Cross Insurance News

People Moves: Son Assumes Cross Insurance President, CEO Roles From Father; Risk Strategies Adds Fulse, Trimarchi

Cross Insurance Names Jonathan Cross President and CEO Cross Insurance, one of the largest independent insurance providers in the Northeast, has named Jonathan Cross president and chief executive officer. The family-owned and operated insurance agency is headquartered in Bangor, Maine. …

Cross Insurance Acquires Maine Insurance Agency

Cross Insurance reported it has acquired Maine Insurance Agency of Portland. The acquisition of Maine Insurance Agency, a fifth-generation family-owned business, expands the coastal region division of Cross. Founded in l905, Maine Insurance Agency offers insurance for homes, autos, recreational …

People Moves: Hilb Names CEO at Choice Financial; Crum & Forster Appoints Kovalsky to Credit Team; Cross Insurance Welcomes Randlett as Counsel

Hilb Group Founder Takes Helm at Choice Financial Virginia insurance agency Choice Financial Group has appointed insurance veteran Robert J. Hilb as chief executive officer following the retirement of J. Richard Braun, founder and president of Choice. Prior to his …

Cross Insurance Acquires Benefits Agency in Massachusetts

Maine-based insurance agency Cross Insurance has reported its acquisition of Northern Benefits of Massachusetts. Northern Benefits of Massachusetts, based in Marlborough, specializes in customized benefits brokerage and compliance awareness for small and mid-sized companies in Massachusetts. Northern Benefits offices will …

Cross Insurance Acquires Humphrey, Byfield Agencies in Coastal Massachusetts

Cross Insurance announced the acquisition of Newburyport, Massachusetts-based Harold Humphrey Insurance Agency, Inc. and its sister agency, Byfield Insurance Agency, Inc., both offering personal and small business coverage. Cross also announced the opening of a Newburyport branch office located at …

People Moves: DealerPolicy Hires Super, Cross Insurance Promotes Burton

DealerPolicy Appoints Super as Head of Agency Solutions DealerPolicy, an insurance marketplace for automotive retail, appointed Tom Super as the company’s head of agency solutions. In this role, Super will report directly to DealerPolicy Co-Founder and CEO Travis Fitzgerald and …

People Moves: Promotions at Zurich North America, Cross Insurance; Risk Strategies Hires Bryant

Zurich North America Names Peterson Regional Executive for the East Region Zurich North America has named Andy Peterson as regional executive for the East region. Peterson, who has been with Zurich since 2008, will begin his new role effective January …

People Moves: Promotions at Erie, Cross Insurance

Erie Insurance Names Leemhuis as Vice President, Corporate Risk Officer Erie Insurance has named Dorothy Leemhuis as the company’s next vice president and corporate risk officer, effective January 1. In this role, Leemhuis will lead the company’s enterprise risk management …

People Moves: USG Insurance Services Hires Partazana; Cross Insurance Promotes Branning

USG Insurance Services Names Partazana Director of Human Services USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agency, named Kathy Partazana as director of human resources in the Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, branch. Partazana joins the USG team with 24 …

People Moves: RT Specialty’s Bernardo, Cross Insurance’s Jermyn Promoted

Bernardo Promoted Within RT Specialty’s Environmental and Construction Practice Gina Bernardo has been promoted to account manager within the environmental and construction professional (ECP) practice of RT Specialty. She is based in RT ECP’s Hamilton, New Jersey, offices. Since joining …