PointeNorth Insurance Group, LLC (PNIG), a locally owned independent insurance agency in the Southeast, has acquired two additional insurance agencies in Georgia － Berger & O’Neal Insurance Group and Holmes-Shaw Agency. Berger & O’Neal Insurance Group and Holmes-Shaw Agency will …
Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has promoted Kristel McNeil to the position of P&C Manager. McNeil first began with JSA in 1998 in support staff, and in 2001 moved into underwriting for the company. In 2006 she moved into renewal …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired the assets of W.R. Carey Corp. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Carey Corp. is an independent employee benefits consulting firm providing a …
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019’s costliest events, with economic costs of more than US$10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon’s monthly catastrophe report. The storm made landfall in Japan’s Iza Peninsula …
Element Risk Management has acquired three new insurance agencies in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Barnes & Phillips Insurance & Financial Services of Woodstock, Va., Crawford Insurance Company of Strasburg, Va., and Brenner Insurance in Hollidaysburg, Penn., are now part of the …
Cook Maran, headquartered in Melville, N.Y., has hired 18-year insurance veteran Chris Anzelone as a client advisor. He will operate out of the Cook Maran location in Melville. Anzelone previously served as director of Sales and Acquisitions at Davenport Financial …
Allianz Partners, a Henrico, Va.-based insurance company, has hired Jeff Wright as chief financial officer and Jim O’Connor as head of Operations. Wright succeeds Diane Babson, who took an assignment with another Allianz Partners business unit, while O’Connor fills a …
AM Best has placed the credit ratings of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries under review with negative implications. These actions are a reaction to the sudden departure of Mark E. Watson III, Argo’s chief executive officer, but …
The board of VIBE Syndicate Management announced, effective Dec. 31, 2019, its Syndicate 5678 at Lloyd’s will be placed into a planned run-off. “It was with considerable regret that our board reached the conclusion that the business does not have …
Re/insurance market Lloyd’s announced its decision to merge the Council of Lloyd’s and the Franchise Board, effective from June 1, 2020, after receiving widespread support from across the market. The news follows five months of consultation across the Lloyd’s market, …
