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Aug 4 2008 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island has named Mark Talerico chief risk officer. Talerico will oversee Narragansett’s distribution of risk in homeowners insurance, and guide the insurers exposure...

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Aug 4 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer The Main Street America Group named Joe Meholic president of its Richmond, Virginia region. In his new role as regional president, Meholic will be accountable for the direction,...

Will Baby Boomers Lead to Boost in Worker Woes?

Aug 4 2008 // Managing Risks With an Aging Workforce The aging and retirement of the Baby Boomer generation is creating a demographic transformation that will affect the staffs of insurance organizations, as well as their...

A Philosophy – and Practice – of Sharing

Aug 4 2008 // Shows How Sharing Success With Producers Keeps the Agency and Its Clients Happy Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking: No. 8 Insurance Office of America Headquarters: Longwood, Fla. Year Founded: 1988 Additional Locations: 22...

NAS to Offer Expanded HR Risk Management Services

Aug 1 2008 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has expanded its HR risk management capabilities by partnering with HReSource to provide new and expanded HR risk management support and services with the purchase or renewal of...

Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Launches Human Resources Assessment Program

Jul 23 2008 // Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Inc. has launched, “Mirror, Mirror On The Wall…What HR Skills Matter, If At All?” a skills and knowledge assessment program for human resources professionals. Developed...

Venture Insurance Names Rogers Managing Director of Specialty Property

Jul 22 2008 // West Chester, Pa.-based Venture Insurance Programs, a national program administrator, recently named Michael Rogers as executive vice president and managing director of a new specialty property unit. Rogers will establish...

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Jul 21 2008 // Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and...

A.M. Best: Few Companies Excel at Managing Through Market Cycles

Jul 15 2008 // The findings from A.M. Best Co.’s cycle management study show just how difficult it is for property/casualty companies to surpass the performance of their peers on a consistent, long-term basis. Only 14 percent of...

EPIC Opens Los Angeles Office

Jul 14 2008 // In an expansion of its Southern California operations, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm, opened a new office in Los Angeles. Chris...

Liberty’s Vonderwerth Receives Certification in HR

Jul 10 2008 // San Jose, Calif.-based Liberty Benefit Insurance Services Inc. benefits consultant Jenny Vonderwerth has achieved California state-specific certification as a senior professional in human resources. Awarded by the Human...

House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Insurance Regulation Bills

Jul 10 2008 // In a big week for insurance lobbyists, a key House subcommittee advanced three major insurance regulatory measures. The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored...

Heffernan Names Assistant VP in Portland, Launches HR Consulting Program

Jul 8 2008 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has launched a new human resources consulting program and appointed Lisa Banducci leader of its new service offering. Banducci will work out of Heffernan’s Walnut Creek office, but the new...

Jul 7 2008 // People McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT) added Jim Anderson as senior vice president in the Dallas-based firm’s property/casualty group. Anderson will oversee the production and account management of...

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Jul 7 2008 // Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer. As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH’s retail operations. In the...

Ironshore to Buy Lloyd’s Pembroke; Best Sees No Rating Change

Jul 1 2008 // Ironshore Inc. announced from Bermuda that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Chaucer Holdings PLC and the management of Pembroke for the £17 million ($34 million) cash purchase of Pembroke Managing...

Insurance Agents Advised to Learn from Professional Employer Organizations

Jun 24 2008 // As insurance agents and brokers search for ways to respond to the continuing soft market, they would be wise to follow the example of professional employer organizations (PEOs) that are winning over small and mid-sized...

Despite Slowed Economy, Employee Benefits Remain Stable in 2008

Jun 23 2008 // Despite recent challenges to the economy, employers are managing to maintain a balance in employee benefits, according to the 2008 Employee Benefits Survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at its 60th...

Aon Names Soeteman-Reijnen Managing Director – Europe, Middle East, Africa

Jun 18 2008 // Aon Risk Services has appointed Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen as managing director, head of broking excellence for Aon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with immediate effect. The bulletin from Aon’s London office...

ACE Chooses Shaw as Chief Underwriter-Global Markets, Tempest Re Chairman

Jun 18 2008 // ACE has announced the appointment of Matthew Shaw as Chief Underwriting Officer, ACE Global Markets (AGM). He will also become the Chairman, ACE Tempest Re Europe, where he was previously Managing Director. He will report...