ACE Environmental Risk has released a newadvisory, “Premises Pollution Liability Coverage: EssentialProtection, Operational Risks.” The purpose of the advisory isto help businesses understand current and developing operationaland historical environmental liabilities, provide essentialrecommendations on how companies both in the United States andabroad can best protect themselves against a new and wider range ofpollution exposures, understand changing regulatory requirementsand examine current insurance programs to ensure the appropriatecoverages are in place. Ace also broadened its Premises PollutionLiability coverage options to help organizations protect againstoperational pollution exposures.

All Risks Ltd. announced the acquisition ofTower Program Insurance Services, Inc. Towerfounders, Patrick Shea and Scott Hermesmeyer will assume positionsat All Risks as Directors of the National Tower ConstructionProgram, while continuing to operate from Austin. They will beresponsible for marketing and underwriting Tower's newly-developednational program for the tower construction industry, focusing ontower erection, maintenance and service companies; targetingtelecom, water storage and wind energy construction industries.

Crawford & Company (Crawford) announced itsselection as an honoree for IDG's CIO magazine's28^th annual CIO 100 awards, for the secondconsecutive year. Crawford is one of the 100 innovativeorganizations that received this prestigious award. Crawford'sCIO award was based on its internally developed desktop,mobile and social business process applications, known as CrawfordiQ, for claims adjusting management.

U.S.-based insurance agencies and syndicates fromLloyd's of London will meet in Philadelphia, fromOctober 12-14, for a first-of-a-kind forum, to network, share ideasand facilitate new business. The growing list of Lloyd's syndicatesand strategic partners that have already committed to participatein the inaugural CHART-Exchange includes BRIT PLC, Wilson Elser,Iris Insurance Brokers Ltd., State National Companies,ProgramBusiness (Neilson Marketing Services), PLCommunications, andNSM Insurance Group.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) announcedthe acquisition of Tequesta Insurance Advisors. With about $10million in annual revenues and 50 employees, Tequesta addsadditional property/casualty capabilities and personal linesexpertise to MMA's Florida region. All of Tequesta's employees havejoined MMA and will continue to operate out of the agency'sTequesta, Florida office.

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) announcedthe acquisition of Cline Wood Agency, a suburban Kansas City-basedindependent specialty insurance agency. All of Cline Wood's 73employees and leadership, including founders John Cline and MikeWood and CEO Carol Barnett, have joined MMA's upper Midwest region,which is under the leadership of regional CEO BillJeatran.