NSU Named One of Washington’s “Best Companies to Work For”
June 23, 2010
Bellevue, WA – June 2010 – National Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (NSU) was named one of Washington’s 2010 Best Companies to Work For.
Expanded Award Program: Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Awards
April 12, 2010
National Underwriter P&C announced the 9th Annual Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program is being expanded and managed in partnership for the first time with its sister publication, American Agent & Broker. Both publications are part of Summit Business Media’s Property & Casualty Magazine Group.
ROCKWOOD REDUCES MINIMUM PREMIUMS FOR EPLI
March 24, 2010
Rockwood Programs, Inc. has reduced the minimum premiums applicable to its Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) product. Rates now start as low as $750 for limits of $250,000 per claim and $250,000 in the aggregate. Minimum premiums have been reduced on other liability limits as well. Certain eligibility parameters apply. The rating change is available on all new business and renewal accounts written after March 15, 2010.
American Agent & Broker Announces Top Performing Advertisements in February 2010 Issue
March 18, 2010
American Agent & Broker, a Summit Business Media publication, announced the top performing print advertisements highlighted in a Baxter Research Center Inc. advertising effectiveness survey of the February 2010 issue of American Agent & Broker.
National Underwriter Partners with Astonish Results to Spread Digital Marketing Awareness
February 08, 2010
Warwick, RI – February 8, 2010 – Starting in February 2010, Summit Business Media and insurance marketing company Astonish Results will produce a series of videos aimed at educating insurance agents about digital marketing. The series, “Serving the Modern Consumer,” will be featured on Summit Media’s National Underwriter Property & Casualty as well as American Agent & Broker magazine websites.
National Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (NSU) announced the hiring of Kim Gooch as their newest Healthcare Sales Executive in their Chicago, Illinois branch office.
January 06, 2010
Chicago, IL (January 6, 2010) – National Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (NSU) announced the hiring of Kim Gooch as their newest Healthcare Sales Executive in their Chicago, Illinois branch office. “We are extremely pleased to add Kim Gooch to our healthcare division. She has over 16 years of healthcare underwriting and production experience," commented Kurt Meister, Healthcare Division Manager. “It is rare to find Kim’s combination of expertise in sales, underwriting, and product development in the medical malpractice marketplace.”
National Specialty Underwriters and ACE Westchester Join Forces on Launch of NSU Hospitality Program
November 18, 2009
Bellevue, WA - November 18, 2009 -- National Specialty Underwriters Inc. (NSU) a program administrator and specialty wholesale broker, and ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused property and casualty operation of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced that ACE Westchester will begin providing the primary casualty insurance coverages for hotels in the NSU Hospitality program beginning January 1, 2010.
Abacus, NSU Awarded TMPAA Best Practice Honors
November 11, 2009
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) awarded two of its member agencies, Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., and National Specialty Underwriters, the Association’s Best Practice Designation at their recent Ninth Annual Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
ROCKWOOD REDUCES MINIMUM PREMIUMS FOR P&C AGENTS E&O
October 13, 2009
Rockwood Programs, Inc. has reduced the minimum premiums applicable to its Property and
Casualty Agent’s Errors & Omissions (E&O) product. Premiums now start as low as $1,250 for
agents generating less than $100,000 in commissions annually. The rating change is available on all
new business and renewal accounts written after October 15, 2009.
ROCKWOOD Expands Defender MGA E&O PROGRAM
August 10, 2009
Rockwood Programs has announced significant enhancements to its "Rockwood Defender"
MGA/Program Administrator E&O Program.
Wozniak / Duperreault to Speak at Ninth Annual Target Markets Summit
July 27, 2009
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) announced that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers, and Brian Duperreault, President of Marsh & McLennan, will be speaking at the group’s Ninth Annual Program Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Heidi Peterson Named to Women in Insurance Leadership Program
July 27, 2009
Richmond, VA – July 27, 2009 – Markel Corporation is pleased to announce Heidi Peterson, director of Underwriting Services and Administration, was selected by Insurance Networking News (INN) as one of its 2009 10 Women in Insurance Leadership. The annual designation is designed to honor female insurance executives who have made a significant impact on their businesses.
American AGENT & BROKER is Celebrating 80 Years
July 09, 2009
Chicago, IL, July 9, 2009 — American AGENT & BROKER published by Summit Business Media, is
celebrating 80-years of helping property-casualty insurance producers succeed. The special July anniversary issue takes
a look back through the years of how the industry has evolved from a producer's point of view.
Markel Corporation Announces Two New Management Appointments to its Environmental Product Line Division
June 09, 2009
Richmond, VA, June 9, 2009 – Markel Corporation announced today its new management team for the company’s Environmental Product Line Division.
SAN Convention 2009 Recaps Record Performance
May 22, 2009
May 22, 2009 – Hampton, NH: The Satellite Agency Network
(SAN) Group, Inc. hosted SAN Convention 2009 on April 14 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The annual event, the largest in SAN’s 26 year history with 409 participants, set records for agency, as well as insurance company and vendor attendance.
Summit Business Media Expands Online Product Offerings; Announces Launch of AdvisorFX
May 11, 2009
ERLANGER, KY- May 11, 2009 – Summit Business Media, LLC, a leading business information company, is pleased to
announce the release of AdvisorFX, the latest online reference tool for financial advisors and insurance professionals.
Program Administrator Awarded TMPAA Best Practice Honors
May 01, 2009
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) awarded one of its member
agencies, Britt/Paulk Insurance, the Association’s Best Practice Designation at their recent Mid Year
Meeting in Baltimore, MD.