Louisiana-based insurance wholesaler, Specialty Risk Associates Inc., announced several changes to its management team. Thomas Garland was named chief operating officer. Garland joined Specialty Risk in 2004 as vice president of Marketing and Underwriting responsible for the coordination of marketing …
CNA Financial Corporation announced that, effective September 14, 2009, Gary Owcar has been appointed president and chief operating officer of CNA Canada. He will be responsible for executing profitable growth strategies in the global insurer’s Canadian operations. Owcar has worked …
Patrick J. Burke has been appointed as a senior vice president with Stephens Insurance LLC, based in Little Rock, Ark. Burke has spent the last 30 years advising select utilities and utilities mutual insurance companies. He has designed risk coverage …
Lockton has opened its newest international office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for commercial and reinsurance clients. The office expands Lockton’s energy and reinsurance capabilities in South America. Lockton has recruited a four-person team to operate the Rio office. The …
Jorge Luzzi, Worldwide Director of the Risk Management Department for the Italian based industrial group Pirelli, has been appointed as a member of the board of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). He is also a member of …
London-based Markel International has appointed James Leach as contingency underwriter to develop its diverse specialty division. He joins Markel from Sirius International where he worked for two years becoming assistant underwriter. Leach previously spent seven years in sports management and …
Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC has hired two new executives in its Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Aidan Pope has been named CEO of Latin America and Caribbean Operations and will be based in Miami. He will work closely …
Leaders of the world’s richest nations and major developing powers meet on Thursday to seek common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking concessions. U.S. President Barack Obama will chair the climate discussions, but hopes …
French investigators said Wednesday more than 400 pieces of Flight 447 have been recovered in a painstaking search in the Atlantic but no conclusions have yet been reached in the probe. “If we had concluded or excluded something, we would …
Liability Claims to Come Could Exceed $1 Billion, Some Experts Predict The tragic disappearance of Air France flight 447 over the Atlantic early on June 1 remains a mystery. The plane’s 216 passengers and 12 crew members perished as all …
