Maritime Program Group News

Risk Strategies Acquires New England-Based Subsidiaries of Gowrie Holdings

Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired the two subsidiaries of Gowrie Holdings Inc. (GHI). The acquisitions include both Gowrie Group, a full-service national specialty retail insurance brokerage with an established leadership reputation …

Maritime Program Group Promotes Kelly to Chief Underwriting Officer in Atlanta

Maritime Program Group, Inc. of Westbrook, Conn., has promoted Alison Kelly to chief underwriting officer. Kelly, partner and branch manager for the MPG Atlanta office and now CUO, will have oversight over all of MPG’s underwriting programs. In this role …

Maritime Program Group Expands Into Additional Ocean Marine Classes

Maritime Program Group, Inc. of Westbrook, Conn., has expanded their ocean marine programs to include a new underwriting facility targeting commercial shipyards, terminal operators, ship repairers, stevedores, port authorities and wharfingers. Marine coverages can be offered stand-alone or packaged with …

Maritime Program Group Launches Non-Admitted Homeowners Program

Maritime Program Group (MPG) has launched a new non-admitted homeowners program offered through its Private Client Services division. According Brian Botwinick, VP of Private Client services, the product is backed by Lloyds of London. The program is available nationally, including …

Maritime Program Group Bolsters Their Recreational Marine Division with Three New Hires

Westbrook, CT, August 13, 2015- Maritime Program announces three new hires to their recreational marine division; naming Roger Carbonier as a Vice President and Director of Recreational Marine, Michael Luu as Commercial Marine Underwriter and Maria Lawrence as West Coast …

Maritime Program Group Names VP of Recreational Marine Division in N.H.

Maritime Program Group recently appointed Dana Downes as vice president of the recreational marine division. He is based in Manchester, N.H. Downes assumes the overall responsibilities for all commercial recreational marine business written with New Hampshire Insurance Company, North American …

Maritime Program Group Appoints Senior Broker in Florida

Maritime Program Group recently appointed Shari Trefil as a senior broker based in Stuart, Florida. Trefil brings with her 23 years of experience in the insurance industry, most of it in management of retail and wholesale recreational marine departments. As …

MPG Adds Brokerage Division, Expands Western Facilities

Maritime Program Group has created a new brokerage division and expanded their western facilities with the addition of three professionals and an office in Gladstone, Ore. Ron Hayes, director of brokerage, and Lina Jayme, vice president of brokerage, are leading …

Maritime General Agency Rebrands, Consolidates All Entities

Maritime General Agency announced its newly formed business identity, which it said “combines three niche marine insurance underwriting facilities: Maritime Program Group; Maritime General Agency, Marine MGA, and Windward Marine Underwriters – into one powerful managing general agency.” The bulletin …