In the news: Hard Charging Programs in a Soft Market
Oct 10, 2011
Hard Charging Programs in a Soft Market
By Elizabeth Boone, CPCU. The Rough Notes Company Magazine
October 2011
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In a perennially soft market that’s awash in capacity even for tough classes, how can a program administrator set itself apart from hordes of competitors?
At B&B Programs, a wholesale brokerage and program administrator division of Barney & Barney, LLC, the answer is simple: product, stability, and integrity.
Established in 1909 in San Diego , Barney & Barney has been administering professional liability, property/casualty, and employee benefits programs since the 1940s. B&B Programs was created in 1998 as the formal program administration and underwriting division of Barney & Barney, and its multi-generational leadership team is driving impressive growth in carefully selected niche markets.
Heading up the team is Terry Douglass Moore, a principal of Barney & Barney and director of the small business and programs divisions of the firm. He also helps manage Barney & Barney’s captive insurance placements and acts as a resource on alternative market issues. Moore began his insurance career in 1972 and before joining Barney & Barney in 1998 was senior vice president of Zenith Insurance Company.
Jim O’Connell is a principal of Barney & Barney and is director of program development for B&B Programs. He joined Barney & Barney in 2007 and has 20 years’ experience in both the private and public entity sectors in the insurance, reinsurance, and London markets. O’Connell previously held program management responsibilities at Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, Inc.
Target sectors Under the experienced leadership of Moore and O’Connell, B&B Programs provides insurance programs and risk management services to industry sectors that include… READ MORE (complete article with photos)
