South Dakota News

People & Places

Terry Cotter Terry Cotter was named president of Republic Home Protectors, a new managing general agency created by the Republic Group of Companies. In joining forces with Republic, Cotter will develop a new line of personal lines property products designed …

Barton, McCormick Join Crawford & Co.

Crawford & Company has added Gary Barton and Judy McCormick to its Healthcare Management Services sales team. Barton will oversee bill review sales nationwide, while McCormick will manage the north central sales territory which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, …

Disaster Mortgage Protection

ACE USA has expanded distribution of its ACE Disaster Mortgage Protection product outside of its traditional mortgage service provider channel. This expanded distribution strategy allows general agents and their producers direct access to real-time quoting and buying of DMP coverage …

Home Inspectors, Law Firms and Accountants

Nuts & Bolts: Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services has available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. Through the professional liability program …

ACE Expands Disaster Mortgage Distribution Channels Through General Agents

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group of Companies, announced that it has expanded distribution of its ACE Disaster Mortgage Protection(SM) (DMP(SM)) product outside of its traditional mortgage service provider channel. “This expanded distribution strategy will now …

Target Insurance Services Launches 3 New Programs: Home Inspectors, Large Law Firms, Accountants

Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new markets for home inspectors professional liability, including optional general liability; professional liability for large law firms (50+ in size); and professional liability for accountants. All three programs are backed by a …

2 Top S.D. DOI Officials Suspended by Governor for Critical Memo

Gov. Mike Rounds has suspended two of the top officials in South Dakota’s Division of Insurance for sending out a memo last week critical of the state legal system’s handling of a case against a Sioux Falls insurance agent, according …

People & Places

Michael Moran Michael F. Moran has joined California-based wholesale broker Network E&S Insurance Brokers, LLC, as a partner and its chief operating officer. His immediate responsibility will be to establish and to staff an office in Los Angeles. Moran brings …

CIAB Wins Countersignature Lawsuit in Puerto Rico

The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, the trade association that represents the nation’s largest commercial P/C and benefits brokers, announced the successful outcome of its lawsuit in Puerto Rico to strike down the territory’s countersignature law. U.S. District Judge …

S.D. Passes 16 Insurance-Related Bills

What it lacked in controversy, the South Dakota Legislature made up for by addressing issues that matter to the everyday business of the property/casualty insurance industry, according to a representative of the Indianapolis-based National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. Among …