Massachusetts-based Arbella Insurance Group has appointed Jim Hyatt as vice president of personal lines. Hyatt will oversee Arbella’s Personal Lines group, which generates more than $450 million in annual premiums. He joins Arbella from The Hanover Insurance Group, where he …
BP Plc Wednesday agreed to a demand by U.S. President Barack Obama to pay $20 billion into a special fund to handle claims from its huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill and said it was suspending payment of dividends this …
The Senate today voted against legislation that included a provision to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Along with short term extensions for numerous other federal programs, the NFIP extension was passed by the House just prior to the …
The current recession has reduced Oregon revenues, and has forced the Legislature to make deep cuts. Coping with these cuts includes closing the Department of Consumer and Business Services and most other state agencies on 10 Fridays that fall throughout …
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking more participants for its e-forms trial, which allows filers to electronically submit forms and documents directly into its Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). Using a logon and password to access EAMS, e-form …
Final disciplinary actions taken in March and April by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) include removal of providers from Designated Doctors list and insurance company fines. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state district …
The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women has elected Kim Cabral as its new president. Other officers for the organization are Vice President Gail Marsigliano, Treasurer Debra A. Quinlivan and Secretary Joan A. Harnish Linn Butler, …
Ohio-based Hylant Group hired industry veteran Scott Dillabaugh as senior vice president and employee benefits sales leader for its Cleveland, Ohio, office. In this role, he will be part of the employee benefits practice, a member of the local management …
A series of storms on May 7 and 8 centered across the top half of the state caused at least $31.4 million in damages, according to preliminary insured loss estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). Thunderstorms produced hail, …
Addison, Texas-based Mullis Newby Hurst L.P., which specializes in construction insurance and surety bonds, recently hired Mike Wiggins as an account executive. Wiggins, who was a top producer for Liberty Mutual in Central Texas and in South Texas before moving …
