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The firm also announced that James Drinkwater has been named chief operating officer of the company's brokerage division. He will work closely with Mark Smith, president of the division, to implement
"The new, strong corporate identity accurately represents our company and leverages its strength of service to our clients and prospects," William D. Quinlan, chairman and chief executive officer of
"The new, strong corporate identity accurately represents our company and leverages its strength of service to our clients and prospects," William D. Quinlan, chairman and chief executive officer of
Global Special Risks (GSR), an excess and surplus lines wholesale broker and managing general agency, specializes in the energy and nonmarine property fields. The company was founded in 1979 and has o
Joe Imler, president of Evergreen Insurance Associates, LLC, and vice president of S&T Insurance Group, LLC observed, "Anyone who goes into [talking about an acquisition] needs to talk philosophicall
ATLANTA--Insurance brokerages with big growth-through-acquisition aims will have to grab up groups of smaller firms because there are few larger companies left to target, a consulting firm advised at a
ATLANTA--Insurance brokerages with big growth-through-acquisition aims will have to grab up groups of smaller firms because there are few larger companies left to target, a consulting firm advised at a
In addition, the $500 million share repurchase is lower than expected. Bear Stearns wonders how the company "plans to fully offset the dilution" from the sale of its Putnam investment unit, Mr. Small
ATLANTA--The investment community believes insurance brokers are a good investment in the future, which is why USI Holdings secured backing for its transition to a private company, the firm's chief exe
The commercial lines market continued to grow in 2005, showing a 1.5 percent increase to $250.28 billion, with written premium growth of just under $4 billion. Though their commercial lines market sha