Alabama News

Kaufman Financial/Burns & Wilcox Realign Senior Managment Team

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox Chairman, President and CEO Alan Jay Kaufman recently announced the realignment of the company’s senior management team. “My goal for Kaufman Financial Group’s Burns & Wilcox brand is to be a leading force in …

Ala.: Sumter County Wildfire Apparent Arson

A wildfire apparently intentionally set scorched more than 700 acres in a remote area of Sumter County and sent heavy smoke over Alabama Highway 17, forcing an overnight traffic detour. Firefighters battled the flames for several hours after the fire …

Wholesaler AmWINS to Open Birmingham Office; Names McNatt

The brokerage division of AmWINS Group, Inc., plans to open a Birmingham, Alabama office. AmWINS has hired Jeffrey McNatt to open and run the new entity, which will be called AmWINS Brokerage of Alabama, LLC. “Expanding our operations into Birmingham …

My New Markets

Tow Truck Operators Nuts & Bolts: Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance and BISYS launched a program for tow truck operators. Policies are underwritten by Westport Insurance Corp., a Swiss Re company, and are backed by Swiss Re. The program provides specialty …

News Currents

Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have insured their vehicles to the extent required …

My New Markets

Allied Health Care Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates, Inc. is now offering a policy that covers a broad range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied health care facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to a …

People

McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions with Pfizer and Boston Scientific. Most …

Protecting small businesses

Are your customers’ small businesses fully covered with all the insurance they need? Apparently the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) had doubts about the extent to which the nation’s small businesses are protected in terms of their insurance coverages. …

My New Markets

Tow Truck Operators Nuts & Bolts: Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance and BISYS launched a program for tow truck operators. Policies are underwritten by Westport Insurance Corp., a Swiss Re company, and are backed by Swiss Re. The program provides specialty …

Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system

Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have insured their vehicles to the extent required by law is in the process of being developed and is …