Latest Starr Companies Headlines
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UJA-Federation of New York to Honor Casserley, Dangelo, Hershman
Apr 27 2016 // UJA-Federation of New York, a philanthropic organization, announced three honorees to be recognized at this year’s General Insurance Annual Dinner. The event will be held on May 31 at Grand Hyatt New York in...
Starr Companies Enhance Cyber Terror Response Offering
Apr 21 2016 // Starr Companies has formed an agreement to offer services from NYA International (NYA) and Abernathy MacGregor as part of the organization’s newly launched Cyber and Terror Response offering. The coverage provides...
Antares Lloyd’s Syndicate Partners with Iron-Starr, Ironshore’s Bermuda MGA
Apr 7 2016 // Ironshore Inc. announced that Antares Syndicate 1274 at Lloyd’s will join as a subscribing insurer for Bermuda-based Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. Iron-Starr is a managing general agency (MGA), which underwrites...
Starr Companies Expand Travel Insurance Services to Cuba
Feb 16 2016 // Starr Companies has expanded the availability of its travel insurance and assistance services for travel to Cuba. These plans provide trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance as well as accident and sickness...
People – Southeast
Dec 7 2015 // Irwin Siegel Agency, a program administrator based in Rock Hill, N.Y., has hired Christal Huft as executive underwriter. She is based in Kennesaw, Ga. Huft has served the insurance industry in various capacities for nearly...
Starr Companies Appoints Sanders as Southeast Regional Vice President
Nov 18 2015 // Starr Companies has appointed Lisa J. Sanders as regional vice president for the Southeast Region. Sanders will be located in Starr’s Atlanta office, where she will be responsible for the field leadership in the...
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: The Starr Group
Nov 4 2015 // GREENFIELD, WISCONSIN The Starr Group Best Agency to Work For – Midwest A Healthy, Ethical Workplace The Starr Group employees value the focus on ethics and employee development. Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Best...
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest
Oct 5 2015 // GREENFIELD, WISCONSIN The Starr Group Best Agency to Work For – Midwest The Starr Group: A Healthy, Ethical Workplace The Starr Group employees value the focus on ethics and employee development.Insurance Journal‘s...
People – Midwest
Oct 5 2015 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property/casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, hired Jeff Connelly as senior vice president/client executive in EPIC’s Greyling Insurance...
Judge Advances Greenberg’s Starr Suit Over Tax Refund
Sep 21 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Starr International Co. can move forward with a lawsuit claiming the U.S. owes it a $38 million tax refund. A Washington federal judge on Friday rejected government claims that...
Starr Companies Launches Fraudulent Impersonations Coverage
Sep 17 2015 // Starr Companies has launched fraudulent impersonations coverage, a new insurance product that covers the various kinds of theft damages that result from social engineering fraud, such as internet phishing scams. Fraudulent...
Starr Cos. Appoints O’Neil as Regional VP for Northeast
Sep 16 2015 // Starr Companies has appointed John D. O’Neil as regional vice president for the Northeast Region. O’Neil will be located in Starr’s Boston office, where he will be responsible for the field leadership in...
Ade Named Starr Companies’ Regional VP for Midwest Region
Sep 11 2015 // Starr Companies has appointed Oliver Ade as regional vice president for the Midwest Region. Ade will be located in Starr’s Chicago office, where he will be responsible for the field leadership in the Midwest. Ade has...
Starr Names AIG’s Conway as Senior VP for Specialty Casualty
Aug 5 2015 // Dan Conway has joined global insurer Starr Companies as senior vice president for Specialty Casualty. Conway will assume overall responsibility for the Construction, Excess Construction and the Defense Base Act (DBA)...
Hiscox’s Cruz Joins Starr as National Branch Officer, Field Operations Director
Jun 26 2015 // Starr Companies reported that Robert Cruz has joined the firm as national branch officer, director of field operations. In his new role, he will lead the growth and distribution strategy of Starr’s field...
Greenberg Says Bailout Lawsuit About Government Overstepping Its Bounds
Jun 26 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said that his partial victory in a lawsuit tied to American International Group Inc.’s bailout isn’t enough, and that he’s seeking financial damages to hold the...
Greenberg Will Appeal AIG Bailout Case Win Over Lack of Damages
Jun 16 2015 // Maurice “Hank’ Greenberg, who yesterday won what most considered a long-shot case with a ruling that the U.S. government acted illegally towards American International Group Inc. shareholders in the terms it...
Judge Rules for Greenberg in Suit Against AIG Bailout But Nixes Damages
Jun 15 2015 // Update: Greenberg Will Appeal AIG Bailout Case Win Over Lack of Damages The U.S. set illegal terms in demanding American International Group Inc. stock for an $85 billion bailout during the financial crisis, but that...
Greenberg at 90: Still Fighting and Angry After All These Years
May 27 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg spent some of his 90th birthday party like he’s spent much of the past decade: angry. As he addressed his family at a lunch at a private estate this month, one of his sons made...
Judge Challenges Legality of U.S. Taking Over AIG During Bailout
Apr 23 2015 // The judge weighing a $25 billion investor lawsuit over the 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. challenged U.S. arguments that assuming control of the insurer didn’t amount to taking shareholder...