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Hub International Expands in Caribbean with Puerto Rico Broker Buy

Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Carrión, Laffitte & Casellas, Inc. (CLC), a full service insurance brokerage firm headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The announcement said the “acquisition represents the …

Bareno Joins Maverick in Southern California

Pauline Bareno joined of Calabasas, Calif.-based surplus lines broker Maverick Commercial Insurance Services as senior vice president. Bareno has more than 30 years of property/casualty insurance experience, including an underwriting and marketing background. Her experience includes insurance companies, retail and …

Salcedo, Anderson Join Sullivan Brokers

Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions hired Edgar Salcedo as a broker and Carrie Anderson as an associate broker in the firm’s casualty practice group. Salcedo specializes in habitational, hospitality, products and retail. Both Salcedo and Anderson will work out of …

JLT in Tie-up with Spanish Commercial Broker Unipsa

The UK-based Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced that it will combine its existing Spanish retail brokerage  business, JLT-SIACI Espana S.L., with the business of March – Unipsa Correduria de Seguros, S.A.U., the fourth largest commercial insurance broker in Spain …

Professional Indemnity Expert Carver Joins Miller from Aviva

UK-based broker Miller Insurance Services Limited has appointed Mark Carver from Aviva in a move which, it said, “further strengthens its professional indemnity business.” Tim Norman – Head of UK & International – Professional Risks at Miller, noted that Carver …

Washington, D.C.-based Broker Ames & Gough Promotes Four Executives

Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms and other professional organizations and consulting firms, has promoted four officers. Ames & Gough partners Joan Delorey, Frances Railey and Matthew Gough have …

Marsh Advises Risk Managers As C-Suite Expectations Rise

Global insurance broker Marsh held a webcast on Sept. 21, where the firm’s analysts shared their views on the current business environment including the effects of Hurricane Irene and other catastrophes. The broker also offered an array of advice for …

Aon Appoints Head Broker for Construction, Power, Infrastructure in Singapore

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., has appointed Nicki Tilney as head broker of construction, power and infrastructure for Aon’s Global Broking Center (GBC) in Singapore, one of Aon’s hubs for insurance placement. She joins …

Speers Joins Miller as Head of Legal Matters

The UK’s Miller announced that Ben Speers has joined the London-based broker as Head of Legal. He will oversee Miller’s legal and company secretarial matters. “I am delighted that Ben has decided to join us. He has a wealth of …

McLaren Group Selects Aon as Global Broker

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corp., in the UK, has been appointed the global insurance broker for the McLaren Group. It will be responsible for both the Group’s Formula 1 team, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, and …