Kent, Wash.-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc., a regional insurance brokerage, has acquired Pacific Insurance of Spokane, Washi. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jim Hunt, president and CEO, said, “the acquisition of Pacific Insurance complements our existing book of business …
InVEST, the insurance industry’s career education program, has awarded $56,500 in scholarships to 58 college-bound students pursuing insurance-related degrees, including 10 students from New York. Patrick Moore, chair of the National InVEST Board of Directors, past president of the Independent …
Keenan & Associates,a privately held brokerage and consulting firm based 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’ …
UPMC WorkPartners, part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has announced a new workers’ compensation product line offering dollar one coverage for Pennsylvania companies. “Health care reform is raising awareness in the employer community to not only control costs, …
One Risk Group LLC has opened a new location in the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton, Calif., to accommodate 30 employees. A retail property/casualty brokerage with a range of insurance and risk management products and services, One Risk Group works …
Lloyd’s managing agents are predicting their businesses will get a big boost from the market being granted a licence to write direct insurance in China [See IJ web site – [https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/05/19/109979.htm]. Stephen Catlin, Chief Executive of Catlin Group Limited and …
Stephen M. Franz has been named senior vice president of Dallas-based managing general agency and wholesale broker Capstone Underwriters LLC. Franz has been with Capstone since 2004. Prior to Capstone, he held positions at all levels of the property/casualty insurance …
Washington agents and brokers are being advised to update the licensing business address with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. In October, the OIC will launch a new search feature on its Web site to help consumers look for an …
A New York judge has thrown out the convictions of two former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executives for their roles in an insurance bid-rigging scheme that led to an $850 million settlement with the state. The defendants William Gilman and …
City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) announced it will honor Kevin Kelley, CEO of Ironshore, with The Spirit of Life Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious philanthropic honor. City of Hope is a research and treatment center for …
