by Juliane Rees | Jan 10, 2022 | Press Release
Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists (PPP) has announced a new Internet of Things (IoT) property loss prevention service with Sensor Solutions by HSBTM. The service, available as a part of PPP’s property insurance program, utilizes smart sensors to monitor dental offices 24/7 for water leaks and frozen pipes.
“We’re excited to team up with HSB to offer a sensor solution to our PPP insured dentists. Water and freeze damage losses are costly and disruptive. This turnkey solution enables insureds to proactively mitigate loss. We believe the HSB Sensor Solution complements our commitment toward a complete suite of program products and services.” Mike Wensel, underwriting director for PPP
HSB’s Meshify Leak and Freeze sensors are easy to install and connect to a cloud-based platform using battery-powered cellular technology, allowing them to continue operating even in a power outage. Because the sensors do not rely on a dental office’s Wi-Fi or data systems, the sensors is reliable and the dental office data systems are kept safe from cyber exposures.
HSB works with PPP to monitor conditions in real-time. If a leak or other condition requiring immediate attention is detected, the dental office is alerted via SMS, email and/or phone.
“Damage that occurs at night and/or on weekends can cost thousands of dollars and shut down operations for days or weeks,” said Dave Mercier, senior vice president of HSB’s Custom Accounts Division. “With advanced sensor technologies, we can help provide peace of mind for a business, knowing that its facility is being monitored even when staff is not on-site, or power is lost.”
For commercial and personal lines, Sensor Solutions by HSBTM provides tailored IoT programs that help mitigate risks and enable improved insurance outcomes. Since 2016, HSB’s IoT programs for business, industry, institutions and homes have collected more than 13 billion sensor readings, enabling customers to reduce claims and avoid business interruption.
The Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists was created by Brown & Brown professional programs division through the collaboration of dental and malpractice insurance professionals to create one insurance policy to help meet the needs of a dental practice.
About Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists
Through their network of specialized agents, the PPP has been serving dentists nationwide since 1969. This comprehensive insurance program was developed specifically for the dental practice. The plan is offered in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and insures tens of thousands of dentists nationwide.
The Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists is a division of B&B Protector Plans Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., a leading insurance brokerage firm, delivering risk management solutions to individuals and businesses since 1939. With over 11,000 teammates in more than 300 locations across the U.S. and select global markets, we are committed to providing innovative strategies to help protect what our customers value most. For more information or to find an office near you, please visit bbinsurance.com.
For more information on about sensor services for dental practices, insurance products for dentists and risk management services, visit our website at http://www.protectorplan.com.
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HSB, part of Munich Re, is a multi-line specialty insurer and provider of inspection, risk management and IoT technology services. HSB insurance offerings include equipment breakdown, cyber risk, specialty liability and other coverages. HSB blends its engineering expertise, technology and data to craft inventive insurance and service solutions for existing and emerging risks posed by technological change. Throughout its 150-year history HSB’s mission has been to help clients prevent loss, advance sustainable use of energy and build deeper relationships that benefit business, public institutions and consumers. HSB holds A.M. Best Company’s highest financial rating, A++ (Superior). For more information, visit www.hsb.com and connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
by Juliane Rees | Dec 14, 2021 | Press Release
Protector Plans, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. and part of Brown & Brown’s National Programs segment, announced Greg Boornazian as executive underwriter of Tampa Programs. Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals.
Craig Grant, who joined Protector Plans as chief underwriting officer of Tampa Programs earlier this year, commented, “We are delighted to add a leader of Greg’s talent and experience to the Tampa Programs leadership team. Tampa Programs is dedicated to retaining and attracting talented teammates to drive our growth in Specialty businesses in the Managing General Agency/Managing General Underwriting distribution channel in support of our agents, brokers and producers on behalf of our excellent carrier partners.”
As the executive underwriter, Greg Boornazian will be responsible for blending analytical and marketing skills to the risk assessment process; developing solutions for customers; cultivating relationships with agents and brokers while using connections to place business with Protector Plans.
Gregory is skilled in underwriting management liability and specializes in private and public D&O products, employment practices, fiduciary liability and crime coverage parts. With over ten years of insurance industry experience, Gregory is devoted to leading growth and profitability initiatives through formulating and executing underwriting strategies for new business and renewal opportunities.
Working with the Protector Plans brands provides customers access to custom insurance solutions for commercial and retail products, extensive underwriting knowledge and fast quote turnaround. We work with our customers to simplify the insurance experience, build trust and reduce uncertainty. Protector Plans’ website will be updated regularly with news, blogs, business activity, new product offerings and events. Visitors are encouraged to explore the website and sign up for direct emails from the Company at bbprotectorplans.com.
About Protector Plans
Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals. Protector Plans’ fundamental distinction is grounded in insurance product innovation. Protector Plans is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.
About Brown & Brown, Inc.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) is a leading insurance brokerage firm, delivering risk management solutions to individuals and businesses since 1939. With over 11,000 teammates in more than 300 locations across the U.S. and select global markets, we are committed to providing innovative strategies to help protect what our customers value most. For more information or to find an office near you, please visit bbinsurance.com.
by Juliane Rees | Nov 30, 2021 | Press Release
Protector Plans, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., and part of Brown & Brown’s National Programs segment announced Harini Wilkinson as senior vice president, strategic data insights & analytics of Tampa Programs. Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals.
Jeff Grange, who joined Protector Plans as president of Tampa Programs earlier this year, commented, “I am delighted to add a leader of Harini’s caliber, experience and technical acumen to the Tampa Programs leadership team. Tampa Programs is committed to retaining and attracting talented teammates to drive our growth in Specialty businesses within the Managing General Agency/Managing General Underwriting distribution channel. Our dynamic team supports our agents, brokers and producers on behalf of our terrific carrier partners.”
Harini is committed to providing well-architected solutions to streamline and optimize existing business processes with a proven track record of successfully directing tactics on a large scale and automating high-visibility, complex project implementations. Harini’s professional background includes over 15 years of experience working with enterprise-wide products in the CRM industry. She also brings a strong technical acumen and robust understanding of data and systems to Protector Plans.
Working with the Protector Plans brands provide customers access to custom insurance solutions for commercial and retail products, extensive underwriting knowledge and fast quote turnaround. We work with our customers to simplify the insurance experience, build trust and reduce uncertainty. Protector Plans’ website will be updated regularly with news, blogs, business activity, new product offerings and events. Visitors are encouraged to explore the website and sign up for direct emails from the Company at bbprotectorplans.com.
About Protector Plans
Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals. Protector Plans’ fundamental distinction is grounded in insurance product innovation. Protector Plans is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.
About Brown & Brown, Inc.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) is a leading insurance brokerage firm, delivering risk management solutions to individuals and businesses since 1939. With over 11,000 teammates in more than 300 locations across the U.S. and select global markets, we are committed to providing innovative strategies to help protect what our customers value most. For more information or to find an office near you, please visit bbinsurance.com.
by Juliane Rees | Aug 26, 2021 | Press Release
Protector Plans, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., and part of Brown & Brown’s National Programs division, announced Craig Grant as the Chief Underwriting Officer of Tampa Programs. Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals.
Jeffrey Grange, who joined Protector Plans as President of Tampa Programs earlier this year commented, “I am delighted to add a leader of Craig’s caliber, experience and technical acumen to the Tampa Programs leadership team. Tampa Programs is committed to retaining and attracting the best talent to drive our growth in the Specialty businesses in the Managing General Agency/Managing General Underwriting distribution channel in support of our agents, brokers and producers on behalf of the terrific carrier partners we represent.”
Most recently Grant was Senior Vice President, Product Manager and CUO at QBE North America. While at QBE Grant had responsibility for Management Liability, Professional Lines, Accident & Health, Cybersecurity and Workers Compensation lines of business. Grant led the successful de novo build of a $70mm GWP Private Company Management Liability segment in the US for QBE and is recognized industrywide as a specialist in Management and Professional Liability.
Prior to QBE, Grant was the US Head of Private Company Management Liability at Torus Insurance (UK), Ltd. (n/k/a Starstone Insurance). Grant started his early career with Chubb insurance in progressively increasing underwriting and regional leadership responsibilities in the Management Liability area across the Retail and Wholesale channels. During a career spanning three decades, Grant has gained experience in a wide variety of lines of insurance including Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Commercial Crime, Medical Professional
Liability, Managed Care Errors & Omissions, Medical Stop Loss, Cybersecurity, Representations & Warranty Indemnity, Tax Indemnity and Media Liability.
“Tampa Programs has provided insurance solutions for businesses and professionals for over 50 years,” says Grant. “My focus will be on expanding the range of products available to a variety of underlying industries in partnership with exceptional insurance companies, agents and brokers.”
Working with the Protector Plans brands provides customers access to custom insurance solutions for commercial and retail products, extensive underwriting knowledge, and fast quote turnaround. We work with every customer every step of the way to simplify the insurance experience, build trust, and reduce uncertainty. Protector Plans’ website will be updated regularly with news, blogs, business activity, new product offerings and events. Visitors are encouraged to explore the website and sign up for direct emails from the Company at bbprotectorplans.com.
About Protector Plans
Protector Plans is a national administrator of property and casualty insurance solutions whose reputation for innovation and customer service is based on a 40+ year history of meeting the complex insurance needs of professionals. Protector Plans’ fundamental distinction is grounded in insurance product innovation. Protector Plans is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Insurance.
About Brown & Brown, Inc.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) is a leading insurance brokerage firm, providing risk management solutions to individuals and businesses. With more than 80 years of proven success and thousands of teammates, we offer knowledge you can trust and strive to deliver superior customer service. For more information, please visit bbinsurance.com.
by Alex Martin | Jan 19, 2021 | Press Release
The Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists (PPP), a division of Protector Plans, and underwritten by Aspen American Insurance Company has partnered with CyberScout, an industry leader in cyber risk protection and incident response services, to provide their dental insureds with award-winning data breach services to help protect their business and customers from the risks and repercussions of a data breach incident.
The Professional Protector Plan® for Dentists (PPP), a division of Protector Plans, has partnered with CyberScout, an industry leader in cyber risk protection and incident response services, to provide their dental insureds with award-winning data breach services to help protect their practices and patients from the risks and repercussions of data breach incidents. These data breach services are underwritten by Aspen American Insurance Company (“AAIC”), a subsidiary of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The risk to dentists and patients is troubling; the cost of a healthcare data breach averages $400 per compromised patient record, resulting in data breach recovery costs that can easily imperil the financial viability of a dental practice. The threat is equally as concerning for patients, who would face the stress and costs associated with potentially becoming victims of identity theft.
“Hospitals, healthcare systems and small and medium size medical and dental practices have long been attractive cyber targets because they hold valuable electronic health record data and payment information,” said CyberScout Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Leuer. “Dental practices of all sizes maintain large amounts of private personal information including names, addresses, health history, birthdates, social security numbers and other data that must be safely stored and protected as the cyber-attack surface of dental practices has grown.”
Effective 8/1/2020, PPP cyber endorsements will be serviced through CyberScout. The program affords valuable pre-breach education services to help defend against a privacy data breach and provides expert guidance and support when one occurs. CyberScout was selected due to its expertise at mitigating losses for ransomware and data breaches, forensic investigation expertise and ability to respond to patient health information safety threats and HIPAA regulations.
The PPP cyber endorsement is offered by Aspen American Insurance Company and includes basic limits with higher limit options for dentists available. Aspen maintains a rating of “A” (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best Company Inc. Dentists will not only benefit from the quality cyber coverage, but comprehensive risk management resources as well.
“We are extremely excited about our partnership with CyberScout. The valuable data breach services they deliver to our insureds, both pre- and post-loss, will greatly enhance the cyber coverages we provide to our dentists and assist them in making sound decisions concerning the management and protection of their patient data”, said Brian Tucker, Aspen Insurance Senior Vice President of Medical Professional Liability.
A trailblazer in the dental market since 1969, the PPP program includes comprehensive insurance solutions, risk management benefits and claims services. Proven to be a recognized leader within the industry, 19 state and local Dental Associations across the country currently recommend the PPP. The program is made available by exclusive agents across the U.S. who specialize in dental malpractice insurance with an average tenure of 21 years with the PPP program.
About Professional Protector Plan for Dentists®
Through their network of specialized agents, the PPP has been serving dentists nationwide since 1969. This comprehensive insurance program was developed specifically for the dental practice. The plan is offered in all 50 states plus District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Professional Protector Plan for Dentists® is a division of Protector Plans, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. For more information on the insurance products for dentists and risk management services the PPP has to offer, visit our website at protectorplan.com.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) is a leading insurance brokerage firm, providing risk management solutions to individuals and businesses. With more than 80 years of proven success and thousands of teammates, we offer knowledge you can trust and strive to deliver superior customer service. For more information, please visit bbinsurance.com.
About Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various domestic and global markets through wholly-owned subsidiaries and offices in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Aspen reported $12.6 billion in total assets, $7.0 billion in gross reserves, $2.7 billion in total shareholders’ equity and $3.4 billion in gross written premiums. Aspen’s operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A-” by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, an “A” (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best Company Inc. and an “A3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. For more information about Aspen, please visit www.aspen.co.
AAIC, a subsidiary of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, writes property & casualty specialty insurance in the United States on an admitted basis.
About CyberScout:
Since 2003, CyberScout has been a trusted provider of cybersecurity and privacy protection services. Offering a range of support, education, data theft recovery, and breach response solutions, CyberScout services 17.5 million households and more than 700,000 businesses worldwide. CyberScout solutions are offered by an ever-growing number of client partners combining technology expertise with high-touch service to help individuals, government and commercial clients minimize cyber risk and maximize recovery. For more information about CyberScout, please visit www.cyberscout.com.
by Alex Martin | Jan 15, 2021 | Press Release
Wedding Protector Plan® has won WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award for the sixth year in a row. This respected award identifies the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network.
Wedding Protector Plan® has been recognized by WeddingWire, the leading global online wedding marketplace, and is the 2021 winner of the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® for special event insurance. This respected award identifies the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network.
WeddingWire, Inc., a leading global online wedding marketplace, annually celebrates the top wedding professionals on WeddingWire across more than 20 service categories, including venues, caterers, florists, photographers, and more. These distinguished vendors exhibit superior professionalism, responsiveness, service, and quality when interacting with the five million monthly consumers who turn to WeddingWire to help ease their wedding planning process.
Wedding Protector Plan® received this esteemed award based on their outstanding experience working with real newlyweds. WeddingWire features more than three million reviews, and Wedding Protector Plan® received positive feedback from customers about the prompt, reliable, and quality service they provide.
Bernadette Green, Executive Vice President of Wedding Protector Plan®, is ecstatic about winning the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award® 2021 for the sixth straight year. “This award would not be possible without our current and past customers who take the time to review Wedding Protector Plan® and provide us with the positive feedback necessary to earn such a prestigious award.”
“We are celebrating our 12th annual Couples’ Choice Awards, where we honor our vendors who help make millions of couples’ big day one to remember,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Not only are these hardworking and distinguished wedding professionals, such as Wedding Protector Plan®, a fundamental part of the wedding planning process for engaged couples, but they help make WeddingWire a trusted source for wedding planning. We congratulate everyone on this well-deserved achievement.”
About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire, Inc. is the leading global online marketplace connecting consumers with event and creative professionals. Operating within a $200 billion industry, WeddingWire, Inc. hosts 10 million monthly unique users across its mobile and web platforms. Consumers are able to read over 3 million vendor reviews and search, compare and book from a database of over 400,000 businesses. Globally, it provides these businesses the technology they need to serve their clients through advertising, marketing and business management tools such as websites, payment processing, invoicing and contracts. Founded in 2007, the WeddingWire portfolio of sites serves couples and businesses across 14 countries in North America, Latin America and Europe.
About Wedding Protector Plan®
Wedding Protector Plan® provides cancellation/postponement wedding insurance coverage for many problems such as severe weather causing wedding cancellation or postponement, transportation shutdowns, lost deposits, and other headaches that can ruin the anticipated celebration. Consumers also have the option to add private event liability with no deductible as an endorsement to their special event insurance policy.
Wedding Protector Plan® is a division of B&B Protector Plans Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) is a leading insurance brokerage firm, providing risk management solutions to individuals and businesses. With more than 80 years of proven success and thousands of teammates, we offer knowledge you can trust and strive to deliver superior customer service. For more information, please visit bbinsurance.com.
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