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People Moves: Bahn Joins RPS in Illinois; Keller Joins IFG Primary Casualty in Chicago; Omaha National Promotes Perry

Risk Placement Services Bruce Bahn joined Risk Placement Services (RPS) in Rolling Meadows, Ill., as the vice president of business and product development. In this new position, Bahn will be responsible for leading the firm’s new product and program development …

People Moves: Ogilvie to EVP at Church Mutual; Gross Joins ManchesterStory; RPS Promotes Doyle in Chicago

Church Mutual Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wisconsin, has promoted Alan Ogilvie to executive vice president in addition to his existing role as president – subsidiaries. Ogilvie joined Church Mutual in March 2015 as director – product. He …

The Insuring Cyber Podcast Episode 9: Returning to the Early Days of Cyber Coverage

With the sophistication of cyber attacks, claims growth, and now, a global pandemic driving an increasing number of businesses toward remote work, it’s no question the cyber insurance industry has had to evolve rapidly since its onset. However, Steve Robinson, …

All Risk’s Foley Named National Personal Lines Leader at Risk Placement Services

Risk Placement Services (RPS) in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has hired Brian Foley to lead its National Personal Lines Practice. This is a new role created by the excess and surplus (E&S) wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency to advance …

Risk Placement Services Launches RPS Signature Programs

Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Risk Placement Services (RPS), a specialty insurance distributor and Lloyd’s coverholder, has launched RPS Signature Programs, a new brand for its program administration division. Collectively, RPS Signature Programs offers industry-specific proprietary solutions on an admitted and non-admitted …

Gallagher Named National Transportation Practice Leader at Risk Placement Services

Specialty insurance provider, Risk Placement Services (RPS), headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has appointed Mark Gallagher to lead its National Transportation Practice. Gallagher is based in Des Moines, Iowa. He succeeds industry veteran Jimmy Proffitt, who has retired, Gallagher joined …

COVID-19 Hits Already-Troubled Nursing Home Insurance Market; Brokers Try to Help

Nursing homes are right in the middle of the deadly coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S, with more than 28%, or nearly 20,000, of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths happening in these long term care facilities, according to a recent report by …

Risk Placement Services Expands Lawyers Liability Program to New York, Texas

Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based Risk Placement Services (RPS) has expanded its exclusive admitted lawyers professional liability program into New York and Texas, states considered to have the largest number of attorneys in the U.S. With the product expansion, independent agents and …

Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’

CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the stage: “If you were to give your marketing and sales teams a relationship score, what would it be? Is it …