Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider in North America and globally,announced Mario Vitale, CEO of Zurich Financial Services’ Global Corporate business division has been selected Honoree of the Year by The Chinese American Insurance Association (CAIA). Vitale will also accept the 2009 Title Sponsorship Award on Zurich’s behalf at the 18th Annual Chinese [...]

A proposed national insurance regulatory office would give the federal government a window into the insurance business and allow it to identify and respond to emerging issues more readily than state insurance departments.
Moreover, a national insurance regulatory office would give Congress the leverage is presently lacks to force action to address new problems.
Promontory Financial Group, [...]

American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. announced that Harris Chorney has been appointed to serve on its Board of Directors and on the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Chorney’s appointment fills the vacancy on the Board created by the previously announced resignation of Joseph Fisher. Mr. Chorney will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2009 [...]

International Medical Group®, Inc. a worldwide leader in designing, distributing and administering global health care benefits, announces the release of two new plans to its already diverse insurance product portfolio. The plans, Patriot Platinum Travel Medical InsuranceSM and Patriot Green Travel Medical InsuranceSM, provide a wealth of benefits and are tailored to meet the specific [...]

Stewart National Title Services, a division of Stewart Title Guaranty Company, announced the addition of two of the title industry’s most experienced international business development professionals, Mitch Creekmore and David Wiesley, and the formation of a new title services unit, the Multinational Title Services Group, that will specialize in providing title services to companies that [...]

Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced that Gordon (Gord) Kerr has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Agent of Arch Insurance Group’s Canadian insurance operations. Arch Insurance Group is a division of Arch Capital Group. Gord was previously Chief Operating Officer of American International Group’s (AIG) Canadian commercial insurance operations.
“We are extremely pleased [...]

American Safety Insurance Holdings, announced today that A.M. Best Company has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) of its U.S. insurance and Bermuda reinsurance subsidiaries, and has assigned a “stable” outlook.
The rating applies to the members of the American Safety Insurance Group of Companies, which includes: American Safety Casualty Insurance Co.; American Safety [...]

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of American Safety Insurance Group (ASI). A.M. Best also has affirmed the ICR of “bbb” of ASI’s parent company, American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd (both of Hamilton, Bermuda) The outlook for all ratings is stable.
The [...]

AIG has named Anthony J. DeSantis as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Personal Auto Group. The Personal Auto Group includes aigdirect.com, the direct personal lines automobile insurance operations of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), AIG Agency Auto, which provides personal lines insurance through a network of independent agencies and brokerages throughout the United [...]

Allstate announced it has selected Matthew Winter, 52, as president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial. Winter will be responsible for leading Allstate Financial’s effort to provide life insurance and retirement products to middle-income Americans. He will serve as a member of the corporation’s senior management team, reporting to Thomas J. Wilson, Allstate’s chairman, [...]