Specialty insurer Argo Group has appointed Marsh Duncan to serve as senior vice president U.S. Specialty Programs, effective immediately. In this role, Duncan will lead the company’s strategy to offer customized insurance products and services through specialized program administrators. Duncan …
Zurich North America has named Eric Cittadino as leader for Diversified Programs, Specialty Auto and Aftermarket within the Programs unit of Alternative Markets. He replaces David Banks who has decided to retire at the end of the year. Currently the …
Dallas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Programs, a privately held managing general insurance agency, is changing its name to Catapult Insurance Solutions. The name change reflects the organization’s expertise in launching programs. In recent years, the company’s brand and presence has evolved to …
Program manager NSM Insurance Group reports that James Gara has joined the company as program director of AllComp Solutions, NSM’s monoline workers’ compensation division. Gara brings casualty underwriting experience in the middle and national account arena. As a national account …
Brownyard Group, a program administrator providing specialized insurance coverage for select industry groups, has launched a new insurance program with coverage designed for cemeteries and crematories. The Memorialpro program will be written through an A.M. Best Company “A+” rated carrier …
General Star Management Co. has launched an online individual real estate appraisers program. General Star will partner with Norman-Spencer Agency, Inc., the program administrator. The online appraisers program provides specialized errors and omission coverages designed specifically for the needs of …
More than 63,000 recreational boats were damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, with a combined dollar damage estimate of $655 million, according to the Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS). BoatUS, a …
Specialty insurance broker AmWINS Group reported that it has completed the previously-announced acquisition of 15 insurance programs from Willis Towers Watson. Terms were not disclosed. “The programs, product expertise and underwriting talent that we are acquiring from Willis Programs will …
Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson. Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and loss control services to the majority of ski …
Irving, Texas-based QEO Group LLC (QEO) and Clear Blue Financial Holdings LLC (Clear Blue), headquartered in North Carolina, have agreed to a long-term, exclusive relationship for QEO to write its commercial automobile insurance program on Clear Blue’s carriers, Clear Blue …
