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Business Moves

Western National, American Mutual Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn., plans to affiliate with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. The transaction is expected to close before fall 2010. Wisconsin American is expected to continue …

People

Alternative market insurance provider, Safety National in St. Louis, Mo., promoted Senior Vice President John Csik to the position of chief financial officer and treasurer. Csik takes over these positions from Duane Hercules, who will continue in his position of …

Business Moves

Security Planning, CSIPros Salt Lake City-based Security Planning & Insurance Corp., an insurance carrier in the childcare industry, launched Charter School Insurance Professionals (CSIPros), an insurance company to focus exclusively on providing whole-package insurance to charter schools nationwide. According to …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Allied Health and Medical Pros Market Detail: CRES Insurance Services MedSurance A&M is an insurance …

Zurich Expands Underwriting Staff in Southwest

Zurich, a property/casualty insurance provider, has added six people to its underwriting staff in its Southwest region offices. They are: Matt Sweesy has been brought in to lead expansion efforts in the Strategic Risk Solutions business. He is relocating from …

Allstate To Open Offices Throughout the West

Allstate announced it has launched a recruitment campaign throughout the West to attract exclusive agents for 30 offices in Utah, 50 offices in Arizona, 40 offices in Nevada and 30 offices in New Mexico. Targeted areas within Utah include the …

Western National Insurance Sees Rise in Surplus in Q1 2010

Western National Insurance Group in Edina, Minn., reported $5.5 million increase in policyholder surplus during the first quarter of 2010 over the amount reported at the end of 2009, as well as a 4 percent rise in the company’s combined …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Insurance for Nonprofits Market Detail: Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI-RRG) insures …

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Acquires AIM Administration Agency

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., part of Wells Fargo & Co., has acquired AIM Administration Inc., a single office, employee benefits insurance brokerage firm located in Salt Lake City. The acquisition closed on April 1, 2010, and the terms of …

Western National Insurance Affiliates with Wisconsin American

Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn., recently announced plans to affiliate with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. The transaction is expected to close before fall 2010. It is anticipated that Wisconsin American will continue …