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AmWINS Group Inc. promoted Matt Szkotak to branch leader of AmWINS Brokerage of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. Szkotak has been serving as property manager in the Philadelphia office for the past 10 years and will continue to lead the property … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Willis China, a part of Willis Group Holdings, announced that the Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has granted it approval to open a new office in the megalopolis of Chongqing, which Willis said is a “first for a foreign-owned broker … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Stockton, Caif.-based Golden Bear Insurance Co. has opened its first office in the Pacific Northwest. The new office is in Edmonds, Wash. It was opened by Golden Bear Vice President Carl Heckman and his team, and Sarah Cress and Kim … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Dotson Louie has joined Tustin, Calif -based managing general agent Yates in its Walnut Creek, Calif. office. Louie spent the past 11 years at a national wholesale MGA. Louie, who has a broad background in commercial property/casualty as well as … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

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[Business Wire] – Prudential Capital Group appointed Peter Pricco to head its new Minneapolis office, which is expected to open during the 2012 third quarter, the company announced. Prudential Capital Group, a source of private capital for middle-market, public and private companies, is an investment business of Prudential Financial, Inc. View full post on Yahoo! [...]

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A former director of Missouri’s insurance department has been named acting director of the Kansas City regional office of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Jay Angoff is taking over the position following the resignation of Judy Baker, a … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The U.K.-based broker BMS Group appointed industry veteran Mike Hollenbach as executive vice president within its specialty casualty team. He will be based in Philadelphia. Hollenbach joins BMS from Towers Watson where he served as a senior account executive for … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Seattle-based independent actuarial and consulting firm Milliman announced that it has opened a new office in Brussels to augment the “global consulting firm’s growing presence in Europe.” “By adding an office in Brussels, we expand and support our current presence … View full post on Insurance Journal » News