Patrion Insurance Services, Riverside, Calif., has named Mari Rezinas vice president of commercial lines. Rezinas has more than 35 years experience in the insurance industry, with an emphasis on commercial accounts. Prior to joining Patrion, she was commercial lines manager …
Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services Inc., San Diego, has named Art Morgenstein account executive. Morgenstein, who has 26 years of industry experience, will be responsible for brokering commercial lines and marketing. Previously, Morgenstein was a marketing officer at Willis. E-mail: amorgenstein@arrowheadgrp.com.
Ryan Hettich, a Colorado Springs, Colo., businessman and former insurance agency executive, has joined Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors. Hettich was appointed to the board by Governor Bill Owens and has an understanding of Pinnacol’s competitive environment and customer …
GMI Insurance Services, Valley Forge, Pa., has hired Kathy Phillips as western region program manager. Phillips will be responsible for developing business auto insurance relationships in the Midwest and Western United States with independent agencies. She was previously vice president …
State National Companies announced the formation of a new affiliate, United Specialty Insurance Company (USIC). The company will exclusively service the surplus lines market. The company began operation in March following admission to the state of Delaware. United Specialty said …
The PMA Insurance Group in Blue Bell, Pa. reports that Andrew J. McGill has joined the company as vice president of human resources. McGill will lead PMA’s human resource initiatives and will report directly to Vincent T. Donnelly, president and …
CSR Limited, a large Australian building products manufacturer, has reached a settlement of asbestos litigation with a group of 48 Australian, United Kingdom and European insurers. Under the terms of the settlement each of the settling insurers is obliged to …
Suncor Energy Inc. reports that it has settled business interruption insurance claims related to a January 2005 fire at the company’s oil sands facilities. The total amount of the BI settlement is approximately $980 million (US$830) of which approximately $385 …
Two directors of embattled Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. have informed Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri that they refuse to relinquish their positions on the board of the state’s largest workers compensation carrier without first being given a hearing. Carcieri, who …
The New York City Council is looking for ways to shut down certain fraudulent medical clinics that critics say take advantage of the state’s no fault insurance system and drive up auto insurance rates. One prominent critic, the Property Casualty …
