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16 09, 2020

Alliant Insurance Services Hires Cyber Risk Specialist Loftus in New York

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Alliant Insurance Services has named cyber risk and insurance specialist John Loftus to work alongside Robert Horn in running Alliant’s cyber initiatives. Loftus is based in New York and maintains a network of insurance recovery attorneys, incident response experts, chief …

16 09, 2020

Virus Deaths Surpass 2,000 in Washington State

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More than 2,000 people in the state have now died due to the coronavirus, according to The Washington state Department of Health. As of Monday afternoon, KUOW reports there have been 2,006 recorded deaths from COVID-19, and 80,138 confirmed cases …

16 09, 2020

Owen Named VP, General Cousel at Missouri’s Columbia Insurance Group

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Columbia Insurance Group, based in Columbia, Missouri, has appointed Claire Owen as vice president and general counsel. Owen has served as corporate legal counsel since joining the company in 2017. In her new role, Owen has responsibility in the areas …

16 09, 2020

Keystone Agency Investors Acquires 4 Missouri Agencies, Forms Midwest Risk Partners

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Keystone Agency Investors (KAI), a new strategic partnership formed by Keystone Insurers Group and Bain Capital Credit, has acquired four St. Louis, Missouri-based insurance agencies, which together will form Midwest Risk Partners LLC, a custom insurance platform serving the greater …

16 09, 2020

Baird Joins WSS’ Houston Surplus Lines as Sr. Broker/Underwriter

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Western Security Surplus (WSS), a part of XPT Partners, has hired industry veteran Suzy Baird as senior broker/underwriter with Houston Surplus Lines (HSL), a division of WSS. Baird is based out of the WSS Houston office. Most recently, Baird held …

16 09, 2020

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Brookstone Insurance Group in Texas

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Brown & Brown Lone Star Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Brookstone Insurance Group. Brookstone Insurance Group provides commercial and personal insurance solutions to customers throughout the …

16 09, 2020

California Commissioner Holding Hearing on Homeowners Rates in Wake of Wildfires

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today that he will convene an investigatory hearing in October in advance of initiating a series of regulatory actions that will protect residents from the increasing risk of wildfires. His announcement comes as devastating …

16 09, 2020

South Carolina Halts Temporary Producer Licenses Related to COVID-19 Emergency

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The South Carolina Department of Insurance will no longer issue temporary producer licenses related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, according to a bulletin issued by the department on Sept. 15. SCDOI said as of the bulletin’s issuance, there is …

16 09, 2020

The Hanover Targets Home-Based Businesses with New Coverage Suite

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The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a suite of coverages designed to protect homeowners who generate income through home-based businesses or short-term rentals of their properties. The Hanover’s new offering addresses a gap insurance coverage and is designed to …

16 09, 2020

Two Hole-in-One Insurance Programs to Become One

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American Hole ‘n One, a provider of hole in one coverage, announced it will combine its operations with its sister company, National Hole-In-One. American Hole ‘n One acquired National Hole-In-One in 2014 and has been operating the two companies separately …