New York City-based property and casualty insurer Tokio Marine Management & Insurance Cos. said it is rebranding to Tokio Marine America, and is expanding the products and services it offers to include national and middle-market businesses in the United States. 

Munich, Germany-based insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty said it unveiled the seventh edition of its "Global Wealth Report."

Allianz also said it has started a new global campaign for its Worldwide Care program. The campaign, which focuses on the things that are hard to leave behind when moving abroad, will run globally on Facebook, YouTube and other online channels, the company said.

The Arlington, Virginia-based Casualty Actuarial Society said it has appointed to its board of directors John Lucker, global advanced analytics and modeling market leader at Deloitte, and Peter L. Miller, CPCU, president and chief executive officer of the Institutes. Lucker and Miller will serve one-year terms, alongside Hemant Shah, co-founder and chief executive officer of Risk Management Solutions Inc., who was reappointed for another one-year term.  

The Glenmont, New York-based Professional Insurance Agents of New York  State said it has elected officers for the 2016-2017 administrative year:  

  • John Parsons II, CIC, CPIA, AAI, of Skaneateles, New York, was elected president. He is executive vice president of Parsons and Associates Inc. in Syracuse, New York.
  • Fred Holender, CLU, CPCU, ChFC, MSFS, was elected president-elect. Holender is director of administration for Lawley Services Inc. in Buffalo, New York.
  • Jamie Ferris, AAI, CIC, CPIA, was re-elected vice president. Ferris is president of P.W. Wood & Son Inc., in Ithaca, New York.
  • Paul G. Casciaro, CIC, CSRM, CPIA, of Kingston, New York, was elected vice president. He is chairman and CEO of Frank H. Reis Inc. in Kingston.
  • John R. Tomassi, CPCU, was elected vice president. Tomassi is president of the Winfield Group in Clifton Park, New York.
  • Bruce D. Rowledge of Scotia, New York, was elected treasurer. Rowledge is president of Rowledge Agency in Scotia.
  • Anthony Kammas of Flushing, New York, was elected secretary. Kammas is president of Skyline Risk Management Inc. in Flushing.
  • Eugene L. Sandy, CIC, of Stony Brook, New York, will serve as immediate past president. He is director of marketing for the Millennium Alliance Group LLC in Syosset, New York.  

Boston-based insurance brokerage Risk Strategies Co. said it has acquired Miami-based Kahn-Carlin Insurance. Terms were not disclosed.

Bermuda-based Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd said it has acquired United States Sports Insurance Co., a wholly owned captive insurer of USA Swimming Inc. Terms were not disclosed, but the company said that the directors of USSIC will be appointed from Randall & Quilter's existing staff in the United States and Bermuda. 

Jacksonville, Florida-based property and casualty insurance retailer Brightway Insurance said it has opened offices in North Carolina; Kennesaw, Georgia; and Jacksonville, Florida. 

Hartford, Connecticut-based Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. said it has released new survey data which reveals that more than one-third of U.S. consumers experienced a computer virus, hacking incident or other cyber attack in the past 12 months, and young adults 18-24 were the most likely victims.The top two concerns among consumers were potential cyber attacks (66%) and online fraud (62%), the company said. 

New York City-based peer-to-peer insurer Lemonade said that it has been licensed as a full-stack insurance carrier by New York state.

Cambridge, Mass.-based startup Insurify Inc. said it has expanded its agent base to 815 from 70 since its launch at the end of January. The company also said 102 carriers across 48 states have joined its platform.

San Diego-based claims management software company Mitchell International said it has upgraded its DecisionPoint medical bill review software for first- and third-party auto casualty markets. 

The Minneapolis-based Insurance Marketing & Communications Association said it will hold a webcast called "Powering People-Based Marketing for Insurance," at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11. This one-hour program is part of its Leadership Webcast Series and is to be presented by David Magrini, client partner at Merkle Inc. The webcast is free for members and $49.95 for everyone else. To register, click here.  

Foster City, California-based insurance software developer Guidewire Software Inc. said Jersey City, New Jersey-based data analytics provider Verisk Insurance Solutions has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a software partner. 

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