All the headlines from our Assurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 24 2013 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has reviewed its ratings on 22 large global reinsurance groups by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. (See...
Mar 1 2013 // Melanie DeVos has been promoted to vice president, Client Services – Property and Casualty at Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage located in Schaumburg, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo.This newly created role is...
Feb 25 2013 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced that Thomas Zacharopoulos, managing principal and the firm’s market relations leader, will assume the role of Chicago operations leader.The move to...
Feb 19 2013 // Regional medical malpractice insurer MagMutual Insurance Co. said it has reached a deal to acquire the South Carolina Physician Assurance Co., another provider of medical malpractice insurance. South Carolina Physician...
Jan 28 2013 // Liz Smith has been promoted to president, employee benefits, at Assurance headquartered in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago, Ill. Her former title was executive vice president, employee benefits.Smith is a member of...
Jan 28 2013 // Steven Handmaker has been promoted to chief marketing officer at Assurance, a Chicago-area independent insurance brokerage. He previously was executive vice president, marketing and communications at Assurance.Handmaker...
Jan 18 2013 // Steven Handmaker has been promoted to chief marketing officer at Assurance, an independent insurance brokerage headquartered in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. His former title was executive vice president, marketing...
Jan 18 2013 // A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of The New India Assurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks....
Jan 11 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Panama City-based ASSA Compania de Seguros, S.A. (ASSA), as well as the FSR...
Nov 16 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd and its operating affiliates. The...
Sep 13 2012 // Financial services firm BDO USA, LLP appointed John Green as assurance partner in the Metro New York insurance industry practice. John Green In his new role, Green will be responsible for business development and...
Jul 26 2012 // Illinois-based insurance brokerage, Assurance, has added Avi Lev to its growing property/casualty insurance team as a vice president. Lev brings over five years of experience in the insurance industry with a special focus...
Jul 23 2012 // A top state official stunned lawmakers last Friday with the announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Agency apparently was backing away from funding assurances to help replace the Vermont State Hospital and...
Jun 25 2012 // A.M. Best Co has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Vermont-based Iron Horse Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. The ratings...
Jun 6 2012 // Altamonte Springs, FL, 06/06/12 —North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Darlene Stevens to the newly created role of Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations.Darlene’s background is in claims...
May 22 2012 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings announced the opening of Allied World U.S.’s new office in Philadelphia.The company also said Mike Sobel, vice president, has been appointed Philadelphia branch manager and...
Feb 20 2012 // TDECU Insurance Agency LLC has acquired two independent insurance agencies: Assurance Insurance Agency Inc. (Assurance) based in Bellville, Texas, and Burridge Insurance Agency Inc. (Burridge) based in Angleton,...
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Jan 13 2012 // A former nose surgeon from northwestern Indiana accused of billing insurers and patients for procedures he didn’t perform is suing his malpractice insurance company, claiming it failed to properly defend him in...
Oct 26 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd and its operating affiliates. Best also affirmed the...