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Florida CFO Alex Sink has appointed John Askins the new director of the Division of Insurance Fraud.

Insurance broker Aon Corp. said in a filing it paid more than $50 million last year to sponsor British professional soccer team Manchester United.

Roseland, N.J.-based wholesale broker Crump Group Inc. said Dave Obenauer, chief financial officer of its property and casualty insurance division, has been named president and vice chairman for the unit.

An Aon Corp. brokerage study has found more companies are employing mature enterprise risk management practices to enhance their organization's value and resiliency.

Callidus Software Inc., a sales performance management software provider, announced the acquisition of ActekSoft, a provider of commission and compliance software for complex selling environments. Financial terms were not released.

The International Insurance Society announced that Frank O'Halloran, chief executive officer of Sidney-based QBE Insurance Group, is the 2010 Insurance Hall of Fame winner.