The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. will celebrate its 200th anniversary with a new marketing campaign that includes a refreshed brand and new advertising.

Al Ater will serve as chief deputy commissioner of insurance for the Louisiana Insurance Department, Commissioner Jim Donelon said.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., will seek to improve driver safety among its insureds by working with an outside vendor committed to using technology to improve driving behavior.

Boston-based insurer Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. named Keith Jensen to the newly-created position of chief marketing officer.

Captive owners will share their insights and perspectives at the Captive Insurance Companies Association's annual conference, March 7-9, at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla.

The Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending workers' compensation loss cost rates be cut by 8.1 percent, significantly below the 1.9 percent recommendation from the National Council of Compensation Insurance.

Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn., said it has completed its purchase of Titan Property & Casualty Insurance Company.

Vice President and Senior Economist of Elliott D. Pollack and Co., Jim Rounds, has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the first Western Region Captive Insurance Conference.