. He was previously a “marine underwriter for a global reinsurance company in Brazil for four years, at a …
UK broker Miller has added Piers Smith to its international team to direct binding authority in Scandinavia, in a move it described as an “expansion of its international platform for binding authority business.” Smith is a specialist in the placement …
The UK-based Tawa plc, which specializes in insurance investments and services, posted a first half profit of $11 million, compared to $1.4 million in the same period of 2010. The Group’s earnings report also listed the following “highlights:” • Group …
New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data breaches, according to a report published Thursday. A vast majority of hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt …
Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty insurance publications. Jergler, based in California, will cover the western states for Insurance Journal magazine and for the web …
When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting questions–including for the insurance industry. Likely coming in at No. 1 on the industry’s list: Who will …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Eric Schroeder as senior vice president of its Orange, Calif. office. Schroeder will be responsible for producing new business in Southern California. He joins Heffernan after 11 years as senior vice president at another brokerage. …
