Some insurance agents pick up a golf club or tennis racket when they want to have fun and work off a little stress. Aaron Merchant of Ahwatukee, Arizona grabs his handgun. Merchant, a Farmers Insurance agent, says he only fires …
Robert Aquino has rejoined Swett & Crawford as a broker in Fresno, Calif. after a long hiatus. He will report to Curt Biersch, Swett & Crawford executive vice president and West Coast Division leader. Aquino, an industry veteran with both …
Authorities in Grand Forks say a small fire at the University of North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad Arena was quickly extinguished but caused about $1.5 million in damage. UND police noticed burning material in the upper catwalk around 1 p.m. Sunday, …
Dallas insurance brokerage firm Holmes Murphy & Associates has added two well-known industry leaders in its ACAP Health Consulting division. Dr. Scott Conard will serve as chief medical officer and David Toomey is a principal. ACAP is transitioning from a …
Ten homes have been evacuated and three destroyed by a wildfire in Bladen County that has nearly doubled in size over the past three days, fire officials said Tuesday. State Forest Service spokesman Chris Meggs said a planned burnout operation …
CNA Financial Corp. has appointed David Linhardt as vice president of its Oklahoma and Arkansas branches. Linhardt is responsible for synchronizing branch operations with CNA’s strategic goals for long-term success, including increasing local authority at the point of sale and …
Joseph Waked has been named CEO of Buena Park, Calif.-based Freeway Insurance, a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros. Founded in California in 1987, Freeway Insurance has more than 190 locations and some 1,200 employees serving customers in Arizona, California …
The only earthen levee along the troublesome Blanchard River in the northwest Ohio city of Findlay is no longer recognized as viable for flood control. The Courier newspaper reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency has decertified the levee. Findlay flood …
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is providing money for two Omaha hospitals to improve patient outcomes after surgery. The insurance company has paid $35,000 each to Creighton University Medical Center and Methodist Hospital. The money will cover the …
In a season of flooding by some of the nation’s biggest rivers, it’s streams most Americans have never heard of that could cause some of the worst problems in the Midwest. Hundreds of tributaries that feed the congested Missouri River …
