Paul Marshall has joined ASI Healthcare in Atlanta, a division of American Safety Insurance, as vice president of sales in ASI Healthcare Division. Marshall will be responsible for ASI’s liability products for long-term care services, such as nursing homes, assisted …
Privately owned insurance brokerage, Hylant Group, has hired employee benefits industry expert Gates Ryan as client executive in its Chicago office. In this role, he will provide strategic consultation regarding all aspects of health and wellness benefits for individuals and …
A recent spate of motorcycle accidents have prompted renewed calls for an Iowa helmet law. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports Iowa, Illinois and New Hampshire are the only states without helmet laws, even to protect their youngest residents. …
A judge on June 21 ordered the state of Louisiana to reconsider its award of a contract to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to administer the HMO health plan for state workers, retirees and their dependents. Humana previously …
The good news is that state revenue in Oklahoma is improving. The bad news is that the state’s unemployment rate is increasing. The state Board of Equalization has certified revenue that will be available to pay for state services during …
The widow of a World Wrestling Entertainment performer who died in a 1999 stunt says she’s suing the Connecticut-based company and its leaders, including Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. Martha Hart said McMahon, who stepped down as WWE chief …
The Dallas Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society has elected the following officers for the 2010-2011 year. President John Mullen of Unitrin Specialty President-Elect Tracey L. Weston of AAA Texas Vice-President Belinda G. Ervin of RLI Corporation Treasurer …
New Jersey-based The Cumberland Insurance Group has named Paul J. Ritter III president and CEO, following the retirement of current president and CEO Robert P. Brady after 33 years of service. Ritter joined Cumberland in 1999 as the assistant secretary …
With BP’s offshore oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico as a backdrop, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that commercial fishermen can sue a company that discharged pollutants into Tampa Bay for lost income and profits even though the …
A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages last Friday in America’s first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar …
