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Largest insurance convention in Connecticut features a brand new format
Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut’s Annual Convention, the largest industry networking and education event in the state of Connecticut, will be held at Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, March 5-6. “The PIACT Annual Convention is the must-attend event of the year for all industry professionals throughout the region,” said PIACT President Mark Connelly, CIC. “The convention […]
Kevin H. Kelley to receive the Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award
Kevin H. Kelley, retired vice chairman of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.’s Global Risk Solutions business, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement award for outstanding accomplishments in the insurance and risk management sector. He will receive the award at the Business Insurance U.S. Insurance Awards on March 12 in New […]
Larry Schiffer Named Dick Kennedy Award Recipient
MCLEAN, VA.—ARIAS•U.S. is proud to announce that Larry Schiffer, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP was named recipient of the newly named Dick Kennedy Award (previously the ARIAS-U.S. Award) for his service, hard work and commitment to ARIAS-U.S. Schiffer was recognized at the 2019 ARIAS-U.S. Fall Conference reception on October 3, 2019. Chairman Emeritus Dick […]
AUW founder, Steve Menzies, Acquires Insurance Companies from Berkshire Hathaway in $920MM Transaction
Applied Underwriters, Inc. and its subsidiary North American Casualty Co. (“A” rated, A.M. Best), a group of diversified, national financial services companies, has been acquired by Applied’s founder, Steve Menzies, joined by the Quasha Group led by Quadrant Management. The transaction, valued at $920MM, included the buyout of all other shareholders including the 81% of the 25 year old Company’s stock held by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
“The combination of strengths that our experience and our enterprises bring to Applied will foster robust organic growth, as has long been Steve Menzies’ approach in making Applied a national leader…”
