Boston-based Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named Paul Emerson as head of Liability Claims in Canada. Emerson comes to BHSI from the law firm of Clyde & Co Canada LLP. At Clyde & Co, Emerson specialized in coverage advice and litigation, …
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appointed four new arbitrators to the Workers’ Compensation Commission: Maria Bocanegra is an attorney at Katz Friedman, specializing in workers’ compensation. She previously worked as a judicial assistant to the Honorable David Furman and as a …
Loss prevention consulting firm Regional Reporting Inc. (RRI) has named Allan Myers as the company’s new CEO. He will assume responsibilities on September 1 and will succeed Louis Siegel, who will continue with RRI as chairman. Myers has been part …
The board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that IIAT Executive Director/President David VanDelinder is retiring from the association effective Dec. 31, 2014. Regarding VanDelinder’s retirement, Chairman Pat Arthur stated in the announcement released by IIAT: “Every member …
Pat Murphy, former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has joined professional services and accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP as a director in its Forensic, Investigative and Dispute Services practice, based in Chicago. Most recently, Murphy served …
The Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (VA IASIU) has awarded the Robert J. Covington Distinguished Service Award to Tina Bowen, investigations assistant for Virginia Farm Bureau and member of the Board of Directors of the …
The insurance segment of XL Group plc added excess auto to its Excess & Surplus (E&S) product offerings and hired Michael Gramm to manage the new product line. Mr. Gramm joins as vice president – excess auto and will be …
The ACE Group announced new leadership appointments in its ACE Risk Management and Foreign Casualty divisions. In addition to his current role as chief operating officer, ACE Risk Management, Bill Rabl will assume direct management responsibility for the division’s nine …
APEX Investigation, a California based business specializing in insurance, workers compensation, liability and human resource investigations, has named Halsey Fischer as president, responsible for building relationships, overseeing day-to-day operations and managing corporate strategy. Fischer comes to APEX with more than …
The New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) recently honored Bill Ballinger, president of Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company, with the association’s “Claim Executive of the Year” award. The award recognizes executives, outside of the special investigators unit community, for their …