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Tokio Marine HCC promotes cyber and pro lines execs Gallic, Ashjian and Miyagishima

Tokio Marine HCC’s cyber and professional lines group (CPLG) has made a trio of senior leadership appointments with Patrick Gallic appointed head of emerging markets, Tamara Ashjian named vice president of cyber and tech claims, and Kevin Miyagishima vice president of business intelligence.

Acrisure granted modified TRO in lawsuit against six Woodruff hires

Acrisure has sued six executives that last month resigned to launch Woodruff Sawyer’s New York office, in a complaint stating that more than 20 customers have also departed, with a federal judge in Michigan granting a modified temporary restraining order after the case was removed from state court.

Risk Strategies acquires PA-based Williams Insurance

Risk Strategies has acquired Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based Robert C Williams Insurance Agency (Williams Insurance), a property and casualty retail specialist.

Brown & Brown acquires FL agricultural-focused agencies Chapp and Citrus

Brown & Brown has acquired the assets of Chapp and Citrus Insurance Services, both based in Florida.

PCF enters Alabama with MK Insurance acquisition

PCF Insurance Services has acquired Alabama-based MK Insurance Group's insurance business, a deal that follows the top-20 US retail broker’ completion last year of debt financing, which has allowed it to ramp up M&A.

Amwins launches InstantQuote multiline quoting platform

Wholesale giant Amwins has launched Amwins InstantQuote (Amwins IQ), an online marketplace enabling access to firm, bindable quotes from multiple carriers within minutes.

Safety National shuffles senior management as Kriegel joins exec team

Safety National has made a series of senior appointments to its upper ranks, with the highest-profile promotion seeing Nick Kriegel step up to join the carrier’s executive management team.

Aon CFO Davies to retire as Case extends CEO contract until 2028

Aon chief financial officer Christa Davies is to step down from the role later this year ahead of her retirement from the firm in 2025.

AIG sues Price, Driscoll and Connolly over E&S start-up Dellwood

AIG is seeking an injunction to prevent its former executives Michael Price, Kean Driscoll and Tom Connolly and their E&S start-up Dellwood from soliciting its employees and customers and using confidential information, in a complaint alleging the trio breached their contracts, misappropriated trade secrets and engaged in “unfair competition”.

Doxa acquires specialist MGA Renters Legal Liability

Doxa Insurance Holdings has added to its MGA capabilities with the acquisition of Renters Legal Liability, a specialist platform that offers a fully insured and captive program to multifamily owners and managers in all 50 US states.

Coalition’s carrier now offering admitted cyber coverage US-wide

Coalition’s wholly-owned monoline insurance carrier is now offering admitted cyber coverage across the entire US, with the platform having taken a year to take the product nationwide.

RB Jones adds to cannabis coverage with new in-transit program

RB Jones has unveiled a new cannabis in-transit program which will be underwritten by HW Kaufman Group-stablemate Atain Insurance Companies.

Arch outlook revised to positive by Moody’s

Arch Capital Group’s significant premium growth in recent years and the diversification of its earnings from across its P&C and mortgage operations have spurred Moody’s to revise its outlook on the Bermudian business to positive from stable.

Acrisure rolls out final region as Midwest brought under Semotan’s leadership

Acrisure has formed its Midwest region under the leadership of managing partner Tina Semotan, marking its 11th and final region under the reorganisation it announced last year.

World adds former Aon exec Flanders as CFO

Fast-growing US broker World Insurance Associates has added another former Aon executive to its ranks, with Renae Flanders joining as chief financial officer.

Root CEO Timm: Tech advantage becoming clear with strong results in recent quarters

Root CEO Alex Timm has said the insurtech appreciates the recent recognition it has received for its performance among investors, and argued that the auto specialist’s technology advantage is starting to become more evident as it outperforms the industry.

Farmers names Allstate’s Griek as CFO

Farmers Insurance has appointed John Griek as CFO for Farmers Group Inc, with the executive joining after almost 20 years at Allstate.

Gallagher acquires FL property-focused Specialty Risk Management Services

Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Fort Myers, Florida-based Specialty Risk Management Services – which manages a property insurance program – and its affiliate, Private Client Insurance Services.

Gallagher Re: Reinsurers differentiate US casualty cedants as underlying challenges persist

The mounting pressures in the underlying US casualty and financial lines markets are leading to reinsurers being increasingly selective about their allocation of capacity to cedants as they look closely at strategies being deployed by insurers in response to the challenges, according to Gallagher Re.

Newfront hires former WTW hospitality and gaming producer Schake

Tech-driven insurance brokerage Newfront has hired Dallas-based Eric Schake as executive vice president, which follows this publication revealing in October last year that the real estate, hospitality, and gaming specialist had left WTW.

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