H.W. Kaufman Financial Group News

H.W. Kaufman Promotes Kaufman to Senior Vice President in Michigan

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced that Daniel J. Kaufman will assume a broader leadership role as senior vice president of corporate growth at the company headquarters in Detroit, Mich. Kaufman will continue to serve as managing director and lead the …

H.W. Kaufman Financial’s Loss Control Unit, Afirm, Opens Montreal Office

Afirm, an H.W. Kaufman Financial Group company specializing in loss control inspections, premium audits and risk mitigation services, announced its expansion to Montreal, Quebec. This marks Afirm’s initial presence in the Quebec province, building on its 30-year presence in the …

Kaufman Financial Group CEO Joins St. John’s University Risk Management Board

Alan Jay Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, has joined the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science board of overseers at the St. John’s University Peter J. Tobin College of Business …

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Acquires Michigan’s Chlystek & White Services

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Chlystek & White Services (CWS) Inc. – a regional insurance premium audit services company. CWS will become part of Afirm, Kaufman’s international provider of premium audits, loss control, and risk services. …

US-Reports and Canadian Reports Merger Creates Colorado Risk Solutions Firm

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has combined US-Reports and Canadian Reports, rebranding both companies under the name Afirm, which is based in Fort Collins, Colo. The merger will continue their global presence and allow a single source for loss control inspection, …

H.W. Kaufman, Burns & Wilcox Canada Buy XN Canada Private Client Services

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox Canada announced they have acquired the high-value homeowner’s insurance practice from Quebec-based XN Financial Services Inc. (XN). A managing general agent and provider of insurance products, XN is a subsidiary of The …

H.W. Kaufman Acquires Essential Insurance Services in Colorado

H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Colorado-based Essential Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Essential Insurance Services will become part of US-Reports, Kaufman’s national provider of premium audits, inspections, and risk management services. The Essential Insurance …

H.W. Kaufman Financial Acquires Essential Insurance Services

Farmington Hills, Mich.-based H.W. Kaufman Financial Group has acquired Essential Insurance Services Inc., a Colorado-based provider of premium audit services, including general liability, worker’s compensation and other auditable insurance coverages. Essential Insurance Services will become part of US-Reports, Kaufman’s national …

H.W. Kaufman’s Cranbrook Underwriters Relocates London Office

Cranbrook Underwriters, an H.W. Kaufman Financial Group company, announced the relocation of its London offices to One Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7AE, U.K., in the heart of London’s financial center. This strategic move follows the relocation of two …

H.W. Kaufman/Burns & Wilcox Promotes Paulin, Bates, Manuelidis, Shipley, 14 Others

Michael S. Paulin has been named chief information offer and vice president of H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and Burns & Wilcox. Paulin joined Michigan-based Kaufman in 2014. He Joined Burns & Wilcox from Meadowbrook Insurance Group where he was information …