All the headlines from our Surety Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 7 2024 // Bowen, Miclette & Britt Insurance Agency, LLC (BMB) has completed the acquisition of M Surety Services, a provider of contract surety bonds. BMB said the acquisition further strengthens its position in the surety bond...
Sep 12 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.That’s a question I hear often, and it’s a good starting point for discussion. Knowing those differences helps contractors understand why they need...
Aug 21 2024 // Orlando Aguirre Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Alliant Specialty Senior Vice President Orlando Aguirre as the leader of its newly launched Alliant Commercial Surety. Based in...
Aug 15 2024 // Zurich Promotes Nolan to Head of Surety in USZurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has promoted Chris Nolan to head of surety in U.S. national accounts. Nolan, who is based in New Jersey, succeeds...
Aug 9 2024 // La Jolla, California-based Palomar Holdings, Inc. reports it is buying First Indemnity of America Insurance Co. (FIA), a Morris Plains, New Jersey domiciled insurance carrier specializing in surety bonds for small to...
Jul 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and the re/insurer IQUW.A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes McKay as UK Advisory...
Jul 18 2024 // Intact Hires Janssens as SVP of West Coast Commercial SuretyIntact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the brand for Intact Financial Corporation’s U.S. insurance company subsidiaries, headquartered in Plymouth,...
Jul 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. This episode covers continuing and emerging challenges contractors face in construction and how to safeguard projects amidst volatility. This episode features...
May 23 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Golden Valley, Minnesota-based CCI Surety, Inc. Terms of...
Apr 16 2024 // Scott Reinke Scott Reinke joined Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, as chief underwriting officer for its transactional surety team. Reinke oversees surety’s commercial...
Apr 5 2024 // Applied Surety Underwriters (ASU), a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk division, announced it will acquire the majority of Argo Surety group’s in-force coal, oil, gas, and mining business.ASU will...
Sep 15 2023 // Embroker Appoints Linetsky as New Chief Technology OfficerEmbroker, headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., appointed Gene Linetsky its new chief technology officer (CTO). Linetsky has more than 30 years of experience....
Sep 6 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Does your company have growth goals? Does your company need additional surety capacity to reach those goals? Maybe you’d like to bid on larger projects,...
Aug 31 2023 // UFG Insurance Names Saylor Vice President of Surety UFG Insurance, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, named Kyanna Saylor vice president of surety. Saylor has been assistant vice president of surety marketing at UFG...
Aug 24 2023 // The Hanover Appoints Hamann President of Small CommercialThe Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Worcester, Mass., appointed Charles (Chip) F. Hamann to president of small commercial. Hamann has over 35 years...
Aug 3 2023 // Retail broker McGriff said it has restructured its personal lines operations to allow for direct support to the private client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and...
Jun 9 2023 // FCCI Insurance Group has hired Phil Shepard to lead its surety line of business expansion into New England. FCCI is now writing contract and commercial surety bonds in the six New England states – Connecticut, New...
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Apr 24 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of JW Surety Bonds, a large volume bond producer, along with sister companies Bryant Surety Bonds, Inc. and Lance Surety Bonds Associates,...
Apr 17 2023 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA, part of the Aventum Group, has launched a Credit & Surety Treaty division.Rokstone has appointed Luis Antonio Ibáñez as the portfolio manager to lead the...