Marine (Inland and Ocean) News

Business Moves

ACE, Aon ACE Limited has completed its acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Combined Insurance Co. of America and certain of its subsidiaries from Aon Corp. for $2.56 billion in cash. The closing price exceeded the $2.4 …

Declarations

One’s Too Many “Personal injury lawyers in Texas want to see the telemarketing of injury victims stopped. It is a small percentage of chiropractors and lawyers who engage in this conduct, but even one instance is too many.” —Allen Rogers, …

Demand For Food, Fuel Creating Ample Need for Agribusiness Insurance

The need for agricultural insurance is growing like a weed. “This is the greatest time we’ve had in our business,” said Christopher Leliaert, vice president at Towers-Perrin Reinsurance, in his assessment of the state of the agricultural insurance market. Speaking …

Business Moves

Hull & Co., Big Sky Underwriters, Powers & Co. Hull & Co. Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of Missoula, Mont.-based Big Sky Underwriters Inc. “The people of Big Sky are well respected in the Northwest marketplace,” said Bob …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Sports & Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

People

Gov. John Baldacci recently swore in Mila Kofman as superintendent of the Maine Insurance Bureau, Kofman has been an associate research professor at the Georgetown University, where she led health-related research projects on the uninsured and fraud. From 1997 to …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Sports and Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Sports & Recreation Nuts & Bolts: Sadler Sports and Recreation is offering sports and recreation …

People

Patrick G. Ryan, founder and executive chairman of the largest insurance intermediary, Aon Corp., said he intends to retire from Aon effective Aug. 1, 2008. “After 41 years as CEO and three years as executive chairman, it is time to …

Demand For Food, Fuel Creating Ample Need For Agribusiness Insurance

The need for agricultural insurance is growing like a weed. “This is the greatest time we’ve had in our business,” said Christopher Leliaert, vice president at Towers-Perrin Reinsurance, in his assessment of the state of the agricultural insurance market. Speaking …