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McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions with Pfizer and Boston Scientific. Most …

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Liberty Northwest, a member of Liberty Mutual Group based in Portland, Ore., appointed Larry W. Becker president and chief operating officer. Becker most recently was executive vice president, sales and marketing for Liberty Northwest. He led Liberty Northwest’s agency expansion …

2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers

1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty Insurance FL 371,755 6 Physicians Reciprocal …

People and Places

Liberty Northwest, a member of Liberty Mutual Group based in Portland, Ore., appointed Larry W. Becker president and chief operating officer. Becker most recently was executive vice president, sales and marketing for Liberty Northwest. He led Liberty Northwest’s agency expansion …

PPIB Launches MediSpa Teaching Program

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage has launched a new MediSpa teaching program. Coverage is offered to certified individuals who are teaching laser/IPL, botox, dermal fillers, sclerotherapy and/or medical strength peels. Rates are offered on a sliding scale with lower premiums for …

State Auto Middle Market Entering Texas; Ladner Named VP

State Auto Insurance Companies announced that its State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI) unit is coming to Texas. Industry veteran Gerald F. Ladner will lead the group in the state as vice president of SAMMI’s new southwestern zone office in …

My New Markets

Mortgage Company E&O/Fidelity Bond Nuts & Bolts: SUA Inc. has insurance packages for the mortgage industry covering both mortgage brokers and bankers. Coverages include professional liability, fidelity/crime bond, mortgage impairment and employment practices liability. Dollars: $300,000 to $5 million. Carrier: …

My New Markets

Earthquake Nuts and Bolts: Wholesale Connection Insurance Services, located in Woodland Hills, Calif., added a new carrier to its list of Earthquake markets in California. Dollars: Capacity in zones A, B and E is $2,500,000 for primary and $5 million …

Declarations

N.J. exit “I realize there are a lot of pressing issues in the state, but none more pressing than a hurricane bearing down upon us.” New Jersey Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf, a Republican from Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean counties, saying …

Study: Obese workers drive up workers’ compensation costs

Gaining too much weight can be as bad for an employer’s bottom line as it is for a person’s waistline. A Duke University Medical Center analysis found that obese workers filed twice the number of workers’ compensation claims, had seven …