Cleveland News

McGowan Offers Active Shooter Liability, Creates Dedicated Program Division

Cleveland, OH, August 10, 2016- McGowan offers Active Shooter Liability, Creates Dedicated Program Division. McGowan Active Shooter Program will operate as a division under McGowan Program Administrators. McGowan is expanding its operations. “Unfortunately, the most common places to fall victim …

Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for areas of Oklahoma affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding in early May. The declaration signed on May 26 makes federal funding available to individuals whose property was damaged …

Vote Bans Traffic Cameras in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio, has stopped employing traffic cameras to enforce speed and red light violations after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure that effectively banned their use. More than 77 percent of voters on Nov. 4 approved an issue that said the …

Tornado, Severe Storms Damage Homes in Ohio

Parts of Ohio are again cleaning up after severe storms rolled through — including a tornado that touched down in northeast Ohio. The National Weather Service confirmed a high EF1 or EF2 tornado touched down on June 23 evening in …

International Excess Program Managers Adds Bren as VP, Transportation

International Excess Program Managers, based in Cleveland, Ohio, added Rich Bren to its executive team as vice president of transportation. Bren has more than 25 years of experience in the transportation and insurance industry. He has held multiple officer roles …

International Excess Program Managers Adds Schmid as VP in Ohio

International Excess Program Managers, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has added George C. Schmid to its executive team. Schmid, an insurance industry veteran, will be taking on the role of vice president of program development. Schmid has more than 30 years …

Cleveland Joins SWBC in San Antonio

San Antonio-based insurance and diversified financial services company, SWBC, has added Joan Cleveland to its executive team as CEO of SWBC Life Insurance Co. Prior to joining SWBC, Cleveland worked for eight years at Prudential Financial as senior vice president, …

Willis Expands Ohio Operations with New Cleveland Location

Willis North America, a unit of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has relocated its Cleveland office to 1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600, Cleveland, Ohio. This move is part of Willis’ strategy to continue to elevate its presence in the …