property/casualty News

Hub Opens Commercial, Benefits Office in Northern California

Hub International Insurance Services Inc., a leading international Insurance brokerage, announced Friday that it has officially opened its San Francisco, Calif. commercial markets and benefits group office in the heart of the city’s financial district at 180 Sutter, Suite 400. …

Northern California Agent Nabbed For Bogus Insurance Certificates

Property/casualty agent Rodger Edward Winkler, 64, a was arrested by Shasta County District Attorney investigators in Northern California and charged with numerous felonies, including grand theft, insurance fraud and petty theft. The charges stem from Winkler allegedly collecting insurance premiums …

Oswald Cos. Names Drushel Senior Client Executive in Ohio

Oswald Cos. named Terri Drushel to senior client executive of global accounts for its property/casualty division. In this role Drushel will be responsible for leading the delivery of risk management and brokerage services for select global clients. Drushel has more …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires G. S. Levine in California

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired G. S. Levine Insurance Services Inc. in San Diego, Calif. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. G. S. Levine is a retail insurance broker providing property/casualty, employee benefits and risk management …

Corelogic in Southern California Buying Marshall & Swift/Boeckh

Real estate data provider CoreLogic is buying Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick Information Solutions for $661 million, helping to broaden its property/casualty insurance services and add to its existing property data and analytics business. The transaction with the Decision Insight …

Arizona Third State to Allow Posting Policies Online

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that allows a property/casualty insurer to post policies online and send a link via email to policyholders in lieu of providing a hard copy. Brewer signed HB 2565, which allows an insurer to …

Barney & Barney Names Four New Principals in California

San Diego, Calif.-based Barney & Barney LLC named four senior executives as principals of the firm in California. The new owners are: Dianne Wingfield and Todd Bennett, executives in the firm’s employee benefits practice in San Diego; Steve Fisk, an …

Philadelphia Insurance Taps Three for Leadership Positions in the West

Philadelphia Insurance Cos., a property/casualty and professional liability company for niche markets, promoted three marketing employees to the vice president level in its Western Region. Bryan Luci was promoted from regional vice president of marketing to senior vice president of …

Poms Names Flannery VP of Property/Casualty in Southern California

Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Martin V. Flannery vice president in the property/casualty group in its Woodland Hills office. Prior to joining Poms & Associates, Flannery was vice president of marketing and sales at ISU …

Report: Arizona P/C Insurers See Premiums Written Fall and Losses Rise

A report on Arizona’s property/casualty insurers issued on Thursday shows a drop in written premiums to $7.4 billion, and a large increase in losses incurred to $6.4 billion for 2010. The report, from the Arizona Insurance Council, shows these and …