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Hub International Ltd. said the brokerage has acquired Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Ogilvy, Gilbert, Norris & Hill and the insurance book of Wescom Credit Union in Anaheim, Calif. No financial terms for either transaction were released.

Aon Corp. insurance brokerage said it has named attorney Mark Herrmann chief counsel of litigation and vice president.

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Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., both key allies of the insurance industry in Congress, have announced their retirement.

The Young Insurance Professionals associations in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York states affiliated with the Professional Insurance Agents have a new Web site.

A California appeals court ruled that the state's insurers must compensate consumer advocacy groups when they take action to have a carrier's rates rolled back, even when a settlement is reached without a hearing.