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The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …

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Safeco Seattle-based Safeco has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer Donkin, senior vice …

Ill. Shand Morahan Acquires Cambridge Alliance

Ill.-based Shand Morahan & Company, Inc., a Markel Corp. company, recently announced the acquisition of Cambridge Alliance. Cambridge Alliance will place business with the Evanston Insurance Co. in all states except Illinois and New Hampshire, where business will be placed …

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Vacation Income Property (VIP) Nuts & Bolts: Middle Oak is offering insurance designed exclusively for vacation income property. What is covered: homes, condos, short term or year round rentals, owner use, two nights, seasonal etc. In the name of a …

People The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson takes over the reins on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …

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The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson takes over the reins on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 member …

Two in N.H. Accused of Workers’ Compensation Benefit Fraud

Two New Hampshire residents have been indicted on fraud charges involving workers’ compensation insurance. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says indictments were returned against Phillip Rice, 52, of Derry and Dorothy Olson, 42, of Northfield. Authorities accuse Rice of received workers’ …

Shand Morahan Buys Investment E&O Specialist Cambridge Alliance

Shand Morahan & Co. Inc., a Markel Corp., reports it has acquired Cambridge Alliance, a Burlington, Vermont managing general agency that specializes in errors and omissions insurance for registered investment advisors and financial planners. Mike Rozenberg, Shand Morahan president and …

Fearing 1st Amendment Lawsuit, N.H. Town Scraps Insurance Requirement

Faced with a possible First Amendment lawsuit, selectmen in Jaffrey, New Hampshire have rescinded their new guidelines requiring people or groups holding events on town property to buy $1 million insurance coverage. The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union challenged the …