People & Places

Zurich North America appointed Marcus Cooper as the Commercial Markets Regional Leader for the South and Sabrina Hart as regional executive for the marketing, distribution and regional management in the Midwest region.

Charles “Chip” Storm joined Willis North America as vice president, property and casualty of Willis of Tampa.

Marsh announced Christian Ryan, one of the country's leading real estate, gaming and hospitality insurance brokers, joined the firm as the U.S. Gaming Practice leader.

Empire Underwriters appointed Greg Brittain as vice president of workers' compensation and alternative programs.

New Programs

The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. launched a series of insurance products and a multidisciplinary approach to managing risks faced by biorenewable and industrial biotechnology companies.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Marrs Maddocks & Assocs. Insurance Services Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif. Marrs Maddocks & Assocs. Provides commercial property/casualty and employee benefits brokerage services, as well as workplace wellness program services in the greater San Diego area. The company's three principles, Richard Marrs, Daniel Marrs and Nancy Maddocks, and their staff will join Hub International Insurance Services in California.

Lockton Cos. agreed to acquire the Glasgow general insurance business of Griffiths & Armour. The acquisition further builds on Lockton's investments in the Scottish corporate insurance market.

News

AIR Worldwide, catastrophe risk modeling firm, announced the release of a detailed, physical based probabilistic inland flood model for the U.S. The new model provides insurers and other industry stakeholders with a comprehensive tool for assessing and managing inland flood risk at a high resolution for locations on and off the many varied floodplains across the country.

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Around the Industry: October 7, 2014

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