December 6, 2004
Bradley Darr Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Holdings, Inc.has announced the appointments of Bradley Darr as senior vice president and Jeffrey Smith as a managing director responsible for large account sales and recruitment of talent. Jeffrey Smith Darr has 25 years of …
December 3, 2004
Smith and Associates Insurance Services Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., an independent property casualty agency that specializes in middle market commercial accounts has been acquired by First Charter Corp. (FCC), a large southeast insurance agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were …
December 1, 2004
Carl Warren & Company, a liability claims management company headquartered in Orange, California, celebrates 60 years as a third party claims administrator and launches a new Web site at their current Web site address of www.carlwarren.com. Paul Park, IT Leader, …
December 1, 2004
Carl Warren & Company, a liability claims management company headquartered in Orange, California, celebrates 60 years as a third party claims administrator and launches a new website at their current website address of www.carlwarren.com. Paul Park, IT Leader, calls the …
November 30, 2004
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported this week that a record $4.27 billion in FEMA disaster funds have been expended to date to aid people and communities victimized by one of the most intense …
November 26, 2004
The Lousville-based Langan Insurance Agency is being acquired by BB&T Insurance Services of Raleigh, N.C. Lagan has 41 employees. According to Wade Reece, BB&T president, Bill Roby Sr., Langan president and Tom Barrett, vice president will become agency managers of …
November 24, 2004
Omaha, Neb.-based workers’ compensation carrier FirstComp Insurance Co. has landed a spot Inc. magazine’s 23rd annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country. FirstComp, which serves small- and medium-sized businesses through independent agencies, was awarded its first-ever …
November 23, 2004
Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) in Northumberland, Pa. announced the addition of George C. Wynne, former vice chairman and chief executive officier for Berkley MidAtlantic Group, as senior executive of corporate development, effective January 1, 2005. Wynne spent nine years with …
November 23, 2004
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission has approved a first-time application for a Certificate of Authority to Self-Insure for one company and also approved the renewal of certificates for six other companies during a recent public meeting. Texas law allows certain …
November 22, 2004
The vote tallies in the presidential and congressional races suggest this is a blue region (with the exception of Virginia) but that is probably not true of the insurance community here or elsewhere. Purple, maybe; blue, doubtful. Blue voters can …