John J. Kenny, a former deputy chief of staff at the state’s liquidation bureau and adviser to Gov. Eliot Spitzer, has been named special counsel to Superintendent of Insurance Eric R. Dinallo. In his new role, Kenny will oversee special …
Privately owned insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), based in Dallas, named David Ball a partner in the firm. Ball, previously vice president in the property and casualty group in MHBT’s Dallas office, specializes in …
Oklahoma State Rep. Scott Inman, D-Del City, recently filed a measure aimed at reducing drunk driving convictions and alcohol-related traffic fatalities by requiring that previous DUI or DWI convictions be noted on drivers’ licenses. The bill would mandate such information …
A trade group for insurance companies is lauding the passage of a New Jersey bill that gives companies greater flexibility in the types of investments they can make. The new law, passed earlier this month, expands domestic property and casualty …
A Minnesota meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns. Rochester Meat Co. of Rochester issued the recall after five illnesses were reported in Wisconsin and one in …
Burleigh County, prosecutors are asking the North Dakota Supreme Court to revive two felony charges against the state’s former workers compensation director, who was fired from his job last month. Sandy Blunt was charged in April 2007 with misspending $11,384 …
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty abruptly halted the scheduled two-day hearing Tuesday into Allstate Companies’ reinsurance program, their relationships to risk modeling companies, insurance rating organizations and insurance trade associations. Allstate was to have provided all appropriate company documents related …
Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri has named Sandra Powell as interim director of the state Department of Labor and Training. Powell replaces Adelita Orefice, who had run the department since 2004. Powell has spent 19 years at the department in …
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute, or CII group, announced that 2007 was its “best year for membership growth since 1935.” CII membership grew to just under 92,000 members last year, a 7.2 percent increase on 2006. The bulletin noted that …
Marsh announced from its London office that David Batchelor will succeed Alex Moczarski as CEO of Marsh’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He currently heads the Asia Pacific region for Marsh, responsible for operations in China, …
