Ryan Specialty Group acquired Direct Group, Willis launched PizzaGuard program, Paul Hering named Director of the Year for Corporate Citizenship, PIANY and NY-YIP elected 2012-13 new executives and officers.
As the baby boomer generation of insurance producers face their golden years, a few have turned their back on activities of leisure and embarked on a different course where they aim to make a difference.
Mark J. LaLonde was named president of the PIA Management Services, the umbrella corporation managing the Glenmont, N.Y.-based Professional Insurance Agents Associations of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Mark J. LaLonde was named president of the PIA Management Services, the umbrella corporation managing the Glenmont, N.Y.-based Professional Insurance Agents Associations of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
An article in the New York Post slamming a New York broker for partnering with Lloyd’s of London and selling “improper policies” without paying premium taxes is correct in some instances and misses the mark in others, according to industry experts.
If producers were hopeful that a turnaround in the soft market would take place this year, they will be sadly disappointed, as a combination of factors points to a continuation of the current conditions, said Chartis’ U.S. Chief Executive John Q. Doyle.
New York State's two major producer groups said they have received approval from the State Department of Insurance for their model forms that member agents and brokers can use to comply with New York's new disclosure requirements.
After five years of being subject to what some publicly argued was an unlevel playing field, state attorneys general relented, agreeing to lift the ban and allowing the three major insurance brokerage firms.