Alliant Insurance Services News

Broker Willis Alleges Unlawful ‘Raid’ on Employees, Clients by Competitor Alliant

Insurance brokerage competitors Willis Towers Watson and Alliant Insurance Services are battling in court over what Willis alleges is a conspiracy by Alliant to steal its employees, trade secrets and clients. Willis maintains that this past July Alliant orchestrated a …

People Moves: Alliant Names Caterino Senior VP in Nevada; LP Adds Micco

Alliant Insurance Services named Karen Caterino senior vice president in its public entity practice. Caterino is based in Nevada and will focus on leading public entity, education and pooling business growth and development initiatives. Caterino spent years in various business …

Alliant Acquires Benefit Concepts in Texas

Alliant Insurance Services acquired group and individual benefits agency, Houston-based Benefit Concepts Inc. (BCI). Founded in 1983, BCI provides a full range of employee benefits products and services to businesses and individuals. BCI is also a general agent providing unique …

People Moves: Neaves to Lead Plexus’ Oklahoma Office; Alliant Adds McGinnis in Dallas; Rand to Assistant VP at RHSB

The Plexus Groupe Deer Park, Illinois-based The Plexus Groupe promoted industry veteran Todd Neaves to the newly created role of resident leader in its Oklahoma City office. Neaves will lead the agency’s team in Oklahoma City with a focus on …

People Moves: Security First Names Lockhart CFO; Freeland Joins Alliant in Tenn.; SIU Adds Hayes Everett in Georgia

Lockhart Named CFO of Florida-Based Security First Insurance Security First Insurance, a private homeowners insurer in Florida, has promoted David Lockhart to chief financial officer, effective June 1. Lockhart will report to the company’s President Melissa Burt DeVriese and succeeds …

Alliant Acquires Louisiana’s Group Insurance Inc.

Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Group Insurance Incorporated (GII), a full-service employee benefits provider and general agency based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The acquisition of GII adds a diverse portfolio of group insurance products and services to Alliant’s national employee …

Alliant in California Adds Aon’s Whipple in Energy & Marine

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Derek Whipple senior vice president of energy and marine. Whipple is located on the West Coast, and has a specialized focus on power-related energy. He was previously a managing director at Aon. …

Albrecht Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Senior VP in Dallas

Alliant Insurance Services has added Frank Albrecht, a risk management specialist with a versatile background in construction, environmental, transportation and loss analysis, as senior vice president, Alliant Specialty. Albrecht has been providing strategic risk management solutions to clients for the …

Alliant Insurance Services Names Pierce Executive VP in Dallas

Steve Pierce, a construction risk management and alternative risk financing specialist, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president within the Alliant Construction Services Group. He is based in Dallas. Pierce joins Alliant with more than 18 years of …

Alliant Insurance Services Hires Parker as Senior Vice President in New York

Alliant is continuing to grow its team in New York, recently adding Brennen Parker as senior vice president. Parker, who is based in Albany, N.Y., will design and deploy insurance solutions to address industry-specific risks for a growing base of …