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Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Office in North Carolina

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has opened a new full service brokerage office in Charlotte, North Carolina. This latest location is the third the company has opened in just nine months. According to Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, …

Lockton, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Offer Income Protection without Physical Loss

Lockton Cos. and wholesale broker Burns & Wilcox Brokerage have joined the Ebola-sensitive insurance protection movement with a product that protects companies from income losses and increased costs incurred without actual physical damages. The companies have launched the Protection Against …

Burns & Wilcox Names Three to Its Los Angeles Office

Burns & Wilcox added Kathy Quick, Taylor Armitage and Amy Holt to its growing Los Angeles, Calif. office. Quick was named senior underwriter in personal insurance. Quick is responsible for driving increased coverage for high net worth and high value …

Kaufman Financial Group Acquires Marine & Energy Broker Oval International

The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has announced the “purchase of London-based Oval International, a Lloyd’s broker that is globally recognized for placing complex marine and energy risks.” Kaufman Financial is the parent company of Burns & Wilcox and Burns & …

Kaufman Financial Acquires Global Excess Partners in New York

The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group said it has acquired Global Excess Partners, a New York City-based specialty insurance organization that offers underwriting programs on behalf of Lloyd’s and other carriers and is focused on large and middle market property accounts. …

Burns & Wilcox Taps Karl to Lead Kansas City Office

Burns & Wilcox named John J. Karl as the Overland Park, Kansas branch manager. Karl will lead an expanding Burns & Wilcox office that specializes in solutions for hard-to-place risks. While he will be based in Overland Park, his office …

Ganne Joins Burns & Wilcox of Dallas

Burns & Wilcox of Dallas/Fort Worth announced that Ashley Ganne has joined the company as a broker. Ganne brings a wealth of professional liability knowledge to Burns & Wilcox and specializes in technology-based E&O, cyber liability/data breach/privacy, and media risks. …

Burns & Wilcox’s Baltimore Office Appoints Assistant Branch Manager

Burns & Wilcox of Baltimore promoted Geoffrey Crater to assistant branch manager.Crater joined Burns & Wilcox in January as director of sales, and was selected to participate in the “Kaufman Accelerated Management Progression Program,” an executive development program designed to …

Kaufman Financial Group Names Derigiotis Director at R.B. Jones

Kaufman Financial Group, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., appointed David Derigiotis to a director position at its wholly owned subsidiary, R.B. Jones Inc. Derigiotis joined Burns & Wilcox, Kaufman Financial Group’s largest subsidiary, in 2008, and has served as director …

Burns & Wilcox’s Daniel Kaufman Named to Atain Insurance Board

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Atain Insurance Cos. has appointed Daniel J. Kaufman, J.D., to its board of directors. Based in Chicago, Kaufman holds the position of broker at Burns & Wilcox Brokerage of Chicago and associate director of Business Development for …