Top 5 Things Affecting Excess & Surplus Market in 2011 December 30, 2010 By Amy O'Connor It has been a challenging few years for those in the excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance market. An endless...
Calif. Commissioner Poizner: Insurance Agent Advice Critical December 30, 2010 By Patricia-Anne Tom As California’s third elected insurance commissioner, Steve Poizner has had a wealth of accomplishments. Among other things, he: reduced the...
Wood Gutmann & Bogart Forms Silicon Valley Risk and Insurance Services December 30, 2010 Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers headquartered in Tustin, Calif., has announced the formation of Silicon Valley Risk and Insurance...
Lloyd’s Does Well in a Tough Year December 30, 2010 Lloyd’s year-end review shows that, like the rest of the industry it faced a number of challenges in a difficult...
Houston International Insurance Sells Southwest Risk to GCP Capital December 29, 2010 Houston International Insurance Group (HIIG) has sold its wholesale insurance broker subsidiary, Southwest Risk LP (SWR), to New York-based, private...
Fitch Affirms Brazil’s Sul America’s Ratings; Outlook Stable December 29, 2010 Fitch Ratings Has affirmed today the following International and National ratings assigned to Sul America S.A. (Sasa), the holding company...
Wood Gutmann & Bogart Acquires Barlocker Insurance Services December 29, 2010 Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets from Barlocker Insurance Services of...
Brown & Brown Acquires Florida’s Comcover Insurance December 28, 2010 Insurance broker Brown & Brown of Florida Inc. has agreed to buy to buy substantially all of the assets of...
People’s United Merges Its Insurance Agencies December 28, 2010 Connecticut-based People’s United Bank said it will combine all of its insurance agencies into a single business entity — People’s...
Minnesota to Recieve More Than $2M in AIG Settlement December 28, 2010 The Minnesota Department of Commerce said it stands to receive more than $2 million in its share of a $146...