Insurers’ Recent Success a Milestone in a Year of Chinese Drywall Litigation December 23, 2010 A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from...
TSLA, IIAA Continue Tradition of Giving to Austin Food Bank December 23, 2010 The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. joined efforts recently to collect food and...
12 Days of Riskmas: An Insurance Broker’s Story December 23, 2010 In giving her Christmas gifts for 12 straight days, a true love inspires his girlfriend to build a whole new...
USI Acquires Mastors & Servant in Rhode Island December 23, 2010 New York-based USI Holdings has closed on its acquisition of Mastors & Servant Risk Services, a Rhode Island-based brokerage that...
Catlin Raises Estimates of NZ Quake Losses to $45 Million December 22, 2010 Catlin Group Limited announced that, “based on total insured losses from the New Zealand earthquake of US$5.5 billion to US$6...
Best Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicates 2623, 623, 3623, 3622 Ratings (Beazley) December 22, 2010 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings...
Top Brokers, Munich Re Pool Efforts to Expand Insurance for Oil Drilling December 22, 2010 By Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Gould The world’s top three insurance brokers have joined reinsurer Munich Re to promote a major expansion in risk coverage for...
Marsh Agency Buys Pennsylvania’s Trion December 22, 2010 Marsh’s retail agency business has acquired Trion Group Inc., the largest privately held employee benefits specialist in the United States...
Big ‘I’ Markets, ARMR Launch Storage Tank Product December 22, 2010 The Independent Agents and Brokers of America Big “I” Markets launched a new insurance policy option with American Risk Management...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Tribeca Strategic Advisors December 22, 2010 Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.announced it has acquired Tribeca Strategic Advisors LLC located in Mesa, Ariz. Terms of...