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Don’t be guilty of ignoring the lawyers’ E&O marketplace

Jan 28 2007 // Every day hundreds of thousands of lawyers throughout the U.S. provide legal advice, depose witnesses, prepare and file various legal documents, negotiate contracts and settlements, make court appearances, attend...

Higginbotham & Associates Names Two Managing Directors

Jan 18 2007 // Fort Worth-based independent insurance agency Higginbotham & Associates named brokers Tami Rodgers and Scott Shapard to its managing director team for 2007. Higginbotham appoints its brokers to managing directors who...

Mitsui Establishes Lloyd’s Agency

Jan 8 2007 // Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Underwriting at Lloyd’s Ltd. (MSI) has launched its own Lloyd’s managing agency. According to a bulletin on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com) it’s the first Japanese...

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Jan 7 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa as head of Government and Industry Affairs for General Insurance, and as chief government affairs officer, North America....

Bolton & Co:Providing resources for customers produces profits

Dec 11 2006 // Developing a Web presence is not the primary focus at Bolton & Co. Insurance Brokers — developing the skills of employees and building relationships with customers is the chief concern. After all, when employees...

Can the stand-alone market withstand TRIA ending?

Dec 11 2006 // The market of last resort may soon become the only option for thousands of policyholders if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) sunsets and property/casualty carriers stop offering terrorism coverage. With a recent...

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Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...

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Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced that Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, has joined PCI as vice president of industry and...

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Dec 10 2006 // The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deirdre Manna, former acting director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, vice president of industry and regulatory affairs. Manna will...

Can the stand-alone market withstand TRIA ending?

Dec 10 2006 // The market of last resort may soon become the only option for thousands of policyholders if the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) sunsets and property/casualty carriers stop offering terrorism coverage. With a recent...

Bolton & Co: Providing resources for customers produces profits

Dec 10 2006 // Developing a Web presence is not the primary focus at Bolton & Co. Insurance Brokers — developing the skills of employees and building relationships with customers is the chief concern. After all, when employees...

ICAT Establishes Syndicate at Lloyd’s of London

Dec 1 2006 // ICAT Holdings LLC announced the creation of a new underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s of London, designated as ICM Syndicate 4242, to support the company’s underwriting of catastrophe-exposed properties...

ICAT Establishes Syndicate at Lloyd’s of London

Nov 30 2006 // Boulder, Colo.-based ICAT Holdings LLC has created a new underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s of London, designated as ICM Syndicate 4242, to support the company’s underwriting of catastrophe-exposed properties...

Improving efficiency and valuation through automation and outsourcing

Nov 20 2006 // Revenue growth, the quality of a book of business, the caliber of producers, strategic drivers and the overall level of client service — these are the typical considerations that affect an agency’s...

Improving efficiency and valuation through automation and outsourcing

Nov 19 2006 // Revenue growth, the quality of a book of business, the caliber of producers, strategic drivers and the overall level of client service — these are the typical considerations that affect an agency’s...

Ohio Westfield Group’s Officer Named 2006 ‘Rainmaker’

Nov 16 2006 // Westfield Group’s Debra Lyons, chief human resources officer, was recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine as a 2006 Rainmakers recipient for her career achievements. According to the Westfield written release,...

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Nov 5 2006 // Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in the new position of chief claims officer. The company said McMurtrie would focus on three main areas of operation: transactional excellence, best...

Nov 5 2006 // People The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president. Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of...

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Nov 5 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas. Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle, whose...

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Nov 5 2006 // Tom Rodell, resident managing director of Aon Risk Services of San Francisco, was named the 2007 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. He is the first person to serve twice in the position. He...