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Texas GOP Leaders Push for Expensive, Long-Delayed Flood Infrastructure Projects

Sep 12 2017 // In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of flood control infrastructure in the Houston area — things he said should have been built “decades and decades...

New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Announces Updates to Strategic Leadership Team

Sep 8 2017 // Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions.Renee Azelby was promoted to vice...

Michigan Senate Leader: Any Mandated Car Insurance Rate Cut Is ‘Dead’

Sep 8 2017 // Any proposal to automatically cut premiums for Michigan drivers would be “dead” on arrival in the Republican-led Senate, Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said, bringing into question lawmakers’ long-sought...

Church Mutual Announces Leadership Promotions

Sep 7 2017 // Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. aims to position the company for continued growth and opportunity with five executive promotions.Breigh Voigt has been promoted to vice president of commercial...

Brightway Chairman Miller Announces Changes to Top Leadership Positions

Aug 21 2017 // Brightway Insurance Co-Founder and Chairman David Miller has announced he will transition to executive chairman and Michael Miller, formerly vice chairman and co-founder, will take over as chairman of the Florida-based...

Key to Good Leadership: Honest Self-Appraisal – Part 2, Catlin Interview

Aug 16 2017 // Second of Two ArticlesGood leadership is essential if the industry is going to successfully navigate the challenges ahead, Stephen Catlin told Insurance Journal during a recent interview, as he looked back at lessons...

USI Southwest Names Glover Property/Casualty Practice Leader for North Texas

Aug 11 2017 // The Southwest region of USI Insurance Services (USI) appointed Joshua Glover as the property/casualty practice leader for North Texas. Glover will be based in USI’s Dallas office, reporting to Jack Wagner, USI...

Marsh Names Layton Southeast Zone Leader

Jul 26 2017 // Marsh has named Lou Ann Layton as its Southeast Zone leader. In this role, Layton is responsible for client initiatives, new business, and talent development across the District of Columbia and eight states: Florida,...

Houston’s Dean & Draper Promotes Smith to Leadership Team

Jul 24 2017 // Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP has promoted Stephen B. Smith to executive vice president, chief operating officer and limited partner over its group of agencies.For the past year Smith has served as...

Chubb Names Farrow Practice Leader for Life Sciences Industry in North America

Jul 20 2017 // Chubb has named Lee Farrow as executive vice president and Life Sciences Industry practice leader for North America. In his new role, effective immediately, he will oversee the strategy, operations and underwriting of...

GOP Senate Leader Backs Repealing Obamacare Without Replacement

Jul 18 2017 // Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abandoned efforts to pass a broad Republican-only replacement of Obamacare, saying late Monday he will instead seek a vote on a simple repeal — delayed by two years to give...

Chubb Names New Leadership in Casualty Major Accounts for North America

Jul 14 2017 // Chubb today has made new leadership appointments within its Global Casualty and Excess Casualty lines of business for its North America Major Accounts division, which serves large U.S.- and Canadian-based companies...

Update: GOP Senate Leaders Unveil Revised Health Insurance Bill

Jul 13 2017 // Senate Republican leaders released a revised health care plan Thursday that would provide an added $70 billion to stabilize insurance exchanges over a decade in an effort to win over GOP holdouts.The change comes on top of...

Willis Towers Watson Announces New Leadership for North America Brokerage Unit

Jul 11 2017 // Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has made several senior appointments in its North America Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) business.Mark Rusas has been appointed CRB Northeast region leader, where he will be...

Silicon Valley Honors Munich Re US and Mozeika for Insurtech Leadership

Jul 11 2017 // A Silicon Valley innovation platform that connects technology startups, corporations and investors has recognized Munich Re, US for leadership in the insurtech space. The high-tech incubator and mentoring group known as...

Pennsylvania a Leader in National Investigation into Sale of Opioids

Jul 10 2017 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of attorneys general from across the country in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether manufacturers have engaged in...

Massachusetts’ Knight-Dik Insurance: 100 Years, Four Generations of Leadership

Jul 10 2017 // When Thomas Babb launched his insurance agency – Thomas Babb Insurance Agency – in an 11-story building in downtown Worcester, Mass., in 1917, he also launched a legacy that would span a century of growth and...

Republican Leader McConnell Hints at Bipartisan Action If Obamacare Repeal Fails

Jul 7 2017 // U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that Congress must act to shore up private health insurance markets if it fails to repeal Obamacare, comments seen as providing a pathway to a bipartisan deal...

Southeast Michigan a Leader in Smart Road Technology

Jun 27 2017 // Southeast Michigan is becoming a leader in developing “connected” roads and traffic signals that will “talk” directly to the next generation of cars.The features are the building blocks that will...

XL Catlin Promotes E&S Property Insurance Regional Leader in Boston

Jun 23 2017 // XL Catlin’s excess and surplus (E&S) insurance team has promoted Caitlin Murphy from senior underwriter to the role of eastern regional vice president of E&S Property.In her new role, Murphy will direct...