April 21, 2015
Fort Worth, Texas-based InsureZone has added Renee Gage as vice president of business development. Gage brings more than 25 years of operational experience to InsureZone. She started her insurance career with Union National Life and Fire Insurance Co. Gage also …
April 20, 2015
Dave Wagner has joined Southwest Risk LP in Dallas to serve as relationship manager. Wagner began his insurance career in 1987 in western New York and has 28 years of marketing experience. Most recently, he was with the Independent Agents …
April 17, 2015
Richard “Gordy” Bunch, founder, president, and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) has been nominated Gulf Coast Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, making him eligible for the 2015 national award. The Entrepreneur of the Year program …
April 16, 2015
Insurance wholesaler All Risks Ltd. has added three new producers in the South Central region: Zach Burdine in Dallas; Alan Doyle in Houston; and Aaron Ross in New Orleans. Burdine joins the Dallas office as a broker and brings proven …
April 15, 2015
A.M. Best downgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of National Unity Insurance Co. (National Unity) in San Antonio, Texas. The outlook for both ratings has been …
April 14, 2015
Texas doesn’t have the worst score in a recent ranking of state building code systems but it’s pretty close to the bottom, according to a national organization committed to improving the ability of properties throughout the nation to withstand catastrophic …
April 10, 2015
An outbreak of a food-borne illness linked to some ice cream products made by Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has grown to include three people in Texas who became ill, according to federal health authorities. Carol Crawford, a spokeswoman for the …
April 10, 2015
Ridesharing giants Lyft and Uber left San Antonio in their rearview mirror after the nation’s seventh largest city restricted their operations, instead shifting their focus — and money — on convincing Texas lawmakers to allow them to operate statewide with …
April 9, 2015
AmWINS Group Inc. appointed David Scruggs as chief executive officer of AmWINS Specialty Auto (ASA), based in Richardson, Texas. Scruggs previously served as president of ASA. In his new role, Scruggs will be responsible for all day-to-day leadership and operations …
April 9, 2015
Liberty Mutual Insurance expects to have 5,000 employees working at its new campus in the Dallas suburb of Plano by the end of 2017. The nation’s third-largest insurer told employees Tuesday about the new campus, the Dallas Morning News reported. …