The board of Friends Provident PLC and Resolution PLC announced that they have agreed on terms to combine two of Britain’s largest life insurers through a stock swap. The new company, Friends Financial Group PLC, would be valued at 8.6 …
Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group appointed Christopher Piela, regional vice president, Atlanta Region. Piela will be responsible for the growth of personal and commercial lines business and the management of agencies appointed with Montgomery Insurance throughout Georgia. …
Property insurers in Florida are facing a crisis as they try to deal with the impact of drastic changes imposed on them with the recent enactment of the property insurance law (HB 1A) that contains new mandates. How to respond …
Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has been named 2007 Top Partner insurer by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). The award was presented to President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Lancaster during the MAIA annual …
Brown Smith Wallace recently announced the promotion of Alan Fine, CPA, JD, to member.. Fine’s new role as a member recognizes his more than 14 years experience serving companies within the insurance industry. According to the company statement, Fine is …
New England insurance broker Telamon Insurance & Financial Network is going beyond typical insurance offerings by partnering with a firm to give its business clients insurance for their electronic data. The broker is working with AmeriVault Corp., which provides online …
According to a new survey of people in high-risk hurricane areas, one-third (31 percent) of residents said if government officials said they had to evacuate due to a major hurricane this season, they would not leave. This is an increase …
OneBeacon Insurance Group has appointed Midwest Hearing Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis as an exclusive general agency to produce and manage hearing-aid insurance business throughout the U.S. Midwest Hearing has sold hearing instrument insurance for over 45 years. Source: OneBeacon Insurance …
Kevin S. Whooley has been appointed as a marketing representative at Meadowbrook/TPA Associates, a member of the Meadowbrook Insurance Group. In this role, Whooley will work with independent agents throughout New England to facilitate the growth of the company’s insurance …
Changes in sinkhole coverage made during Florida’s regular and special legislative sessions affect residents in Pasco and Hernando counties. Citizens policyholders in those counties will automatically be provided coverage for catastrophic ground cover collapse, but will have to select optional …
