Liberty Mutual Insurance, based in Boston, appointed Dieter Korte as president, middle market, Global Risk Solutions North America (GRS NA), reporting to GRS NA President Marc Orloff. “These companies have the same exposures as larger organizations but often have fewer …
Workers’ compensation specialist insurer MEMIC, based in Maine, has recognized three agencies in the Northeast for top service to policyholders. HUB International Northeast, with offices in New York City; Brown & Brown, in Dedham, Massachusetts; and USI Insurance Services in …
Nashville-based FB Financial Corp., parent company of FirstBank and FirstBank Insurance Agency, plans to merge with Southern States Bancshares, the parent of Southern States Bank, headquartered in Anniston, Alabama, the bank announced this week. Southern States does not offer insurance …
Vivere Partners, a specialty insurance platform focused on niche lines of insurance, completed a $7.5 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures and Greenlight Re. The funding is intended to accelerate the company’s expansion, fueling the …
Sentry Insurance announced that Pete Anhalt will lead The General following Sentry’s September 2024 acquisition of the brand from American Family Insurance. Anhalt currently serves as president of Sentry’s Dairyland nonstandard auto insurance brand and, over time, the businesses will …
A bill that aims to enable the California FAIR Plan to seek additional claims paying capacity is making its way through state Legislature. Assembly Bill 226, the FAIR Plan Stabilization Act, passed out of the Assembly 72-0. Related: California OKs …
Specialist insurer CFC announced a new cyber product – Cyber Proactive Response (CPR) – aimed at businesses with revenues up to $250 million. CFC said the new product includes two firsts for the cyber insurance industry. Policyholders will not only …
An Iowa man was sentenced last week to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to Insurance Fraud (Class D Felony) and Fraudulent Practice (Class D Felony), following an investigation conducted by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Bryce Douglas …
The Texas Department of Insurance said in a March 28 bulletin that it accepted the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) advisory loss cost filing proposal of an overall average decrease of 11.5% to the current loss cost level. The …
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will not have to pay some $30 million to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., after the carrier settled a civil suit that alleged the insurer had backdated claims to boost reimbursement from the fund. …
