Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) reports that Central Insurance Companies, Texas Mutual Insurance Company, Travelers Insurance and The Hartford have been named the 2009 “Top Four Company Partners” at its recent quarterly board meeting. Additionally, CAA announced …
Plans are underway for the February 2010 launch of ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency in Kansas City, Mo. Founded by insurance industry veterans Chad Milton, Leib Dodell and Debra McClenahan, ThinkRisk will offer underwriting and claims management services in the converging areas …
Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. has appointed Senior Vice President Roy Smith to Senior Vice President Field Operations, Southwest Zone, effective immediately. The Southwest Zone includes the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Smith joined Farmers Insurance …
Large insurers AIG, Farmers and The Hartford made moves in 2009, as did large brokers Marsh, Aon, Willis, Gallagher, Brown & Brown, Hub and Wells Fargo. So, too, did, many regional insurers and Main Street agencies. Here are the headlines …
Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund is launching an Allianz Personal Auto Policy in 11 states, with plans to offer the coverage in more states by the end of 2010. The policy initially will be available in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, …
The association that sells and manages insurance programs for Kentucky’s 120 counties operates with a “self-serving culture” that has resulted in millions of dollars in questionable spending the past three years, according to a critical report by the state auditor. …
The risk and insurance services company, IMA Financial Group Inc., announced that Heather Otto has joined IMA’s Kansas City location as a sales executive. Otto has successfully managed client portfolios in a $1 million sales territory. She cultivates and maintains …
The Kansas Insurance Department reports that Kansas ranks sixth lowest in the nation for average auto insurance expenditures, according to figures released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). This is the fifth consecutive year the state has been …
A retired Union Pacific conductor can seek compensation for a knee injury because walking into work from the parking lot was part of the conductor’s job, the Nebraska Supreme Court said in a ruling released Dec. 11. The ruling reinstates …
Len Kline and his business partners, the private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, had an ambitious goal when they created Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. in late 2007. They would grow Ascension from zero revenue to …
