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Wells Fargo Insurance Announces New International Specialty Group

To better meet the global needs of its customers, Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company, is expanding its international specialty group by establishing three new teams solely dedicated to serving the insurance and risk management needs of …

Sentry Insurance Launches Mobile Claims Risk Management Application

Sentry Insurance, a national mutual insurance company, released a mobile version of its risk management solution at the 2013 RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Los Angeles. Sentry Insight Mobile provides an improved, customer-focused way for businesses to receive claims …

ESIS Expands Global Claims Platform With Global Catastrophe Service

ESIS, a risk management services company owned by the ACE Group, today announced that it now has its own global network with twelve ESIS hubs in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Singapore/Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Mexico, …

AmTrust Financial Buys Sequoia Insurance for $60M

The insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc. said Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Sequoia Insurance Co. for about $60 million. AmTrust said Sequoia provides low hazard property and casualty insurance, including workers’ compensation and commercial package insurance to …

Aquiline Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of Equity Insurance Group

Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of leading specialist motor insurer Equity Insurance Group, comprised of motor insurer Equity Red Star and managing agency Equity Syndicate …

ICW Group Launches SIMNSA for Workers’ Comp Treatment

ICW Group Insurance Companies has entered into an exclusive partnership with Sistemas Medicos Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (SIMNSA), to offer workers’ comp medical treatment to Southern California employees. SIMNSA enjoys an excellent reputation among the Hispanic community, appealing to those …

Crowe Paradis and PRIUM Form Strategic Alliance

Crowe Paradis Services Corporation (CPSC) and PRIUM have formed a strategic alliance to help the property/casualty insurance industry improve claims outcomes and reduce Medicare liability through prescription cost containment and strategic settlement initiatives. These unique offerings use medical and legal …

Wardlaw Claims Service Releases New iPhone/iPad Adjuster App

Texas-based Wardlaw Claims Service announced the release of the WCS mobile application. Any adjuster deployed by the company, who has a Wardlaw email address, can use the iOS app on Apple’s iPhone and iPad for scoping losses. Recently mentioned at …

Homeowners Choice Announces Branding Initiatives

Homeowners Choice announced it has begun doing business as “HCI Group, Inc.” and intends to ask its shareholders to approve an amendment to its articles of incorporation to change the company’s name to “HCI Group, Inc.” The company gave several …

Willis North America Launches Claim Closure Service

Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, a global risk advisor and insurance broker, announced the rebranding of its Strategic Outcomes Practice to Risk Control and Claim Advocacy Practice, effective immediately. The rebrand is part of Willis’ realignment …