Specialty property and casualty insurance holding company, National Interstate Corp., headquartered in Richfield, Ohio, has been chosen as the most trusted small-cap company on the Forbes 2010 Most Trustworthy Companies list. The Forbes list recognizes companies that consistently demonstrated transparent …
Liberty Mutual Surety has introduced Liberty SuretyFirst as its new operating unit exclusively serving independent agents whose customers have small to mid-sized bonding capacity needs. Liberty SuretyFirst provides the regional surety services with the capacity and national resources of Liberty …
Hylant Group, a privately owned insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Ohio, has hired Jackie Iwanski as manager of Health and Wellness Strategies in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. Iwanski will develop a series of interactive health and wellness programs, establish …
Mid-Continent Casualty Company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named H. Michael (“Mike”) Coon president and chief operating officer. Coon succeeds Jim Pierce, who was named chairman and chief executive officer until the time of Pierce’s retirement in December 2010. Coon …
A trust fund that invests in Massey Energy wants the board of directors and top executives held personally accountable for the recent explosion that killed 29 coal miners. The Manville Personal Injury Trust sued last week in Kanawha Circuit Court. …
Pennsylvania-based insurance agency franchisor Keystone Insurers Group has more than 200 agency owner-partners and it’s not done yet, says Colin Buzzard, Keystone’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. Currently, Keystone has agency partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana …
Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company (AESLIC) has named Frederick J. Woebse president and chief operating officer. He succeeds Robert Nelson, who was named chairman and chief executive officer, until the time of Nelson’s retirement in July 2010. …
Norman-Spencer and Western Marine Insurance Services announced that Paul Sexton has joined the organization as vice president of boat/yacht product development and distribution. He will be responsible for the development of a new boat/yacht program and national distribution strategy, primarily …
Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Timothy C. “Tim” Weber and Jeffery D. “Jeff” Kohl. Weber, was named divisional president of Great American’s Crop Division, succeeding Ron Brichler, who will continue in his role of senior …
Congress Thursday voted to restore jobless benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans who had lost them during a partisan standoff in the Senate over spending. [The bill also reauthorizes the federal flood insurance program until the end of May …
