Willis North America Appoints Gilliam as Senior VP in Houston Office

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Insurance broker Willis North America has appointed Bill Gilliam as senior vice president, construction practice, in its Willis of Texas office.

Willis of Texas Inc., with 120 associates, serves clients from its office in Houston.

In this role, Gilliam will be responsible for business development within Willis’ Construction Practice. He will work to expand Willis’ footprint in the Houston marketplace and align Willis’ global resources to deliver outstanding risk management services to Houston-based construction firms.

Gilliam reports to Lloyd Esler, managing partner, Willis of Houston.

Gilliam brings more than nine years of experience in the construction and insurance industries into this role. Prior to joining Willis, he served as a producer at Bowen Miclette and Britt Inc.

Source: Willis North America

 

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BMS Group Opens Sydney Office

January 4, 2013Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

The UK’s BMS Group, an independent global broker, has announced the opening of its Sydney office, which it said

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The Biglaw Flowchart That Tells You When You Can Leave The Office

ByElie Mystal

We’ve all been there. It’s Friday. It’s 5:30 p.m. The rest of the working world is already well into their weekend, their three-day weekend.

But you’re not sure if you can leave. You work in Biglaw, and you don’t know if it’s okay to simply get up from your desk and re-join the rest of free humanity.

Well here’s something that can help you. A former Biglaw associate made a handy chart to let you know when it’s okay to leave….

A tipster sent us a link to something his friend put up about life in Biglaw. It’s funny. It’s also pretty much exactly accurate. HTH.

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Miller Opens Paris Office

October 5, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle1 Comments

Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker Miller Insurance Services LLP has opened an office in Paris in a move to increase its reinsurance presence in Europe. Pierre Guntzberger will be based at the new office and will “work closely with the existing teams in London and Brussels to enhance our service to French clients,” said the announcement.

Mike Papworth, Head of Facultative Reinsurance commented:

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Regions Insurance New Atlanta Office to be Headed by Breedlove

November 8, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Regions Insurance has established a new office in Atlanta and hired industry veteran, Mike Breedlove, to lead the new office, its first in Georgia.

Serving Atlanta and the state of Georgia, the new 10-person staff has expertise in transportation, contracting and manufacturing as well as employee benefits.

Breedlove, a 25 year insurance veteran, began his insurance career in Atlanta with the firm of Merritt McKenzie. Prior to joining Regions Insurance, he spent 20 years with W. S. Pharr and Co. He served for five of the 20 years there as president and chief operating officer.

Also joining Regions Insurance from W. S. Pharr are Frank Glenn and Greg Mosely. Glenn is a 20 year insurance veteran specializing in domestic and international commercial insurance. Mosely will focus on employee benefits, having 29 years of insurance company and agency experience.

Dave Cox will also join the Atlanta office. Cox has worked in insurance for 25 years, specializing in insurance for the transportation industry. Prior to joining Regions Insurance, he was owner of the Atlanta insurance firm Transportation Insurance Specialists.

Birmingham-based Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas.

 

 

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IMA Adds 2 to Wichita Office Claims Team

October 4, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Insurance broker IMA Inc. has hired Geoff Baker, claims manager, and Maranda Pike, claims advocate, in the company’s Wichita, Kansas claims office.

As IMA’s claims manager, Baker will lead the claims department and will strive to improve clients’ long-term profitability through claims management processes and strategies. Prior to joining IMA, Baker worked in risk management for a large national corporation for 12 years. He is a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

Pike will handle claims for clients in various industries including manufacturing and financial services. Prior to joining IMA, Pike spent 12 years as a casualty claims manager for a large national insurance provider. She holds the Senior Claims Law Associate designation.

Source: IMA Inc.

 

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Gonzalez to Head New A.M. Best Miami Office for Latin American Business

May 8, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

A.M. Best Co. announced that it has opened an office in Miami, Florida “to serve the growing market for insurance ratings in the Latin American region. Rating analytics for Latin American companies will continue to be performed by teams based in Oldwick, New Jersey.” Best opened an office in Dubai, UAE earlier this year. Miami is its fifth global office location.

Best has appointed Jorge A. Gonzalez to manage the office, which is located on the 9th floor, 1221 Brickell Avenue in Miami.  He is an “insurance and reinsurance veteran who has worked and resided in Latin America and Miami for decades,” said Best.

Gonzalez reports to Tina Bukow-Truman at Best’s corporate headquarters in Oldwick, New Jersey. The Miami office will be used for management meetings and other activities focused on the Latin American (re)insurance markets.

Best’s Executive Vice President Larry Mayewski noted: “With the increasing focus on solvency and enterprise risk management, we have seen a growing awareness of the importance of insurance ratings worldwide. The rapidly expanding insurance markets in South America, Central America and related regions command an increasing portion of our attention and resources.”

Best announced that it will also host its inaugural

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Louisiana Sheriff’s Office, TV Producers Sued

May 14, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle2 Comments

A Chauvin, La., woman, who claims a deputy used unnecessary violence as television cameras rolled, has filed suit against the Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office and the production company of an upcoming TV show.

The suit says Angela Rodrigue, 47, was abused when arrested and the crew exacerbated it by egging on the deputy.

Court papers say Rodrigue was arrested outside her home Feb. 1 on charges of disturbing the peace by cursing, resisting arrest by violence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

If convicted at trial, she faces more than a year in prison.

The suit, filed in federal court, requests an unnamed amount of money in damages. It says sheriff’s deputy Paul Thibodeaux broke Rodrigue’s leg and tore the cartilage in her knee when he pulled her out of a parked car in her front yard. And, the suit says, Rodrigue was pulled out of the car while still in pain.

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Great American Insurance Group Opens Regional Office in New York

April 3, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Great American Insurance Group’s environmental division opened a regional office in New York City.

The expansion complements the environmental division’s home office located in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., and its regional office in San Francisco.


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