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CAC Group Announces Two Key Leadership Appointments: Eric Joost as COO and Grantland Rice, IV as CAO
DENVER (June 22, 2023) — CAC Group, a national insurance brokerage business that includes CAC Specialty, Cobbs Allen, and Dorset Peak, announced today two leadership appointments. Eric Joost, will serve as Chief Operating Officer and Grantland Rice, IV as Chief Administrative Officer. “Throughout their careers, Eric and Grantland have positioned themselves as well-respected leaders within…
DENVER (June 15, 2023) — Business Insurance honored CAC Specialty’s Contingent Risk Group with the 2023 Insurance Innovation award for CAC’s forward-thinking Intellectual Property Portfolio Insurance solution. The awards program, which is in its 14th year, recognizes innovation in products and services provided to professional risk managers. CAC’s Intellectual Property Portfolio Insurance solution, developed by…
Denver (June 12, 2023) – CAC Group, a national insurance brokerage business that includes CAC Specialty, Cobbs Allen, and Dorset Peak, announced today the successful expansion of its syndicated loan facility, further bolstering its financial resources and strategic growth initiatives. The syndicated loan, led by Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust”), includes participation from several other financial…
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will likely have profound insurance coverage implications for companies that do business with the federal government, including those in the healthcare, general services, and defense industries. When engaging with the federal government, companies are potentially exposed to significant liability under the Anti…
CAC Specialty, an integrated specialty insurance brokerage offering bespoke insurance and alternative risk financing solutions, is proud to announce three brokers named as Rising Stars by the Risk & Insurance® Power Broker® award program. Risk & Insurance recognizes these brokers, who are 40 years old or younger, for their innovative solutions for clients, industry expertise,…
In this podcast, your host Naushin Vahora talks with Sandy Cridland about various DE&I issues and how they relate to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the workplace. In this podcast, Naushin and Sandy discuss the following topics: The importance of celebrating AAPI Heritage Month The challenges that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders face in…
Bennington, Vermont, a pre-Revolutionary town of 15,000 people, is hallowed ground in the literary world. Robert Frost lies buried beneath a bell tower; Shirley Jackson penned The Lottery there; and nearly half the 80s literary Brat Pack1 — Bret Easton Ellis, Donna Tartt, and Jonathan Lethem—infamously graduated2 from Bennington’s “coke-dusted, Brideshead-esque” liberal arts college. Some…
This week, CAC Specialty, an integrated specialty insurance brokerage, bolstered its healthcare division’s trajectory by announcing Karmanee Governor as senior account executive. The strategic move underscores CAC Specialty’s commitment to building a nationwide healthcare division as it continues to expand its footprint in this critical sector. “We are thrilled to welcome Karmanee—a longstanding veteran of…
CAC Specialty, an integrated specialty insurance brokerage, announced the addition of Melissa Menard as executive vice president to its newly formed and rapidly expanding healthcare division. “We consider ourselves very fortunate to welcome Melissa Menard to our team,” said Bruce Denson Jr., president of CAC Specialty and Cobbs Allen. “Melissa’s expertise and experience will be…
CAC Specialty, an integrated specialty insurance brokerage, welcomes John Ritter as a Senior Vice President, Risk Control, for CAC Specialty’s Natural Resources practice group. Ritter brings 34 years of industry experience and a wealth of knowledge in risk control, construction, mining, and oil and gas industries. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President…