Marine (Inland and Ocean) News

Demographic Shift Offers Opportunity for Agents

Minorities Destined to Become Majority by Mid-Century Before the 21st century reaches the half-way mark, more than 50 percent of the population of the United States will be represented by a vast cultural mix of people considered to be “minorities,” …

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Juan Andrade and Jonathan Bennett have been named as interim co-leads of the Property and Casualty Operations of The Hartford. Their appointment to those interim positions follows the departure of Neil Wolin, president and chief operating officer of the The …

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Juan Andrade and Jonathan Bennett have been named as interim co-leads of the Property and Casualty Operations of The Hartford. Their appointment to those interim positions follows the departure of Neil Wolin, president and chief operating officer of the The …

Top 25 Surplus Lines Coverage in Florida – 2008

Top 25 Surplus Lines Coverage in Florida – 2008 Ranked By Policy Count Coverage Premium # Policies Inland Marine (Personal) $25,232,485 197,325 Commercial General Liability $571,644,547 138,315 Commercial Property $1,929,855,449 103,974 Commercial Package (P&C) $273,747,233 72,709 Homeowners (HO3) $142,865,697 58,327 …

Changing Demographics Offer a World of Opportunity for Enterprising Agents

Minorities Destined to Become Majority by Mid-Century Before the 21st century reaches the half-way mark, more than 50 percent of the population of the United States will be represented by a vast cultural mix of people considered to be “minorities,” …

Business Moves

Burnett Holdings, QBE New Orleans-headquartered insurance wholesaler Burnett Holdings Inc. (Burnett) was acquired by QBE Holdings Inc. (QBE), part of Sydney, Australia-based QBE Insurance Group, effective Dec. 31, 2008. The company will continue to operate under the name of Burnett …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …

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Westminster American Insurance Co. of Maryland has named Craig Heuman as marketing director. Heuman has over 30 years of experience as a production underwriter for Harford Mutual Insurance Co. He is responsible for developing business in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …

5 Risk Management Challenges for Public Entities in Today’s Economy

Local governments increased their commitment to risk management over the past decade, as they met the challenges posed by several major natural disaster and terrorism events. Better local government loss prevention, crisis management and risk communication resulted. We now face …