The vice chairman of a task force set up by President Barack Obama to restore the Gulf Coast criticized BP PLC this week for what he described as the oil company’s increasing reluctance to repair the damage inflicted by last …
A Wyoming legislative committee has killed a bill that would have barred employers in the state from prohibiting their workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace. The Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-0 on to defeat the workplace …
San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has announced that Jennings Insurance Agency has joined Woodruff-Sawyer of Oregon. Based in Lake Oswego, Ore., Jennings Insurance Agency was founded in 1968 and is recognized for its expertise in private client risk management. Jennings …
Schinnerer has launched a new contractor professional liability and pollution liability policy form. Available to general, design-build and many types of specialty contractors, the new policy form offers expanded coverage and adds new coverage features. “The construction industry has evolved …
The sixth largest insurance company writing property coverage in Florida is looking to increase its market share by acquiring the 14 highest property insurer in the state. Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC., has announced that has finalized its purchase of …
Agents in Georgia are urging their representatives to support a bill that would clarify the use of certificates of insurance issued to policyholders. Among other things, the bill would require certificate forms to be filed and approved by the insurance …
PMA Cos. has hired Krystal Erickson as an account executive for Florida. Erickson will be responsible for growing PMA’s workers’ comp, commercial auto and general liability third part claims administration business and risk control services in the state. She previously …
C. V. Starr & Co., Inc. and Starr International USA, Inc. have unveiled a new corporate umbrella brand, Starr Companies. Starr Companies is a global, privately held, insurance, financial services, and investments organization, providing clients with solutions in asset protection …
A Colorado legislator has proposed a bill to limit spending at state-chartered entities, like Pinnacol Assurance. Last year, the the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer was criticized for lavish spending at a work-related event at Pebble Beach, Calif. The bill, House …
Insurer Genesis has added Chris Golonka to its public entity division as vice president and underwriting executive of the Midwest region. Golonka, who will be based in Chicago, most recently served as vice president of the public entity group at …
