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Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Taps Olson in California

May 28 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has named Karl Olson vice president and professional liability regional practice leader in its San Francisco team. Olson will be responsible for delivering professional liability brokerage...

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Office in Arizona

Apr 21 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has opened a Scottsdale, Ariz. office. Managing Director Marc Adler will oversee operations, as well as providing expert brokerage services. Adler has more than 25 years of experience, most...

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Hires Ascolese as Casualty Broker in NYC

Mar 18 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has hired Jerry Ascolese as casualty broker for its New York City office. Ascolese, who most recently served as senior vice president at R-T Specialty, will be responsible for providing...

Kaufman Financial Acquires Canadian MGA Avec Insurance Managers

Jan 13 2015 // Burns & Wilcox Canada, a subsidiary of Kaufman Financial Group, announced it has acquired Avec Insurance Managers, a Toronto-based managing general agent with expertise in marine, inland marine and other specialty...

Lockton, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Offer Income Protection without Physical Loss

Nov 2 2014 // Lockton Cos. and wholesale broker Burns & Wilcox Brokerage have joined the Ebola-sensitive insurance protection movement with a product that protects companies from income losses and increased costs incurred without...

People – West

Oct 20 2014 // Salt Lake City, Utah-based The Buckner Co. has named Robert F. Atwell as the firm’s healthcare practice leader. Atwell’s primary focus will be on serving the region’s healthcare community. Atwell has 40...

Burns & Wilcox Names Three to Its Los Angeles Office

Oct 8 2014 // Burns & Wilcox added Kathy Quick, Taylor Armitage and Amy Holt to its growing Los Angeles, Calif. office. Quick was named senior underwriter in personal insurance. Quick is responsible for driving increased coverage...

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Atlanta Office, Hires 3 Brokers

Sep 10 2014 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has opened an office in Atlanta and hired three specialty property brokers for the new location. The new hires are Barry Whitton, managing director; Brent Lazenby, broker; and Thad Crane,...

Burns & Wilcox Adds Teel to North Dallas Team

Jun 13 2014 // Cree Teel has joined the Burns & Wilcox Brokerage team in North Dallas as vice president and broker. He will work closely with Managing Director David M. Gross to provide expert counsel to clients on oil and gas,...

Burns & Wilcox Announces 2 Hires for New Florida Office

May 1 2014 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has hired Joe Gajewski and Clay Kadlic for its newly opened Tampa, Florida, office. In his new role as vice president at Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, Gajewski will lead the new Tampa office...

People – South Central

Mar 10 2014 // Excess workers’ compensation insurance provider, Safety National Casualty Corp., announced a number of management appointments that became effective March 1. Tom Grove, assistant vice president – business...

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Adds Taylor in North Dallas Office

Feb 24 2014 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage hired Robert “Buddy” Taylor as casualty broker in the firm’s North Dallas office. Taylor, whose expertise has been in the trucking excess/umbrella arena, has more than 30...

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Adds Gross as Managing Director in Dallas

Feb 12 2014 // Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has hired David Gross as managing director in its North Dallas office. Gross, who most recently served as vice president and senior broker-casualty for CRC, will report to Burns & Wilcox...

Kaufman Financial Group Acquires ISI Insurance Services in Pennsylvania

Aug 13 2013 // The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced the acquisition of ISI Insurance Services, a Uniontown, Penn.-based provider of premium audits, loss control and inspection services. ISI will join the team at US-Reports, a...

Kaufman Financial Taps Brady To Lead Burns & Wilcox Brokerage

Jul 11 2013 // The Kaufman Financial Group named Denis Brady president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, an independent business unit that will be solely dedicated to wholesale insurance brokerage. Brady joins Burns & Wilcox Brokerage...

Burns and Wilcox Is First National Wholesaler to Join Trusted Choice

Jan 23 2013 // Michigan-based property/casualty insurance wholesaler, Burns and Wilcox, is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers, the Independent Insurance Agents...

People – South Central

Nov 5 2012 // Dominic Casserley will serve as the next chief executive officer of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, effective Jan. 7, 2013. Also, Steve Hearn, currently the chairman and CEO of Willis Global, will serve as...

Burns & Wilcox Taps Karl to Lead Kansas City Office

Oct 22 2012 // Burns & Wilcox named John J. Karl as the Overland Park, Kansas branch manager. Karl will lead an expanding Burns & Wilcox office that specializes in solutions for hard-to-place risks. While he will be based in...

Kaufman Financial Group Acquires Premium Insurance Auditor

Oct 9 2012 // The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced the acquisition of Mertens Enterprises Inc. (DBA Tracz & Associates), a provider of premium insurance audit services headquartered in Lockport, Ill. The transaction closed on...

People – East

Jun 18 2012 // Erie, Penn.-based Erie Insurance Group appointed Brad Postema as senior vice president and chief investment officer. In his new role, Postema will be responsible for the investment strategies of Erie Insurance Exchange,...