Yearly Archives: <span>2011</span>

Main Street America Introduces Personal Auto, Property Product to Grain Dealers Agents in Indiana

The Main Street America Group has introduced its Personal Auto MVP property and liability product via its network of nearly 100 Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company independent insurance agents throughout Indiana. Super regional property/casualty insurance carrier Main Street America closed …

Ryan Specialty Intros New CAT/Construction Risk Facility in Texas

Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has launched Technical Risk Underwriters (TRU), a specialty managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on providing best in class underwriting for complex construction and property risks. TRU is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The MGU is …

MarketScout Names Blaser Managing VP of Affluent Personal Lines

MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas-based electronic insurance exchange, announced that Lesa Blaser has joined the company as managing vice president of Affluent Personal Lines. Blaser previously served as Central Region operations officer at Willis Private Client Group for five years where …

J.M. Wilson Hires Lombardo as Property/Casualty Underwriter

Managing general agency J.M. Wilson has added Katie Lombardo as a property/casualty underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Ill., office. Lombardo will review, quote, bind and service commercial P/C accounts for the firm’s Illinois customers. Prior to joining J.M. Wilson, Lombardo …

All Risk Promotes Robbins to North Carolina Branch Manager

Wholesale insurance brokerage firm All Risks, Ltd. has promoted Lora Robbins to branch sales leader in the Charlotte, N.C. office. Robbins first joined the firm in 2006. All Risks, Ltd. based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The 46 year-old firm employs …

Florida Charities, Businesses Call for End to Hurricane Premium Taxes

A coalition of Florida charitable and business groups is pressing the state to eliminate assessments charged all policyholders to subsidize the state-backed insurance provider and hurricane claims fund. In a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, the groups called on him …

Vermont Settles Data Breach Case with Insurer for $55K

The Vermont Attorney General’s office says a Connecticut-based health insurance company is ready to pay $55,000 to settle a complaint that it didn’t inform customers that personal information had been lost along with an unencrypted computer hard drive. The state …

ReSource Pro Gets ISO Certification for Data Security

Insurance industry outsourcing firm ReSource Pro said it has received an information security management certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This certification reflects the firm’s security standards to protect its clients’ data, said New York-based ReSource Pro, which …

Mastrolia To Lead Construction Risk Management at Marsh

Marsh has named Anthony Mastrolia leader of construction risk management within its U.S. construction practice. Mastrolia, who will be based in New Jersey, is a 35-year vertern of the insurance and risk management industry, primarily in the construction sector. He …

Are Generational Differences Working For or Against Your Office?

How many different generations do you have working side by side in your Agency or Company? Do you have a Veteran who thrives on the satisfaction of a job well done? Do you have a Baby Boomer who is very …