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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

U.S. Risk Expands Brokerage Operations in Australia

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 …

R&M Adds Datamonitor Global P/C Insurance Report

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 …

Surplus lines industry sees a flurry of M&As in 2007 despite softening market

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 …

U.S. excess and surplus lines market attracts international attention

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 …

Prospects and pitfalls in a changing global insurance world

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 …

Prospects and pitfalls in a changing global insurance world

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 …

Lloyd’s Comments on Rugby World Cup Insurance Coverage

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 …