The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania established a new Wharton/Penn Risk and Insurance Program (WPRIP) to promote and disseminate research on risk and insurance at the university in Philadelphia.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Insurance and Risk Services, a retail insurance broker based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A Pennsylvania-based insurance education foundation is pursuing a formal affiliation with another insurance educational organization that works outside the industry.

The VCU School of Business scheduled its 2012 Risk Management & Insurance Conference on March 13 at the VCU School of Business – Snead Hall in Richmond, Va.

A Boston, Mass.-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm acquired its second independent insurance agency this year as part of its growth strategy in the Boston area.

A Brown & Brown subsidiary in Michigan bought a employee benefits company in Saginaw, Mich., that generates about $2.3 million in annual revenues.

Rutherfoord, a Richmond, Va.-based risk management and insurance brokerage firms, has promoted John C. Stanchina to company president.

An insurance brokerage and risk management firm, based in New York, N.Y., finalized its acquisition of a San Francisco, Calif.-based insurance broker.

Chicago-based Old Republic International Corp. has announced its intent to acquire PMA Capital Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., for $365 million, pending all approvals.

Travelers introduced the mobile version of its e-CARMA risk management information system (RMIS) application to help business insurance customers access vital information anywhere and at any time.