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People Moves: Society Insurance Names Brown to Board of Directors
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
People Moves: Society Insurance Names Brown to Board of Directors
Society Insurance, headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, elected Sherman Brown of Chicago as a director at its annual meeting of policyholders. Thomas Gross retired from Society’s board of directors after serving for 27 years. Brown is executive vice president …
Chubb Continues Promotion Spree in North American Operations
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Chubb Continues Promotion Spree in North American Operations
Chubb today announced an additional handful of promotions within its North America insurance operations, with Ana Robic and Ben Rockwell getting appointed senior vice president of Chubb Group. Robic is division president, North America personal risk services, and Rockwell is …
Ford Pro Expands to Minnesota and Maryland
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Ford Pro Expands to Minnesota and Maryland
Ford Pro is expanding the availability of its commercial auto coverage, Ford Pro Insure, to Maryland and Minnesota. Ford Pro is underwritten by Ford Credit’s insurance subsidiary and powered by Pie Insurance. Minnesota is the first state with a Ford …
Markets/Coverages: High-End Home Insurer Openly Enters Virginia
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Markets/Coverages: High-End Home Insurer Openly Enters Virginia
Home insurer Openly has begun offering its coverage options to independent insurance agents and their policyholders in Virginia. Already active in 23 states, the upmarket home insurer said it is launching in Virginia with a phased introduction, granting access to …
‘We’re All Going to See the Impact’ – Beryl Could Worsen Texas Insurance Crisis
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
‘We’re All Going to See the Impact’ – Beryl Could Worsen Texas Insurance Crisis
Insurance agent Ian Hartgrove was one of many Houston residents caught off guard by the size of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast Monday morning. Beryl had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane by the time …
Hub International Acquires Wyatt Agency in Tennessee
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Hub International Acquires Wyatt Agency in Tennessee
Hub International Ltd., the global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, has expanded again with the acquisition of Wyatt Insurance Services in Tennessee. With offices in Knoxville and Clarksville, Wyatt is an independent agency specializing in commercial and personal insurance, …
People Moves: Chubb Continues Promotions With Lupica as Westchester President; Gallagher Hires Eaton From Howden for US Cargo Role
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
People Moves: Chubb Continues Promotions With Lupica as Westchester President; Gallagher Hires Eaton From Howden for US Cargo Role
Chubb said David Lupica, currently chief operating and distribution management officer at Westchester, has been named vice president of Chubb Group and division president of Westchester. Lupica will have executive operating responsibility for Chubb’s wholesale excess and surplus lines business …
UK’s Direct Line to List on Price Comparison Websites in Strategy Shift
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
UK’s Direct Line to List on Price Comparison Websites in Strategy Shift
Direct Line will launch its eponymous motor insurance brand on price comparison websites for the first time, it said on Wednesday, as the company’s new CEO implemented a strategy shift designed to win new business. Adam Winslow, who took over …
Rikers Island Inmates Sue City Claiming They Were Trapped in Cells During Fire
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Rikers Island Inmates Sue City Claiming They Were Trapped in Cells During Fire
Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a jailhouse fire that injured 20 people last year. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Manhattan said the 15 …
Montana To Ask State Top Court To Overturn Landmark Climate Ruling
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2024
Montana To Ask State Top Court To Overturn Landmark Climate Ruling
Montana’s top court is set to hear the state’s appeal of a landmark ruling holding that it was violating the rights of young people to a clean and healthful environment by barring regulators from considering the impacts on climate change …