Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) announced that Cathy L. Starnes, Ph.D. has joined SWBC as the vice president of Employee Benefits in the company’s San Antonio office. As vice president of Employee Benefits, Starnes is responsible for the leadership of SWBC’s …
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Information Technology Safety Committee and Risk Management Corporate Loss Control Representative Richard Bruglia have each been awarded the Governor’s Employee Safety Award for their outstanding efforts to promote workplace safety. Bruglia was honored with the …
Attorney General Mike Cox announced earlier this month that a Kent County jury has returned a guilty verdict against 46-year-old James Benjamin Brunk of Cadillac. In a case that had potential homeland security implications, Brunk was prosecuted for his role …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has expanded its Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group is now open to franchised motorcycle, RV and boat dealerships as well as franchised auto and truck dealerships. Texas law allows employers …
A policy change that will allow Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to renew existing builder’s risk policies and write new policies was unanimously approved by the board of governors during a July 21 emergency meeting. The board also unanimously approved a …
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has announced a new policy to issue refunds to nonsmoking individual policyholders who, although eligible, have not been paying tobacco-free premium rates. “Blue Cross has done more to promote smoking cessation and prevent …
The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (the Fair Plan) will submit a request for new rates by the end of next week, just under the deadline. Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler gave the Fair Plan 30 days from June …
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America voted this week during its national convention in Seattle to change its name to the American Association for Justice. ATLA leaders say the name more accurately reflects what they do. Of course, the …
UnitedHealth Group Inc., America’s second-largest health insurer, said its quarterly profits grew 26.5 percent, as the company benefited from the acquisition of PacifiCare Health Systems and growth across its other businesses. The company also raised its guidance for the rest …
Damage from a storm in Coleharbor, N.D. has been estimated at just under $2 million, state Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman says. Officials believe straight-line winds of about 100 mph likely caused the damage on July 12, knocking out power and …
