Joseph Tracy has been named president of Travelers Inland Marine business unit. Tracy, who joined Travelers in 2006, most recently served as chief underwriting officer for the Inland Marine business unit. Prior to joining Travelers, Tracy was the head of …
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Michigan’s insurance regulator has ordered a Wisconsin-based managing general insurance agency, Vanguard Insurance Placement Inc., to stop doing business in Michigan. According to the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR), the agency violated the Michigan Insurance Code by …
A new report says workplace accident deaths in Michigan have dropped significantly in the past two years. Michigan State University reported that 120 workers died on the job in Michigan in 2007, down from 157 in 2006. The report says …
Mike Grushon of Thomas & Grushon Agency in Bellbrook, Ohio, has been honored by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) as its 2009 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year. Grushon was honored for his contribution to the …
Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher issued an injunction April 10 preventing Michigan insurance regulators from challenging insurers’ home and auto insurance rate filings that use credit scoring in determining their premiums. The injunction against the Office of Financial and …
480 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, on April 3, 2009, laid off 480 employees and contractors across the country, the latest round of job cuts from the insurance giant, a spokesman said. Nationwide has eliminated about 3,000 …
Munich Re German reinsurer Munich Re has successfully concluded the acquisition of specialty insurer HSB Group from American International Group for $739 million. The deal was originally announced last December. The purchase price in cash was financed by Munich Re …
Troy, Michigan-based InPro Insurance Group Inc., has hired Gregory V. Grosfield as a commercial insurance producer. Prior to joining InPro Insurance, Grosfield served as an account executive for Baker-Hopp & Yee in Harper Woods, Mich., where he was responsible for …
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