November 30, 2012
California-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers recently hired Jason C. Cavallo to join its New York office as director of commercial lines and marketing, focusing on new business development and management of commercial lines business for the New York area. Cavallo brings …
November 30, 2012
Hull & Company has now opened a new marine department at its Stockton, Calif. location and has appointed marine risk specialist Quincy M. Schmit as commercial lines marine broker. The Stockton marine department will offer full access to competitive markets …
November 30, 2012
Targeting strategic expansion, Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton, a New York-headquartered national law firm serving the insurance industry, announced that Louis H. Kozloff has joined as a partner in the Insurance Coverage Practice and Matthew S. Vuolo has joined …
November 30, 2012
Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid requests, the company and a team of plaintiffs’ attorneys said in a court filing. A maximum of …
November 30, 2012
Willis Global Captive Practice, part of the global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has launched an online underwriting and data management system, WillisCaptus. The new system is designed for Risk Retention Groups (RRG), captives and health care providers to allow …
November 30, 2012
Lockton, the world’s largest privately held independent insurance brokerage firm, expanded its Philadelphia regional operation with the addition of two industry veterans, vice presidents David Griffin and Scott Kegler. Lockton’s Philadelphia regional office is located in Blue Bell, Penn. Prior …
November 30, 2012
Gary, Ind., is the most “underpoliced” city in the nation, a new study released this month shows. “Over a quarter of people’s income is lost due to crime. It’s very big relative to other cities. It says something about the …
November 30, 2012
W. N. Tuscano Agency, a wholesale broker located in Greensburg, Penn., acquired Special Risk Solutions Inc. (SRS), the brokerage division of Utica Mutual Insurance Company. Utica Mutual Insurance Company is a member company of the Utica National Insurance Group of …
November 30, 2012
Socius Insurance Services Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, has hired Laura Zaroski as vice president, management and employment practices liability. Zaroski is based in Chicago. As an attorney with an expertise in EPLI, in addition to her …
November 30, 2012
Kemper Corp. announced that Denise I. Lynch has been named property/casualty group executive effective Dec. 1. She will report directly to Donald G. Southwell, Kemper’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. In her new role, Lynch will be responsible for …