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Romaneck Joins Lawson-Hawks as VP of Commercial Lines Division

August 20, 2010 - Mountain View, Calif.-based Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates has added Marti Romaneck as vice president and manager of its Commercial Lines Divisionr. "As we continue to expand both organically with ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2010/08/20/112604.htm

M&A Wrap-Up: Insurance Brokerage Mergers Took a Third Quarter Vacation

November 23, 2009 - Deal making wasn't at the top of the list of summer activities this season, but deal vacation was. Third quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued declining to just 30 announced ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/11/23/105511.htm

Insurance Brokerage M&A Took a 3rd Quarter Vacation

October 19, 2009 - Deal making wasn't at the top of the list of summer activities this season, but deal vacation was. Third quarter merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued declining to just 30 announced ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2009/10/19/158887.htm

Divorce AIG Style

March 15, 2009 - Like spouses granted a divorce, AIG's property/casualty insurance executives are relieved and excited about their newfound freedom. AIG is letting them form their own independent company called AIU ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/03/15/98874.htm

Divorce, AIG Style

March 9, 2009 - Like spouses granted a divorce, AIG's property/casualty insurance executives are relieved and excited about their newfound freedom. AIG is letting them form their own independent company called AIU ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/editorsnote/2009/03/09/157791.htm

Divorce, AIG Style

March 9, 2009 - Like spouses granted a divorce, AIG's property/casualty insurance executives are relieved and excited about their newfound freedom. AIG is letting them form their own independent company called AIU ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/editorsnote/2009/03/09/157817.htm

Spinning Off, Not Out of Control

March 9, 2009 - The new AIU will start out with $45 billion in total revenues — enough to be a Fortune 54 company all by itself. State insurance regulators, like Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin and ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/editorsnote/2009/03/09/157839.htm

Declarations

March 9, 2009 - Dear Shareholders "It will be interesting to see if Buffett himself has learned lessons he might not have learned in his long career. ... Berkshire got hit in four ways. Falling stock prices, the put ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/declarations/2009/03/09/157855.htm

AIG to Form Holding Company for P/C Business; Sell Minority Stake

March 2, 2009 - American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today announced that it intends to form a General Insurance holding company, including its Commercial Insurance Group, Foreign General unit, and other ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/03/02/98284.htm

Business Moves

February 8, 2009 - Liberty Mutual, Wausau Liberty Mutual Group, which sells insurance both direct and through independent agents, is discontinuing direct distribution to mid-sized businesses and now plans to distribute ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/business-moves/2009/02/08/157651.htm

People

February 8, 2009 - Linda Timmons has been promoted to director of communications for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT). In this position, Timmons will manage the organization's internal and external ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2009/02/08/157678.htm

Ironshore Creates U.S. P/C Operation Run By Former AIG Execs

January 22, 2009 - Ironshore Inc. has appointed Steven England as executive vice president responsible for running its newly created U.S. Property/ Casualty underwriting operations based in St. Louis, Missouri. The new ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/01/22/97157.htm

There’s No Wrong or Right Time for an M&A

November 30, 2008 - But Finding Financing Has Gotten Tougher When it comes to acquiring an agency or selling, timing is everything. Hard market or soft market, good business environment or bad, the decision on whether ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2008/11/30/157444.htm

People

July 7, 2008 - Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer. As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH's retail ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2008/07/07/156598.htm

People

May 5, 2008 - Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. announced that James Drinkwater has been named president of its AmWINS Brokerage division. In this role, Drinkwater will ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2008/05/05/156201.htm

People

May 5, 2008 - M.J. Hall and Company Inc., a managing general agent and surplus lines wholesaler based in Stockton, Calif., opened an office in Plano, Texas, and named Brett Amick as vice president and branch ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2008/05/05/156212.htm

Business Moves

April 21, 2008 - Towerstone Towerstone Inc., a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency with extensive experience in a broad spectrum of industries, has been formed via the merger of Energy Risk ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/business-moves/2008/04/21/156113.htm

AIG Rebrands Domestic Insurance Operations as P/C Group; Shuffles Executives

April 21, 2008 - American International Group, Inc. has renamed its Domestic General Insurance operations the AIG Property Casualty Group, a move the company said reflects AIG's corporate brand and an intention to ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2008/04/21/156137.htm

AIG Names Executives for New Commercial Insurance Group

April 11, 2008 - American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has named several executives to positions within its new AIG Commercial Insurance Group, formerly known as the Domestic Brokerage Group. AIG Commercial ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/04/11/89064.htm

AIG Rebrands Domestic Insurance as P/C Group; Shuffles Executives

April 7, 2008 - Insurance giant American International Group, Inc. has renamed its Domestic General Insurance operations the AIG Property Casualty Group, a move the company says reflects the increasing power of ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/04/07/88928.htm