AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to its Board as independent directors. Both will serve as Class II Directors.
Michael Butt, Chairman of AXIS Capital, said: “We are delighted to welcome Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to AXIS Capital’s Board of Directors. [...]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has officially named EMPLOYERS America’s small business insurance specialist®, its workers’ compensation insurance provider of choice for its 22,000 California members. NFIB selected EMPLOYERS because of its strong presence in California, and its focus and expertise as a specialty writer of workers’ compensation insurance for small businesses.
As part [...]

ProspX, Inc., the leader in on-demand collaboration and automation solutions for the commercial insurance industry, announced that it has teamed with Assurex Global, which represents $28 billion in annual premium volume, to deliver Assurex Global XpertConnect™. Assurex Global is using the ProspX platform to connect brokers, agencies and carriers in over 80 countries around the [...]

Rockport Healthcare Group, a national preferred provider organization (PPO) focused exclusively on workers’ compensation, has announced that through a joint collaborative effort, their client, the Houston Independent School District (HISD), has obtained a 1305 Texas Healthcare Network (TX HCN) certificate.
Rockport has certifiable networks that provide coverage for nearly 75% of the entire working population of [...]

HealthMarkets, Inc. nnounced that it has completed another successful campaign raising donations for the U.S. Marine Reserve Toys for Tots DFW program (http://www.dfwtoysfortots.com). HealthMarkets employees have been involved with the Toys for Tots program since 1986 and this year donated $107,000 in cash and toys.
HealthMarkets® is the brand name for health insurance products underwritten and [...]

AllMed Healthcare Management Inc. released the results of its annual Independent Medical Review Client Satisfaction Survey today. The independent review organization (IRO) surveyed national clientele that includes health insurers, reinsurers, third-party administrators, medical management firms and self-insurers. In all categories reviewed, more than two-thirds of AllMed’s clients rated its services as either excellent or above [...]

John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN),* the successful career agency arm of John Hancock Financial Services, is implementing across its national network a new innovative business model which offers financial professionals a choice of three types of affiliation, based on the level of independence and support they desire.
“After studying different distribution models in our industry, our [...]

GlobalBridge,a Minneapolis-based provider of separately managed accounts for trust banks and wealth advisors, announced the selection of Pelorus Advisors as its exclusive provider of hedge fund operational due diligence.
Kelly Coughlin, CEO of GlobalBridge said, “Operational transparency and hedge funds are two terms we seldom see together. GlobalBridge has always insisted on full operations [...]

enkins Insurance Group, a Leavitt Group affiliated agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott W. Reynolds as a Vice President. Scott will lead Jenkins’ new Energy Practice with a focus on the Renewable Energy industry.
Reynolds has been in the insurance industry for 28 years with extensive experience in the Energy field. He was [...]

After thorough review of multiple agency management platforms, AgencyWorks receives a formal endorsement from National Brokerage Consortium (NBC) as the common platform of choice for all NBC members.
According to NBC Secretary Pete Caneer, “In world, insurance companies are looking for efficiencies from the national marketing organizations (NMOs) they deal with. If an NMO adopts a [...]