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W. R. Berkley Corp. has formed Verus Underwriting Managers, LLC, and named industry veteran Dale Pilkington to head up the new unit.

AmWINS Group Inc. said it has acquired Colemont Insurance Brokers in Dallas, in a move which may make it the nation's largest wholesale brokerage, a consultant suggested.

There is probably little debate that 2009 was one of the toughest years in a long time for insurance agents and brokers, who confronted the dual challenges of a continued soft commercial lines market and the lingering effect of the recession

Scot H. Parnell is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Crump Group Inc.

The Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) said Les Ross has been named its new chairman.

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.

At Crump Property & Casualty Insurance, business volume for 2009 will likely come in even with 2008, according to President John Jennings.

Excess and surplus lines insurance executives at a meeting here expressed worries that pending federal legislation for their sector could be a precursor to U.S. regulation for all insurance activity.