ManchesterStoryGroup hasadded Michael O'Halleran as specialadvisor and chair of the advisory board of the ManchesterStoryVenture Fund L.P. O'Halleran recently retired from his position asexecutive chairman of Aon Benfield.

Anne Kronenberg has been appointedto Kinsale Capital Group Inc.'s board ofdirectors. Kronenberg is currently a member of the board oftrustees of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where sheserves as treasurer and co-head of the finance committee.

Kinsale Insurance Co.'s public entity divisionis now offering public official liability coverage. The productprovides for damages and defense costs for wrongful acts allegedagainst a public entity, an elected or appointed public official,or an employee.

Next Insurance, a Palo Alto, California-basedInsurTech startup, announced American Express' venture capital armhas joined its investor group, bringing its investments round to$35 million. Next Insurance raised $29 million in May frominvestors led by reinsurer Munch Re's HSB Ventures.

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), aprovider of end-to-end financial technology solutions, hasannounced NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will deliver the keynoteaddress at CSI Customer Experience 2017, taking place from Oct.9-11 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. Formore information, visit http://www.csiconf.com/.

Norman-Spencer Agency, Inc., an Ohio-basedprovider of property and casualty insurance services, hasredesigned its crane program to include additional coverages andnew rates. The crane program is available in all states excludingArizona and New York and is on non-admitted paper and is writtenthrough Nationwide E&S Specialty, writing General Liability andExcess Coverage.

Bermuda-based Randall & Quilter Investment HoldingsLtd. has reached an agreement to sell capital ofits Lloyd's managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency Ltd., toBoston-based medical professional liability insurance providerCoverys. On completion, the agreement involves the cash payment byCoverys to R&Q of $22.6 million, which after costs and relatedincentive payments, will result in estimated net proceeds toR&Q of £13.9 million (approximately $17.8million).

St. Petersburg, Florida-based VIPSoftware has commissioned a comprehensive researchstudy to evaluate the spend management and independent adjuster feeschedule validation at property and casualty insurance companies.For more information or to participate in the study, contact QuinNetzel at [email protected].

Insurance brokerage and consultingfirm USI Insurance Services has enteredinto an agreement to purchase Wells Fargo Insurance Services USAfrom Wells Fargo & Company. Terms of the deal were notdisclosed.