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Sullivan to Join Texas Division of Workers’ Comp as Deputy Commissioner

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) announced that Kerry D. Sullivan will join the agency as Deputy Commissioner for Hearings, effective Sept. 3, 2013. Prior to joining the TDI-DWC, Sullivan spent most of his professional career …

Burdine Joins Swett & Crawford as Broker in Dallas

Wholesale insurance broker Swett & Crawford has added Zach Burdine as a broker in its casualty and property practice groups in Dallas, Texas. Burdine brings his extensive background in wholesale and retail insurance to Swett & Crawford. He was most …

Federal Jury Convicts Former Texas Insurance Agent in Fraud Case

A former Denton County, Texas, insurance agent has been convicted in an insurance fraud scheme that targeted elderly individuals, U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldana of the Northern District of Texas announced. A federal jury in Dallas convicted Vincent Bazemore, 39, …

Hargrove Tapped to Lead New Dallas Branch for All Risks Ltd.

Independent insurance wholesaler, All Risks Ltd., announced that Glenn Hargrove and several production teams have joined its organization effective July 1, 2013. Hargrove, hired as managing director, has opened an All Risks branch office in Dallas, Texas, with full-service brokerage …

Alliant Insurance Services Promotes Hagemeier to Executive VP

Specialty insurance brokerage firm, Alliant Insurance Services, has promoted senior vice president Todd Hagemeier to executive vice president and managing director of Alliant Healthcare Solutions, the firm’s national healthcare practice. He is based in Dallas. Hagemeier, who joined Alliant in …

Texas-Based LevelFirst Adds Harris as Senior Broker

LevelFirst, a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced that Lawana Harris has joined the firm as a senior broker. Harris brings 27 years of insurance experience, with 12 of those in excess and surplus …

Alliant Insurance Services Promotes Hagemeier to Executive VP

Specialty insurance brokerage firm, Alliant Insurance Services, has promoted senior vice president Todd Hagemeier to executive vice president and managing director of Alliant Healthcare Solutions, the firm’s national healthcare practice. He is based in Dallas. Hagemeier, who joined Alliant in …

HCC Insurance Holdings Names Srinivasa as Chief Information Officer

Houston-based HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. announced that Parthasarathy Srinivasa has joined HCC as senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO), reporting to William N. Burke, HCC’s president and chief operating officer. Srinivasa has 20 years of information technology (IT) …

Texas Judge Allows Insurer’s Lawsuit Against Armstrong to Proceed

A Texas judge has refused Lance Armstrong’s request to dismiss an insurance company’s lawsuit seeking $3 million in bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001. Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance Holdings sued Armstrong, saying he cheated by using performance-enhancing drugs to …

Lockton Opens New Commercial Insurance Office in Ft. Worth, Texas

Lockton has expanded its commercial insurance operations, opening an office in the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas. The new Lockton office is located at 777 Main Street downtown. Frank Scardino is president of Lockton’s North Texas Property and …