Companies looking to form captives in Georgia can now do so with more favorable conditions since the passage of several business-friendly amendments to the Georgia captive insurance law, which became effective July 1. The effort to make the changes to …
Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows federal guidelines. It’s the latest clash between …
Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking, and human capital and benefits firm has appointed Fred Zutel as senior vice president of Willis of Miami. In this role, Zutel will be …
Westfield Insurance, a super-regional property and casualty insurance carrier based in Westfield Center, Ohio, has hired Robyn Hahn as the new role of Group Marketing and Communications Leader. Hahn will assume overall responsibility for the planning, development, implementation and execution …
LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Wes Crockett to its southern Nevada sales team. Crockett will be responsible for developing new business relationships as well as retaining and servicing existing clients. Crockett was most recently a senior associate at the …
Liberty International Holdings Inc., member of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its presence in Chile by agreeing to acquire an additional insurance company, Compañia de Seguros Generales Penta Security S.A., the fourth largest non-life insurer in …
The New Hampshire Insurance Department is moving forward with changing its rules for health care provider networks, but some insurance companies aren’t yet sold on a key part of the proposed approach. Department officials say the rules are ripe for …
QuickIns, a division of All Risks, Ltd., has launched a new non-admitted wind market on its online and phone quoting platform, QuickIns.com, for tenant occupied dwellings and vacant buildings. This A.M. Best A-rated carrier offers property and liability coverage (monoline …
SNL Financial published a list of the top 15 global reinsurers last week, showing the major European reinsurers in the top four spots. The ranking is based on 2014 assumed reinsurance premiums for both non-life and life businesses. SNL’s analysis …
Southern New Jersey towns hit hard by severe storms that ripped through the area last month could be in line to get federal aid to help offset cleanup costs. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spent a second day in the …
