The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has named Empower Insurance Group MGA Inc., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, as recipient of its 2009 Managing General Agency of the Year Award. “Empower Insurance Group MGA, demonstrates its commitment to the …
Dallas-based Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS) has announced that all managing general agency business and specialty programs that it has been handling will now be written through a new exclusive MGA Dallas facility called WestPro Insurance Services. According to …
Colemont Insurance Brokers announced that David Emerson has joined the company’s Dallas office as vice president and broker specializing in transportation business. Prior to joining Colemont, Emerson was assistant director and vice president for international operations for GSP Consulting. He …
Ironshore Inc. will be expanding its distribution network by establishing regional offices throughout the United States. Steven England has been appointed executive vice president of Ironshore Insurance Services, responsible for overseeing Ironshore’s U.S. Field Operations. Ironshore Insurance Services has opened …
Dallas-based managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has named Jennifer Hixson a Vice President and Broker in the U.S. Risk Brokers Houston office. Hixson has more than 20 years of insurance experience, with the …
Dallas-based managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has named Mary Walker an associate broker in the U.S. Risk Brokers Houston office. In this position, Walker is responsible for growing and servicing a book of …
London American Risk Specialists Inc. is expanding its Dallas, Texas, underwriting division and has created an underwriting/binding authority department in the Dallas office. The department will offer in-house quoting and policy issuance for package policies and mono line property, general …
Curtis R. Chalmers has been named assistant vice president-miscellaneous professional liability, for Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Co. and Great Divide Insurance Co., member companies of W. R. Berkley Corp. Chalmers joins Nautilus from Vela Insurance …
A Los Angeles court has ruled that surplus lines insurers need not pay California’s 2.3 percent of gross premiums tax that admitted insurers pay, as well as the 3 percent surplus lines-premiums tax the state imposes. In the case, Los …
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) announced two new executive appointments in the company’s Primary Casualty and Marine units. LIU named Peter Donovan as vice president – Primary Casualty. Donovan is a former broker, underwriter, and underwriting manager with 25 years of …
