Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed two new administrative law judges in the Department of Workers Claims. Beshear appointed private practice attorney Joseph W. Justice, of Pikeville. The appointment replaces John W. Thacker, whose term has expired. The governor also appointed …
Cline Wood Agency appointed Jeff Boan Transportation sales manager for the company’s southwest sales region — Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. In addition to leading Cline Wood’s Arlington, Texas, office, Boan will continue concentrating on sales. Boan joined Cline Wood …
Texarkana life-long independent insurance agent Don Morriss, was named winner of the highest award given by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) at the 111th Annual Conference & Trade Show. Morriss is president of Offenhauser & Co., an independent …
Iowa lawmakers agreed on June 12 to create a special committee to examine the economic impact of this spring’s flooding on Iowa’s livestock industry. The Legislative Council, a bipartisan group that runs the legislature between sessions, approved a 10-member committee …
Police say a construction worker in Newark has died after a concrete wall toppled onto him. The prefabricated wall was being moved by a crane Monday morning when the incident happened. The worker was taken to University Hospital in critical …
Sarah Marsh has been promoted to broker/underwriter at M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. Marsh has been the marketing representative for M.J. Hall for the past two years. She will focus on property and casualty business for the excess and surplus …
San Diego based Coronado Insurance Wholesale Services has added online features to its admitted general liability program, Freedom. Freedom online features include online quoting, underwriting, and policy issuance, ISO 12 04 policy form with a manifestation and a sunset clause. …
Three pieces of legislation will be heard in the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance committee on Wednesday, June 17, 2008. Assemblyman Jared Huffman’s AB 2800 would allow insurance companies to require drivers to install spyware in their cars that tracks …
About 50 Wisconsin communities, including flood-damaged Lake Delton and La Valle near the Wisconsin Dells resort area, have dropped out of the federal flood insurance program, making residents ineligible for federal aid, state and federal officials said. Residents in communities …
Officials in Grand Forks are reaching out to their counterparts in flooded Iowa, offering advice learned from the devastating 1997 Red River flood that swamped their city. “Every disaster is unique, every recovery is unique,” Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown …
