London-based Amlin has appointed James Few as global managing director of reinsurance, effective from August 1, 2015, subject to regulatory approval. He will be supported by Christian Bieri, who continues to lead Amlin’s reinsurance business in the EMEA region, as …
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People would be able to drink alcohol on certain pedal-powered vehicles under legislation going to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. The state House on June 18 gave final approval to the two bills. The bills would allow alcohol to …
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Bermuda-based Hiscox announced that John Worth will join the company on June 22, and, subject to regulatory approval, will be appointed interim chief financial officer with effect from September 1, 2015. Worth’s appointment is designed to provide continuity in oversight …
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Announcing it is celebrating its tenth anniversary, risk advisor, re/insurance broker and human capital and benefits firm, Willis of Austin, also reported it has hired 10 new colleagues this year. The new hires in the Austin, Texas, office are: Matt …
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Leaders of a North Texas university town that was the first in the state to ban hydraulic fracturing repealed the voter-approved measure early on June 17, sounding a tone of capitulation to the state’s powerful oil and gas interests after …
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The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Bill Kliewer, managing partner at BKCW in Killeen, to serve as chairman for 2015-2016. Kliewer has more than 35 years of insurance, financial and management experience, Kliewer is among the leaders in his field. …
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Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. (Euclid), based in Itasca, Ill., has formed Euclid Financial Institution Underwriters LLC (Euclid Financial) and hired David McDonald and Jim Thomas to lead the new operation. Euclid Financial is a program administrator specializing in professional lines …
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A postal worker is dead after her passing vehicle was crushed by a falling tree owned by a North Carolina congressman. Multiple media organizations reported the 43-year-old female mail carrier died June 20 when the large tree fell on her …
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Mississippi’s transportation commissioners are urging U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran to help squash a proposal that would force the state to allow larger double-trailer trucks on its roads. “I don’t like Congress mandating that states do this,” said Central District Transportation …
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Michigan insurance regulators have approved the acquisition of Southfield-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. by China’s Fosun International Limited. Meadowbrook Insurance Group announced that it received the required regulatory approvals from the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services on June 18, …
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