Assurex Global News

Assurex Global Adds Texas-Based Watkins Insurance Group As Partner

Assurex Global announced that Austin, Texas-based Watkins Insurance Group has joined the firm. Assurex Global now consists of 97 independent agencies. Watkins Insurance Group was founded in 1949 as R.B. Lewis Agency. In 1965, the agency became Lewis-Watkins-Farmer Agency, with …

Istanbul-Based Broker GrEC Joins Assurex Global as Partner

Assurex Global announced that GrECo, based in Istanbul, Turkey, has joined the global partnership, which now consists of 97 independent brokerages. GrECo Turkey´s specialties are far-reaching, including agriculture, biotech, construction, energy, international, multinational employee benefits, and real estate, said Assurex …

People Moves: Simon, Miller Join MJ Insurance; Assurex Global Adds Merola as SVP

MJ Insurance MJ Insurance has hired Jacob Simon as risk transfer specialist and Ryan Miller as employee benefits consultant in the company’s Indianapolis headquarters. Simon comes to MJ from a local industry competitor, bringing a wealth of knowledge and corporate …

People Moves: Patrick to VP at Root; Omaha National Promotes Aronson, Barnes; Hildebrandt to CEO at Assurex Global

Root Inc. Root Inc., the parent company of Root Insurance, has named Christine Patrick vice president, Investor Relations. Patrick comes to Root with more than 10 years of insurance-industry experience, both in investor relations and as a sell-side-analyst. Most recently, …

Houston’s Dean & Draper Insurance Agency Joins Assurex Global

Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency has become a partner in Assurex Global, the privately held commercial insurance, risk management and employee benefits brokerage group. The firm is now one of 108 independent brokerages that are Assurex Global partners around …

Oswald Companies Hires Barlage as VP, Global Casualty

Cleveland, Ohio-based insurance firm Oswald Companies has added Traci Barlage as vice president, Global Casualty Practice leader. Barlage specializes in implementing strategic risk management plans and alternative outcomes for large clients, across a wide service scope. She has more than …

Granzow Joins Texas-Based RHSB as Vice President

Shellie Granzow has joined the Texas-based independent insurance brokerage firm, RHSB, as vice president of Personal Client Services and Private Client Practice Group. She brings with her an extensive background in personal and commercial property/casualty insurance, as well as work …

Mid-Market Firms Fall Short on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management: Assurex Global

Middle market businesses in all parts of the world view their exposures to natural catastrophes as increasing but some fall short when managing these risks effectively, according to a new survey of senior executives at more than 80 independent insurance …

5 Specialty Insurance Coverages Reserved for Municipal Airports

Municipal airports, as well as the authorities and fix-base operators that manage many of their activities, must navigate a wide range of potential liability exposures related to the safety and security of passengers, aircraft, materials and equipment on their premises. …

Large Insurers Eager But Cautious About Drone Insurance Market

A growing number of insurance companies envision a large, robust insurance market for liability and property coverage associated with drone use. However, many insurers currently are proceeding with caution in light of uncertainty about how the drones will be used …