• ABI urges government to defuse Ogden rate bombshell

    ABI urges government to defuse Ogden rate bombshell
    Insurer trade body says lack of decisive action on Ogden rate bombshell is concerning
  • Texan broker Higginbotham moves to expand in Oklahoma

    The largest independent broker based in Texas is stepping
    outside the Lone Star State for the first time in its nearly
    70-year history by opening an Oklahoma City office.
    Run by brokers Gray Holden and Chris Lavigne, the office will
    extend the reach of Fort Worth-based Higginbotham further from its
    core market in Texas, where it serves mainly in south central areas
    of the sprawling state. Both Holden and Lavigne are executive vice
    presidents of the company.
    The company, ranked...
  • R-T Specialty adds LaRock to ProExec group

    R-T Specialty has added Jackie LaRock to its ProExec team in
    Nashville, Tennessee.
    LaRock joined the wholesale broker from CRC Insurance Services,
    where she had been a senior vice president in the Nashville office
    for over 12 years. Earlier, LaRock worked for The Hartford and
    Chubb, according to her LinkedIn page.
    She began her career as an attorney in private practice, R-T
    said, noting her extensive experience in professional and executive
    liability lines.
    "She has a stellar reputation as a...

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