October 8, 2007
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association’s annual convention Sept. 16-19 at Grapevine, Texas. Before joining SECURA in 1997, Bykowski …
October 8, 2007
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) promoted Jamie Bourg to claims manager for the company’s large accounts team. Bourg will manage and direct the claims department, including claims handling and investigation, and return-to-work for injured employees. She was previously a claims …
October 8, 2007
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos.(NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association’s annual convention Sept. 16-19 at Grapevine, Texas. Before joining SECURA in 1997, Bykowski served …
October 3, 2007
Dallas, Texas-based U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., the seventh largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, expanded its operations by opening a brokerage operation in Sydney, Australia. The operation will be called U.S. Risk International Pty …
September 25, 2007
Dublin-based Research and Markets has added Datamonitor’s new report: “Global Non-life Insurance” to their offering. R&M said its “Global Non-life Insurance industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the non-life insurance industry. It includes detailed …
September 24, 2007
The surplus lines market continues to be the insurance industry’s most dynamic sector. Despite softening market conditions, and more recently the subprime lending crisis, it continues to thrive. New products continue to be introduced, while older programs are updated. More …
September 24, 2007
The United States excess and surplus lines market presents opportunities that are not lost on the rest of the world. Lloyd’s is the second largest U.S. surplus lines writer with a 14 percent market share. Direct written premiums were $4.675 …
September 24, 2007
No European city has recently changed as much as Berlin (with the possible exception of Dublin). Since the fall of the wall in 1989, its 3.4 million residents have experienced an unprecedented building boom, as the German government and city …
September 24, 2007
The ‘rest of the world’ offers new opportunities for growth, but not without risk No European City has recently changed as much as Berlin (with the possible exception of Dublin). Since the fall of the wall in 1989, its 3.4 …
September 20, 2007
Even though the U.S. has a team – The Eagles – in the finals of the Rugby World Cup, the event doesn’t exactly get the same press coverage as the Super Bowl or the World Series. Nonetheless for the 20 …