October 19, 2009
A.J. Gallagher, Fox Lawson Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Fox Lawson & Associates LLC in St. Paul, Minn. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Fox Lawson & Associates is a compensation and …
October 19, 2009
Michael “Mike” R. Donohoe of Mankato, Minn., was installed as vice chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America at the association’s recent Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. Donohoe is an owner of and an independent agent …
October 19, 2009
Hiring Hit “The more qualified the individual was the less interest they expressed in the Hartford top job.” —Bob MacDonald, former CEO of Allianz Life of North America and self-described financial services contrarian, criticizing the failure of the Hartford Financial …
October 19, 2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged world leaders to intervene personally to break deadlocked talks to agree a global climate change deal in December. Brown is one of the few major economy leaders who has announced plans to …
October 19, 2009
MeyersDining, CBIZ Cleveland, Ohio-based employee benefits and accounting services firm CBIZ, Inc. has acquired MeyersDining, LLC, an insurance agency located in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2005 with the merger of firms owned by Gary Meyers and Elizabeth Dining, MeyersDining is …
October 19, 2009
Bermuda’s Minister of Finance Paula A. Cox announced that it has signed a bilateral agreement with Mexico that provides for a full exchange of information on criminal and civil tax matters between Bermuda and Mexico. The signing of the tax …
October 19, 2009
In December, 2008, Kevin Kelley left Lexington Insurance Co., the largest excess and surplus lines insurance company, after more than 30 years during which he helped the company become one of parent American International Group’s (AIG), and the industry’s, most …
October 19, 2009
It will be a tale of two winters in the United States — warmer and drier than average in the North and wetter and cooler in the South — thanks to El Nino, according to government forecasters. In its winter …
October 19, 2009
Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Thomas V. Ealy as national partner of the Midwest Region for its North American retail operations. In his new role, Ealy will oversee the company’s retail offices in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio …
October 16, 2009
Manulife Financial, Canada’s biggest life insurer, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Pottruff & Smith Travel Insurance Brokers Inc. in an all cash deal that will make it Canada’s No. 2 travel insurer. The acquisition was the second for …