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New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Oil & Gas Risks Market Detail: Towerstone Inc.’s energy practice has recently teamed with Hallmark …

Gulf Oil Disaster Insureds Warned of Claim Notification Deadline

Insureds facing the possibility of losses from the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico were recently advised to submit their written notice to their insurance carriers as soon as possible to make sure they comply with notice provisions …

As the Wholesale World Turns

E&S Brokerage Mergers, Expansions and Start Ups, Oh My! As goes the circle of life, so goes the wholesale insurance broker world. Not even the sixth year of a soft market cycle has deterred industry veterans from launching new wholesale …

People

Steven D. Johnson has been named CEO of the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet). Johnson is an association professional who has experience with five associations over the last 26 years. Most recently, he was executive director of the National Association …

R-T Specialty Acquires Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers

R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC based in Chicago, has acquired Los Angeles-based Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers LLC. Chartwell, founded in September 2004 by Ben Beazley, is a national wholesale/intermediary organization with expertise in …

Truckers Insurance Headed in New Directions

Turns in the Road Include Recession, Court Rulings, Safety Initiatives, Coverage Forms The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary in the trucking insurance field, as it is ushering in more changes than those who provide insurance for truckers have seen …

Liberty Mutual Creates New Distribution, Service Unit

Liberty Mutual Group reorganized its commercial property, casualty and specialty lines insurance units as well as claims and loss control services for the insurer’s national accounts and mid-sized business clients. The new distribution and service organization will provide agents and …

4 ‘Ace’ Agencies, 4 Success Stories

Despite Soft Market, Firms Have Managed to Grow They’re all different – one’s big city; one’s suburban; one’s country; one’s small-to-medium size town. They operate in different parts of the state and have different mixes of business, but these Texas-based …

Colen Joins Keenan & Associates as Senior Vice President

Keenan & Associates, a privately held brokerage and consulting firm in Torrance, Calif., announced that Bernard Colen has joined the company as senior vice president in the public agencies property/casualty practice. Colen has nearly 40 years of experience in workers’ …

UK’s Miller Expands Property Reinsurance Business

UK-based Broker Miller Insurance Services Limited, which specializes in both insurance and reinsurance, announced a number of senior appointments to its reinsurance business unit. Former Guy Carpenter Managing Director Adrian Stewart will join Miller to “help lead the expansion of …