March 27, 2017
John F. Sullivan Jr. had a passion for insurance, doing business and sailing. Jack Sullivan died on March 19 at age 83 after a long career in insurance. Jack was born Oct. 7, 1933 in Spokane, Wash. to John F. …
October 11, 2016
William Bolton, head of a large national brokerage, leader of an influential regional brokers group and chairman of Assurex Global during his nearly half-a-century in insurance, is being remembered by those close to him as a friend and mentor. Bolton …
July 28, 2016
Wesley J. Kinder was a California insurance commissioner who served during a turbulent time. Kinder, a resident of La Habra, Calif., died Wednesday at age 94. “He was a great guy. He was the best boss,” said Roger McNitt, a …
July 19, 2016
The founder of WorkCompCentral died on Sunday in a motorcycle crash, according to employees reporting on the website. David DePaolo, 56, was reportedly in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu Hills, Calif. in the afternoon when he hit an embankment, …
May 13, 2016
Ross Campesi Sr., founder of LCTA Workers’ Comp, died May 7 in his home. Campesi was 90 years old. “Ross’s passing is obviously a huge personal loss … he was the love of my life,” Melissa Campesi, CEO of LCTA, …
March 22, 2016
Percy Chubb, III, the former vice chairman of The Chubb Corp., has died at the age of 81. Pi Chubb, as he was known, was the great-grandson of Thomas Caldecot Chubb and grandson of Hendon Chubb, who founded Chubb & …
February 11, 2016
Texas-based insurance firm, Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), recently announced that founding partner Richard H. Roach has passed away. Expressing “deep sorrow and condolences to Richard’s family and friends,” the company said: “Richard was not only RHSB’s founder and …
December 29, 2015
State Auto Financial Corp. announced its former Chairman, President and CEO Robert H. (Bob) Moone died on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. He was 72 years old. “I was blessed to have gotten to know Bob in recent months,” said State …
December 29, 2015
Joe Jamail, the Texas billionaire who became the richest practicing attorney in the U.S. after winning jury verdicts in civil lawsuits that included a $10.5 billion award for Pennzoil Co. in its landmark case against Texaco Inc. during the 1980s, …
August 31, 2015
Texas independent managing general agency and wholesale insurance broker, Myron Steves, announced the passing of its founder and namesake, Myron F. Steves, Sr., with the following message: With a heavy heart we share the news that Myron Fuller Steves, Sr., …