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Caldwell, Mowbray Named to Leadership Posts at Louisiana Insurance Dept.

James “David” Caldwell, Jr. has been appointed executive counsel and Rebecca Mowbray has been named deputy commissioner of Public Affairs at the Louisiana Department of Insurance Caldwell served as deputy director of the Criminal Division of the Louisiana Department of …

Alliant Hires Hayden to Philadelphia Team as Vice President

Alliant has hired Martin Hayden, Jr. to its Philadelphia team as vice president. In this position, Hayden will provide customized risk and insurance and consulting services to his client base. Hayden is a risk and insurance professional with a focus …

1347 Property Insurance Holdings to Expand Into Florida Homeowners Market

Specialty property and casualty insurance holding company 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc., (PIH), which currently offers insurance to individual and commercial customers in Louisiana and Texas through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Maison Insurance Co., has announced plans to write business in …

Best Agency to Work For – West: Der Manouel, Where Improvement Is Key

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA Der Manouel Best Agency to Work For – West Building a great agency starts with building great people. That should be the slogan for Der Manouel Insurance Group in Fresno, Calif. Employees think highly of the agency, and …

Brown & Brown Revamps Retail Agency Division

Brown & Brown Inc. has realigned its of retail agency division into a more decentralized operating model with an eye toward increasing organic growth. Brown & Brown’s retail agency division will continue to operate as one division but, effective immediately, …

The Doctors Co. Challenging Florida’s Order to Decrease Med Mal Rates

An order by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for medical malpractice insurer The Doctors Co. (TDC) to decrease its rates by 15 percent is being contested by the California-based company. A hearing has been set for Oct. 7, 2015, …

Redmer Takes Oath of Office as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) announced that Al Redmer, Jr. took the oath of office on Feb. 27 to serve as Maryland’s insurance commissioner. Redmer succeeds Therese M. Goldsmith, who stepped down from the post when Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. …

Redmer to Return as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner

Maryland’s Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan has named Al Redmer, Jr. to be the state’s insurance commissioner.

McGowan Installed as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana

The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2015, including Hugh M. McGowan of the McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis as president. In addition to McGowan, the members of the executive …

Oklahoma AG: Company Selling Copyright-Infringed Software to Schools

The owners of a Ninnekah, Okla., computer company have been charged with allegedly selling computers containing copyright-infringed software to school districts and city and county governments in southwestern Oklahoma, according to the office of state Attorney General Scott Pruitt. Craig …