March 25, 2022
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 …
March 25, 2022
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 …
June 16, 2021
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 …
May 12, 2021
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, …
July 26, 2019
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 …
December 20, 2018
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 …
September 29, 2016
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 …
July 18, 2016
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 …
June 29, 2016
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. …
April 29, 2016
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 …