March 26, 2008
Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has appointed Sandra Casas as underwriter and facility manager for its technology products. Casas brings a broad underwriting experience in technology errors and omissions, cyber and media liability, and miscellaneous E&O. She previously worked for …
March 24, 2008
Partnership Means Increased Inspection Management Options Salt Lake City, Utah (March 24, 2008) – Castle Inspection Service, a Division of Overland Solutions, Inc. (Castle) and Myriad Development, Inc. are pleased to announce Castle’s decision to license Myriad’s Risk Manager Inspection …
March 21, 2008
An Atlantic storm threatened to pummel Puerto Rico and other islands with waves as high as 30 feet (9 meters) beginning late Wednesday, forcing tourists and other Holy Week vacationers to seek alternatives to the beach. The storm spawned tornadoes …
March 3, 2008
Universal North America Insurance Company (Universal) announced it has begun offering automobile insurance coverage in Texas. Universal, a multi-regional personal lines carrier, already provides homeowners insurance and other coverages to more than 140,000 residents in five states, including Texas. According …
February 19, 2008
There is only one anti-bias law — the one against discrimination based on age — that would cover all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, if such laws applied to them. The justices, ranging in age from 53 to 87, are …
February 15, 2008
CDS Business Mapping LLC, added Maryland and Virginia to its RiskMeter Online storm surge report. By adding these states, RiskMeter Online now offers real-time, storm surge reports for the entire Atlantic and Gulf coasts, as well as Hawaii and Puerto …
February 12, 2008
Luis A. Vázquez was recently named manager of Commercial Lines and Quality Assurance for Quirk & Company, an insurance wholesaler headquartered in San Antonio. In addition to Quality Assurance and regulatory compliance, Vázquez’s focus will be on the growth of …
February 1, 2008
Universal North America, a personal lines carrier based in Sarasota, Fla., will begin writing homeowner policies in Arizona and Nevada this month. Other personal lines products, such as auto and umbrella coverages, will become available soon. Expansion into Hawaii, Georgia …
January 4, 2008
At the heart of every property and casualty insurance contract lies a promise to soften the blow of misfortune. But what happens when an insurance company becomes financially troubled, fails and is no longer able to uphold its end of …
December 31, 2007
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced that Miguel Barrales has been appointed CEO of Flagstone Underwriters Latin America Ltd. A.I. He joins Flagstone from Swiss Re where he was Vice President, Client Management for P/C and Life & Health Reinsurance business, …