April 1, 2014
Venture Insurance Programs has expanded and enhanced privacy and data breach protection for its PREFERRED CLUB program for golf and country clubs, and its Suitelife programs for hotels and resorts. The policy offers flexible, less expensive coverage for the costs …
February 3, 2014
Program Brokerage Corp. (PBC), a wholesale subsidiary of insurance broker Hub International Limited (Hub), sad it has acquired the assets of Sirles Insurance Group Inc., a South Carolina-based commercial insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. In …
December 10, 2013
Energi, a provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, has opened a new satellite office in Irving, Texas. The new office is located in The Towers at Williams Square. Energi also plans to open an additional …
October 28, 2013
Ryan Specialty Group’s WKFC has launched a miscellaneous professional liability program with the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Chubb). The miscellaneous professional program is available for more than 100 classes of business that are not covered by traditional coverage. The …
October 23, 2013
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) released the results of its annual research to document the size, characteristics, growth and other base-line information about the program insurance market. The “State of Program Business Study” was presented at the association’s …
September 18, 2013
MarketScout, an insurance distribution and underwriting company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has expanded its commercial insurance specialty program underwriting practice with the addition of Jackie Bourret as vice president, program development. Bourret was formerly vice president at Argo Group US …
September 11, 2013
Glenview, Ill.-based insurance wholesaler Highland Risk Services announced an exclusive partnership with Ironshore to provide liability insurance for the empirical risk program, which is designed specifically for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). It recognizes and rewards CCRCs for their designation …
July 16, 2013
Newly-formed Ink Underwriting in Kennesaw, Georgia, said it has acquired Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions, a Pasadena, California-based niche insurance program administrator for the construction and long term care industries. The firm said Pioneer Programs, which was formed in 2008, has …
June 20, 2013
Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has released the findings of its eighth annual Specialty Insurance Program Issuing Carrier Survey. The survey, which analyzes trends and benchmarks movement …
June 19, 2013
One industry segment ideal for the program market and somewhat immune to the effects of a battered economy is the fast-food, multi-unit restaurant franchise industry, the experts say. The larger a company grows, the slower its rate of growth. But …