Agents & Brokers News

Alea Group Names Anderson Sr. VP – Corporate Marketing and Communications

Global specialty insurance and reinsurance company Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced the appointment of Keith F. Anderson as Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications. He will have responsibility for both internal and external communications, including corporate branding and …

AIG Excess Casualty Introduces New Broker Initiative for Commercial Umbrella Producers

AIG Excess Casualty(R), a division of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc., announced the launch of AIG ExcessAdvantage, described as “a new program designed to provide one-on-one support services and executive interaction to commercial umbrella/excess …

Jurenek Joins Sales Team at Pan-American Life

New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company announced that Suzanne Jurenek is the company’s new sales director for U.S. Life Sales. As director of U.S. Life Sales, Jurenek works with MGAs and producers to generate life, annuity and disability sales in …

Brown Elected Chairman of CIAB

J. Hyatt Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of Brown & Brown Inc., of Daytona Beach, Fla., is the 2005 chairman of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB). Brown was elected chairman during a general membership meeting held …

Walker Named President of IIANC; Executive Committee of Association Elected

The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the election of Bo Walker of Walker Robinson Clark in Statesville, as its new president. Walker was elected to the office during the IIANC Annual Convention this month in Asheville. Walker …

Big ‘I’ Weighs Minority Producer Database

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is considering a proposal to compile a nationwide database of minority-owned agencies for carriers looking to expand their presence in urban markets to utilize, the group’s Diversity Task Force Chair Joe Hernandez …

Mack and Parker Now Hub International Illinois

Mack and Parker Inc. moved to more definitively identify its status as the Chicago hub of the North American insurance broker Hub International Ltd. by changing its name to Hub International of Illinois Ltd. The change was effective as of …

AMS-Rackley Rolls Out SETWrite in 15 States

AMS-Rackley’s newest product, SETWrite, has been released to current and new customers in 15 states. Ten additional states will be released in October and the remaining 12 states supported by AMS-Rackley will be completed by Dec.1 when the Texas, IRSAIMS …

Auto Data Network to Train AXA Brokers on FSA Regs

Auto Data Network Inc., a provider of software and real-time data to the automotive industry, announced that its U.K. subsidiary, IFAct Group Limited, has been awarded a contract by AXA to provide training and help develop their top UK brokers …

Arch Estimates Q3 Hurricanes and Typhoon Impact at Around $140 Million

The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced that, based upon current estimates, it expects net losses, on an after-tax basis, resulting from Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne and Typhoon Songda to impact 2004 third quarter net income by approximately …