June 1, 2006
Evergreen Re, a national healthcare reinsurance and medical risk brokerage firm, announced today the promotion of Dave Kalb to senior vice president in charge of the company’s growing Minnesota office. According to Evergreen’s statement, Kalb brings more than 20 years …
May 30, 2006
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. says it plans to more than double the size of its corporate headquarters here in a $57 million expansion and to add about 200 employees within two years. The company said that those hired will …
May 30, 2006
Results from the second annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test suggest licensed Americans lack basic driving knowledge and exhibit alarming behaviors on the road. The study revealed that one in eleven drivers–nearly 18 million people–would fail a state drivers test. …
May 26, 2006
The Midwest Young Agents Conference, hosted by the Young Agents Committees of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, will take place June 15-17 at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, in the Wisconsin Dells. Full registration agency and insurance company personnel for …
May 26, 2006
State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of lobbying, the required number of states …
May 23, 2006
NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc. in Woodbridge, N.J., is expanding eligible snow and ice removal exposures for its industry-leading LandPro TreePro program effective immediately. This broadened eligibility is available in six states: Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, Colorado, …
May 22, 2006
Oswald Cos., Poyle Associates Cleveland-based Oswald Companies acquired Poyle Associates, located in the Detroit suburbs. The Cleveland-based risk expert and insurance brokerage will now serve Michigan markets as Oswald Poyle Associates. “We appreciate Poyle Associates history of client commitment and …
May 22, 2006
Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served Paris and surrounding areas for over 70 …
May 22, 2006
Odyssey Investment, York Insurance Services Odyssey Investment Partners LLC completed its acquisition of York Insurance Services Group Inc. in partnership with York Chairman and CEO Thomas C. MacArthur, other members of York’s senior management and Cincinnatus Partners LLC, a Cincinnati-based …
May 18, 2006
For the eighth consecutive year, Minnesota Life Group Insurance premium and policy fee income increased by double digits, according to a written statement issued by the St. Paul-based company. The growth rate in 2005 was 14 percent, resulting in a …