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Articles in the U.S. REViews Fall 2004

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I.I.I. Estimates Florida Hurricane Insurance Losses To Exceed $15 Billion

Insured losses will likely exceed $15 billion from hurricanes charley,francis, and ivan, the insurance information institute (i.i.i.) predicts. This payout will top the $15 billion in claims that resu...

Qualsure Holding Corporation Acquires Sunshine State Insurance Company

Sarasota, FL - QualSure Holding Corporation, parent of QualSure Insurance Corporation, a major writer of homeownersÕ insurance in Florida, has acquired Sunshine State Insurance Company (S...

U.S. RE Forms Joint Venture In Turkey With Baris; Launches Liaison Office In Istanbul

U.S. RE Companies, Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Baris Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers of Istanbul, Turkey, and is opening a liaison office in Istanbul. The announcement was made by T...

Growth And Diversification Mark 2004

The U.S. RE Group is experiencing a year of substantial growth and diversification. Our international operations are extending into new territory with U.S. Re's recently opened liaison office in Istan...

Vitiello To Head U.S. RE Alternative Risk Unit

Mario J. Vitiello has been named President of U.S. RE Risk Alternatives, LLC, a unit of the U.S. RE Group, Tal P. Piccione, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. RE Companies, Inc., announced. ...

Blundetto Named U.S. RE General Counsel

Sandra G. Blundetto has been named General Counsel of U.S. RE Companies, Inc., Tal P. Piccione, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced. Ms. Blundetto brings experience in all aspects of insur...

U.S. RE-Europe Celebrates 10th In New Offices

Basel, Switzerland - U.S. RE-Europe, the continental arm of U.S. RE, celebrated its 10th anniversary recently with a reception in its new Basel headquarters followed by a dinner for 70 guests in neigh...

CEO Lays Out Growth/Marketing Strategy For QualSure/Sunshine

Editor's Note - We recently visited with Bruce Howson, CEO of the newly formed group that brings together QualSure Insurance Corporation and Sunshine State Insurance Company under single ownership. He...

Uni-Ter Names Hempelman And Dalton To Senior Management Team

Eric Hempelman, JD, CPCU, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Uni-Ter Underwriting Management Corporation, the Atlanta-based member of the U.S. RE Group that provide...

U.S. RE Arranges Underwriting Facility For Major Writer Of Professional Liability Insurance For Architects/Engineers

U.S. RE recently arranged a new underwriting facility for RA&MCO Insurance Services (RA&MCO), one of the nation's leading providers of liability insurance for the architectural and engineering...

Clients Turn To U.S. RE For Hard-To-Place Comp Cover

Workers compensation insurance for hazardous classes of business can be difficult to place, but U.S. RE has met the challenge in a number of cases over the last couple of years. In the most recent exa...

Davies Restructures Accounting Department To Support Growth

U.S. RE Companies, Inc. has named a new Controller and Senior Accountant in a restructuring of the Accounting Department to serve the growing needs of The U.S. RE Group, Richard Davies, Senior Vice Pr...

Turkey Liaison Office Opens With Reception For Industry Leaders

Istanbul - A reception attended by a number of Turkish insurance industry leaders launched U.S. RE's joint venture with Baris Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers, the oldest licensed broker in Tu...

U.S. RE Places Workers' Comp Coverage With Berkshire-Hathaway

U.S. RE recently arranged workers compensation insurance for California agribusiness accounts represented by Food Service Insurance Managers (FISM), an MGA that specializes in the agricultural sector....

Industry Calls On Congress To Extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Act

Insurance industry leaders are calling on Congress to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for two years beyond its current expiration date of December 31, 2005.

"The ...

U.S. RE Arranges Captive Cover For Crane Operators/Boom Trucks

A managing general agency with more business than its existing carrier would take turned to U.S. RE recently for a solution to its clients need for General Liability protection in the hard-to-pla...

U.S. RE Online With New State-Of-The-Art Website

U.S. RE came on line recently with a new state-of-the art website that incorporates a number of special features including a wide spectrum of industry news, research, and data - along with comple...