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Best Rates Harbor Point Re ‘A’

Dec 19 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to the newly created Bermuda-based reinsurer Harbor Point...

People & Places

Dec 19 2005 // Clint Bothwell has been named Southeast regional president for Harleysville Insurance and will work in its new Atlanta regional office. The company also named other regional field organization leaders as it realigned the...

People & Places

Dec 19 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael...

People

Dec 18 2005 // Ohio Casualty Corporation has completed a new five-year agreement with its current president and chief executive officer, Dan R. Carmichael. The prior contract with Carmichael was to expire on Dec. 31, 2005. Carmichael...

People

Dec 18 2005 // Clint Bothwell has been named Southeast regional president for Harleysville Insurance and will work in its new Atlanta regional office. The company also named other regional field organization leaders as it realigned the...

Chubb Corp. Finalizes Sale of Bermuda Reinsurance Unit

Dec 15 2005 // The Chubb Corporation has completed the strategic transaction that created a new Bermuda-based global reinsurance company, Harbor Point Limited. Chubb has received from Harbor Point $200 million of 6 percent convertible...

Robinson to head ACE USA Professional Risk’s Southeast Region

Dec 13 2005 // Michael Robinson has been appointed vice president and zone manager for ACE USA Professional Risk, Southeast Region, a division of the ACE Group of Companies. Robinson will work closely with brokers and clients in the...

New Markets

Dec 4 2005 // Non-Franchised Auto DealersNuts & Bolts: DMI Insurance Services Inc. ha expanded the range of markets it supplies to producers serving non-franchised auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. The new markets will...

Dec 4 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance managing general agency, has promoted Wayne Bates to director of the company’s Special Risk Division (SRD), International and promoted him to associate vice...

Goudarzi to Head ACE Office in D.C.

Dec 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a Washington, D.C. branch office. Leading this new office is Patricia Goudarzi, who has been appointed Washington, D.C. branch...

People & Places

Nov 21 2005 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors.McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook in Chicago and has more than...

Carrier Watch

Nov 21 2005 // Stock Prices: Despite the devastation caused by the three major hurricanes which struck the Gulf Coast and parts of Florida sending reinsurers scrambling to raise money to prevent ratings downgrades, commercial lines...

New Markets

Nov 20 2005 // Motor Carriers SuiteNuts & Bolts: Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group Inc., introduced Lex TransportPlus, a new product suite encompassing two policies: Motor Truck Cargo and...

Nov 20 2005 // The Board of Directors of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. elected Kay W. McCurdy to serve on its board of directors.McCurdy began her career in 1975 as an attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook in Chicago and has more than...

Carrier Watch is provided by LMC Capital

Nov 20 2005 // Stock Prices: Despite the devastation caused by the three major hurricanes which struck the Gulf Coast and parts of Florida sending reinsurers scrambling to raise money to prevent ratings downgrades, commercial lines...

ACE USA Opens Charlotte, N.C. Office; Abraham Named Branch Manager

Nov 15 2005 // The opening of a Charlotte, N.C. branch office and the assignment of Rich Abraham as its branch manager has been announced by ACE USA of Philadelphia, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of...

ACE Opens Branch in Kansas City

Nov 15 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a Kansas City branch office headed by Jason Patchen, assistant vice president and branch manager. Patchen will work closely with...

ACE USA Study Unveils Top Issues Facing Risk Managers

Nov 10 2005 // A survey of challenges facing chief risk officers and senior risk managers, sponsored by the ACE Group of Companies, reportedly demonstrates that senior risk managers are becoming increasingly worried about identify theft...

Chubb to Bring Jobs to Baltimore

Nov 10 2005 // A leading provider of property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals is coming to Baltimore, Gov. Robert Ehrlich announced. The Chubb Corporation, based in Warren, N.J., expects to open a commercial...

International Newsbriefs

Nov 7 2005 // Asian Quake Death Toll Over 50,000: The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Oct. 8 killed over 50,000 people in the country. Another 1,400 died on the Indian side of...