EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has hired Sarah Dodge as benefits technology specialist in the company’s Employee Benefits Consulting Division. Dodge adds significant benefits, human resources management system and payroll administration knowledge …
For independent insurance agents, upcoming healthcare reform could be an opportunity to gain a bigger share of the health insurance and benefits market, provided they can properly advise their customers about their options, according to experts. Insurance Journal is partnering …
A new report from Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, has concluded that “losses from the Chile earthquake and storms in Australia in the first quarter of 2010 have had little impact on pricing in the …
Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of James Byng Property Resource Group Leader for its International and Specialty reinsurance business. He will assume this new position on August 1, 2010 and will report to …
Torus has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Glacier Insurance AG from the Glacier Group [See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/05/04/109510.htm ]. The Liechtenstein-headquartered specialty insurer, which has branch offices in Zurich, Cologne and London, will be renamed …
The U.S. Senate last night approved a temporary reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program until Sept. 30. The reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is retroactive to June 1, the date the program was halted. The unanimous …
Tower Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of the personal lines business of OneBeacon Insurance Group for $167 million. The completed transaction includes the acquisition by Towers of Massachusetts Homeland Insurance Co., York Insurance Co. of Maine and two management …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., announced it has acquired Kinney Agency Inc., a single office, commercial insurance brokerage firm located in Albuquerque, N.M. The acquisition closed on July 1, 2010. Terms of the …
The Insurance Women of North San Diego County affiliated with the National Association of Insurance Women, International, has named its 2010 Award winners: Corporate Partner of the Year-ServiceMaster Complete Restoration; Rookie of the Year- JoAnn Schaub of Leavitt Agency of …
BancorpSouth Insurance Services president Markham McKnight has been re-elected as treasurer of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) board. McKnight brings 28 years of experience to his position. In addition to his role as president of BancorpSouth Insurance Services, McKnight …
