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Starr Introduces Mentoring Program for Aviation Clients
Feb 13 2012 // Starr Companies has launched a safety manager mentoring program for its Starr Aviation customers. The program utilizes a certified safety professional from the company to help the insured’s safety manager identify...
Starr Companies Hires AIG Exec to Lead Defense Base Act Coverages
Jan 20 2012 // Starr Companies has appointed Shane McCaffrey as profit center manager in charge of Defense Base Act and foreign casualty insurance for U.S.-based multinationals. Starr Companies said Defense Base Act and foreign casualty...
Lack of Workers’ Comp Closes Vermont Trucking Company
Dec 31 2011 // A trucking company owned by a Vermont state senator and his son has been shut down for not having workers’ compensation insurance. A court has granted a permanent injunction against Starrs United, Inc. Sen. Bobby...
Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University
Dec 20 2011 // Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Starr Companies, was awarded the Lifetime of Leadership Award from the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Yale School of Management. The Starr Companies chief received the...
Starr Expands Offerings Through Acquisition
Dec 20 2011 // Starr International Co. has acquired Assist-Card International Holdings S.A. and expanded its offerings to include travel and emergency assistant services. Assist-Card provides these travel services to more than 7 million...
Business Moves
Dec 16 2011 // Confie Seguros, Auto Insurance Discounters Confie Seguros, a national provider of insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has expanded its operations in Texas with the acquisition of Auto Insurance...
Starr Companies Appoints Head of International Insurance Operations
Dec 14 2011 // The New York-headquartered Starr Companies appointed industry veteran Ed Navarro as head of its international insurance operations. In his new role, Navarro will drive Starr’s expansion for all areas outside of the...
Greenberg Honored for China-U.S. Relations
Dec 7 2011 // The China General Chamber of Commerce – U.S.A. has honored Maurice R. Greenberg for his contributions toward U.S. and China exchanges. The organization’s Win-Win Award was presented to the insurance executive at...
Starr Sets up Global Casualty Practice
Dec 6 2011 // Starr Companies has formed a Global Casualty Insurance Practice to provide underwriting for Starr’s general casualty insurance products. The new practice was designed to help continue a focused and consistent...
Torus Acquires Renewals of C.V. Starr for Continental Europe; Interview with Int’l. CEO O’Donohoe
Dec 5 2011 // Torus announced that it has entered into an agreement with Starr Underwriting Agents Limited whereby Torus Syndicate 2243 acquires the renewal rights to CV Starr Syndicate 1919’s Continental European Marine,...
Starr International Files $25B Lawsuit Against U.S., Calling AIG Takeover ‘Unconstitutional’
Dec 5 2011 // A company run by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued the U.S. government for $25 billion, calling the 2008 federal takeover of the insurer...
Starr International Files $25B Suit Against U.S. Over AIG Takeover
Nov 21 2011 // A company run by former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued the U.S. government for $25 billion, calling the 2008 federal takeover of the insurer unconstitutional. The...
‘Hank’ Greenberg to Host Fundraiser for Republican Candidate Perry
Sep 20 2011 // C. V. Starr & Co. Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is scheduled to host a fundraising event in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry is one of the leading Republican...
Business Moves
Jun 20 2011 // Gallagher, IFS Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. (IFS), a Washington-based institutional investment advisory firm. Terms of the transaction were not...
Starr Aviation to Offer Personal Non-Owned Coverage
Jun 14 2011 // Starr Aviation Agency, Inc. (Starr Aviation), a member of Starr Cos., has launched a personal non-owned offering for both renter pilots and flight instructors. The personal non-owned offering is offered exclusively online...
Starr International Invests in China’s Dazhong Insurance Co.
Jun 7 2011 // Starr Companies announced that Starr International Company, Inc. has been approved by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission [CIRC] as a strategic equity investor of Dazhong Insurance Company Limited of China. Starr...
Starr Adds Scully as Biz Dev Exec
May 17 2011 // New York-based Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has named John Scully business development manager for Starr Accident & Health, Consumer Markets. He will develop all new opportunities and relationships for the Starr...
Ironshore Increases Iron-Starr Financial Lines Capacity to $25 Million
May 11 2011 // Ironshore Inc. has increased capacity to $25 million for the financial lines division of Iron-Starr Excess Agency, Ltd. The limit increase is written on a gross limit basis and is the result of securing additional...
Brown Named Chief Marketing Officer for Starr Companies
May 10 2011 // Leilani Brown has joined Starr Companies as vice president and chief marketing officer. In this role, she will oversee the company’s marketing, brand management, advertising, corporate communications, and digital...
Starr Aviation Develops Workers’ Compensation Small Business Unit
Apr 5 2011 // Starr Aviation Agency, Inc., a member of Starr Cos., has developed a Small Business Unit within their Workers’ Compensation division. The focus of the Workers’ Compensation Small Business Unit is to provide an...
