Transactions involving agencies and brokerages other than the Brown & Brown, Arthur J. Gallagher and Hub International (see below) deals in the months announced or completed: January California: R.E. Chaix & Associates Buys Katie Freeman Insurance Services Georgia’s Britt/Paulk Insurance …
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A weak earthquake shook parts of the South Carolina coast Tuesday, tipping over people’s Christmas trees, knocking pictures off walls and causing minor injuries. The temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 was recorded at 7:42 a.m. northwest of Charleston, …
The Buckner Company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, named Kimberly Rons, commercial lines senior underwriter for Colorado Casualty, as Underwriter of the Year. The Buckner Company nominated a dozen underwriter finalists from more than 180 carriers that the full-service …
Atlanta-based OnPoint Underwriting has acquired the assets of Commercial Insurance Services, based in Greenwood Village, Colo. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Commercial Insurance Services is led by Bob Hallameck, president, who will retain a key management role with …
Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University on Wednesday predicted above-average activity in the Atlantic next year: 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes — three major. The 50-year average is 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 major hurricanes. Researchers William …
Those seeking a place to live, work or raise a family in a safe and secure environment should consider the Pacific Northwest, according to the fifth annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. …
Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency of Beaverton, Ore., is offering a product that combines professional liability and general liability into one policy for technology service providers. The single policy includes separate coverage sections for errors and omissions and professional office …
Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS) appointed Steve Walden general manager of the company’s data solutions division. Based in Boulder, Colo., Walden will be responsible for developing new client relationships and creating solutions to their exposure data quality problems. “Exposure …
A Pennsylvania woman is suing Crocs Inc. after her 6-year-old son’s foam clog got stuck in an escalator at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in April, injuring his toe. Kerry Burdick of Eagleville, Pa., claims Colorado-based Crocs knew its clogs …
