Denver-based Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., today announced that it has expanded its commercial lines insurance practice in Denver and added Jim C. Tolliver as a business development executive. Tolliver has …
Wholesale broker Burns & Wilcox has named Grace Cunningham as director of its Leisure and Recreation Center of Excellence. Cunningham is charged with expanding the scope of the Burns & Wilcox presence in the leisure and recreation insurance market as …
The organization working to bring more uniformity to insurance licensing by states has named two new board members. The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) reported that Illinois Insurance Director Michael T. McRaith and Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak have …
California State Compensation Insurance Fund has promoted Jennifer Vargen from communications director to senior vice president of marketing and communications. Vargen began her State Fund career in 1988, and saw early success in sales, being named the 1990 “Sales Rookie …
ClearSide General has named Denise Robles business development specialist. She has an extensive background in the banking industry, with more than eight years of experience. At Wells Fargo, she held a variety of positions from Internet sales representative to home …
Marsh Inc. has appointed David Bidmead to the newly-created role of CEO of Marsh U.S. In this capacity, Bidmead will guide Marsh’s U.S. retail brokerage operations. He will report to Joe McSweeny, president of Marsh U.S./Canada, who will continue to …
The members of the Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) have elected Patrick Hanley as their chairman. Hanley is president of Socius Insurance Services Inc. in San Francisco. Other officers elected for the 2011 term include: Vice Chairman Davis Moore, …
The California Insurance Wholesalers Association has honored David F. Anderson, chairman of Anderson & Murison, with its Wholesale Industry Award. Anderson was a founding president of CIWA from 1991 to 1993. He served on the board of the directors of …
Capital Insurance Group has promoted Jeff J. Gans to resident director of operations for Nevada Capital Insurance Co. (NCIC), an affiliate company of CIG. He will be responsible for admitted underwriting and agency operations and non-admitted program business for NCIC …
Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, announced that Brenda K. Hickert has been named vice president, Underwriting. With more than 20 years of industry experience in positions of increasing responsibility, Hickert will have overall responsibility for Colorado …
