Independent retail insurance broker Alper Services LLC, headquartered in Chicago, has added Art Cerda and Jennifer L. Henderson. Cerda was hired as an account manager and joins Alper Services LLC with several years of experience as a commercial lines account …
Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., H. Linwood Insurance Services Inc. (HLIS) has opened its doors as a full-service brokerage firm for commercial insurance business in multiple states. In addidtion to its home office, the company will have two satellite offices in …
Dallas-based MarketScout Wholesale (MSW) has expanded its operations by establishing a presence in Arizona. Toni Adame-Cavage has joined MSW in Arizona as a senior boker. Prior to joining MSW, Adame-Cavage was a casualty broker with All Risks Ltd. Additionally, Steve …
Industry “think tank” focuses on new underwriting and distribution concepts. Property and Casualty insurance underwriting and distribution are changing dramatically. On September 14 and 15 MarketScout will host over 400 industry leaders at the fourth annual Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium. According …
UK-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson announced a major expansion of its JLT International Network in Continental Europe and the CIS countries. “Three of Europe’s leading independent insurance brokers, SIACI SAINT HONORE (S2H), GrECo Group (GrECo) and Ecclesia Group (Ecclesia) have …
British energy giant BP Plc is holding up payments to economic victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of a $20 billion compensation fund, said Saturday. “I have a concern that BP is stalling claims. Yes, …
Connecticut-based managing general agent Business Risk Partners has hired Mark A. Wilson as director of national sales. Wilson served as the agency director of broker relations from 2002 to 2006, overseeing marketing for wholesale and retail brokers nationwide. Most recently, …
Texas independent insurance agent Gordon Sorrel, credits the power of niche marketing with contributing to the growth his agency has experienced during the last year, despite the soft market and general economic turmoil. Sorrel’s agency, Texas Insurance & Financial Services …
Worldwide Facilitieshas named Carlota Saflor a vice president and casualty broker in its San Francisco office. Saflor was formerly with Crump in San Francisco for almost 14 years, and ACE Westchester for 10 years.
London-based Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of Oxygen Holdings plc, announced the appointment of Dawn Johnstone as Manager, Music & Entertainment Division. She is based in the London Docklands office, and will oversee operational issues and will be formulating …
