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 …
Coverys, formerly ProMutual Group, a provider of medical professional liability insurance, recently hired Geraldine Russell, Esq. as a claims representative. In her new role, Russell will promote proactive claim file management, investigate and adjust claims for coverages written by Coverys …
With a new facility in Austin, Texas now operational, State Auto announced the in-house and outside claims team: Sandra Robinson, claims supervisor, has 30 years of experience as an all lines adjuster with management and litigation experience. Prior to State …
Berkley Net Underwriters, LLC named Kevin Foushee director of business development for a newly created south central sales region for its workers’ compensation products, which will focus on Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Foushee’s experience includes business development and underwriting, …
Aon Global Risk Consulting, a leading provider of risk advisory services and a business of Aon Corporation, announced that Mary Woodman joined the organization as a claims consultant for the Phoenix office. As part of Aon Global Risk Consulting’s broker …
Breaking open a massive international car-theft ring has earned Pamela Stiefel, a San Antonio-based investigator with The Hartford, the Investigator of the Year Award from the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU). A single suspicious claim of a stolen …