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At the recent VCIA conference in August, a rumor was being circulated that Bill White could be the next captive administrator of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Get the scoop at www.NoRiskZone.com.

Hurricane Jimena is currently a "strong Category 4 hurricane" and continues toward the Baja California Peninsula, according to risk modeler RMS.

The CPCU Society named Douglas J. Holtz to the one-year term of president and chairman during the association's 65th annual meeting in Denver yesterday.

Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. said it has acquired the group employee benefits division of Roussel & Associates, LLC, located in Brentwood, Tenn.