The Graham Company, one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest insurance and employee benefits brokers, appointed Michael Mitchell as vice chairman and Kenneth Ewell as president and chief operating officer. Both have served as executive vice presidents for the past three …
President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget proposal, released on Monday, calls for raising hundreds of billions of dollars from U.S.-based global companies, while ending cherished deductions and tax breaks for oil companies and other big firms. Resembling previous proposals from the …
Consumers know what their premium costs every month, but not everyone really knows exactly what their homeowner or renter policy covers. To help consumers be well prepared before they have to make a claim, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi unveiled …
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 and fill in knowledge gaps for its safety management …
Vermont lawmakers will decide this winter how their state will design a health insurance exchange. The federal Affordable Care Act requires states to create exchanges by 2014 or have the government do it for them. The exchanges are Internet-based marketplaces …
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department Commissioner Michael Consedine announced last week that the Commonwealth Court has approved the department’s petition to liquidate First Sealord Surety Insurance. First Sealord, a bond and surety company based in Villanova, Penn., had experienced a steep …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s spokesman said he resigned on Feb. 10 after sending an official email to hundreds of people containing an off-color term for breasts. Glenn Craven told The Associated Press that he had sent the email and was …
BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc. has added Larry D. Batie II as marketing manager for the Texas region. He previously served as account executive and assistant vice president at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Based in Houston, Batie will have an active …
Daly Merritt Insurance, an insurance agency headquartered in Wyandotte, Mich., has opened a new office in Ann Arbor. Daly Merritt Insurance also has an office in Monroe, Mich. This third location will allow the agency to better address the needs …
In recognition of her leadership as CEO and move to chairman of the board, Dallas-based independent insurance agency Roach Howard Smith & Barton has established a scholarship honoring Karen K. Farris. The fund was established with Texas Risk & Insurance …
