Monthly Archives: <span>November 2012</span>

Heffernan’s N.Y. Branch Names Director of Commercial Lines & Marketing

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 …

Hull & Company Opens New Marine Department

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 …

N.Y. Law Firm Nelson Levine Hires 2 Attorneys From Harleysville, MetLife

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 …

BP: Many Settlement Opt-Out Requests Weren’t Valid

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 …

Willis Launches WillisCaptus, New RRG Data Management System

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 …

Lockton Expands Philadelphia Office, Hires 2 Vice Presidents

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 …

Study Finds Gary, Indiana, Nation’s Most ‘Underpoliced’ City

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 …

Penn.-Based W.N. Tuscano Buys Special Risk Solutions From Utica Mutual

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 …

Socius Insurance Services Hires Zaroski as VP in Chicago

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 …

Lynch Named Kemper P&C Group Executive; Schulte Resigns

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 …