H.W. Kaufman Group News

H.W. Kaufman, Burns & Wilcox Canada Buy TRU Transportation Risk Underwriters

H.W. Kaufman Group and Burns & Wilcox Canada announced they have acquired Toronto-based TRU Transportation Risk Underwriters Ltd. (TRU), a Canadian managing general agent (MGA) with expertise in providing risk solutions for truck and taxi commercial fleets. TRU will become …

AM Best: Credit Rating Outlook Negative for Atain Insurance Cos.

AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” of Atain Specialty Insurance Co. and Atain …

Michigan’s Kaufman Group Named a BEST for Workplace Training and Development

The employees and agent/broker clients of Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Group may be pleased but not surprised to learn that the specialty insurance organization has been recognized as one of the best in the world for professional education and …

H.W. Kaufman Group Adds Tricoli as Human Resource Executive

H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has added Christine M. Tricoli to its executive team as vice president, Human Resources. Based in the company’s Michigan headquarters, Tricoli assumes responsibility for all of Kaufman’s HR activities and functions. Tricoli …

H.W. Kaufman Group Hires Wells Fargo’s Hunegs as Corporate VP

H.W. Kaufman Group has added Josh Hunegs as a corporate vice president at its headquarters in Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan. Hunegs will work on a variety of financial and corporate opportunities, including investments, real estate, foreign exchange, premium financing and acquisitions. …

H.W. Kaufman Group Acquires Premium Financing Firm, Stonemark, in Dallas

H.W. Kaufman Group has acquired Dallas-based premium financing firm, Stonemark Inc., with plans to merge it into Kaufman subsidiary, Royal Premium. The merger will create a new organization under the Stonemark brand. Stonemark recorded more than $125 million in annual …

H.W. Kaufman Group, Burns & Wilcox Promote 22 Insurance Pros in North America

H.W. Kaufman Group and Burns & Wilcox have promoted 22 insurance industry veterans across 15 locations in the United States and Canada. The promotions were announced at a recognition dinner during the annual 2017 Kaufman Leadership Meeting. They include: Matthew …

MGA Burns & Wilcox Canada Opens Vancouver Office; Key Leaders Named

Burns & Wilcox Canada, a managing general agent in North America, has expanded into British Columbia with the opening of a Vancouver office. The new office is located in Vancouver’s business district at the Oceanic Plaza Centre. The office will …

H.W. Kaufman Group Opens New Burns & Wilcox Office in Grand Rapids, Michigan

H.W. Kaufman Group has opened a new office for wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, Burns & Wilcox, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The opening of the new location follows the acquisition of Grand Rapids-based Chlystek & White Insurance Services in …