A state board approved a $72 million contract Tuesday to implement a health insurance exchange in Nevada under the federal Affordable Care Act, but Gov. Brian Sandoval said the program will need to become self-sustaining if it is to continue. …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Hawaiian Electric Co. will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by an employee who is blind in one eye. The commission filed a complaint on behalf of Patrick Obado claiming he …
The family of a 16-year-old California girl killed in a Hawaii watercraft crash is suing an Australian tourist charged with third-degree negligent homicide. The lawsuit filed Monday in Circuit Court in Honolulu by Kristen Fonseca’s family also names as a …
Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year period. A graduate student in ASU’s School of Earth and Space …
Maryland insurance regulators are reminding consumers that beginning October 1, there will be new state laws and requirements concerning mopeds and motor scooters.New laws require that mopeds and motor scooters must be titled through the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and …
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, is working with EnergySavvy, a software provider of energy management technology, to develop tools that help customers make informed decisions about energy usage. Hartford Steam Boiler has …
Timothy R. Kania has been appointed as senior vice president of energy and construction in the U.S. and Latin America for Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s global specialty lines unit. Kania, a 25-year veteran in …
The question of whether insurance brokers are required to obtain the lowest cost insurance that meets the insured’s needs was answered recently by the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Emerson Electric Co. v. Marsh & McLennan Cos., 362 …
Tom Simonson has joined Lockton as a vice president of Lockton Financial Advisors/Lockton Investment Advisors based in the insurance broker’s Charlotte, North Carolina office. Simonson will be responsible for client advocacy and new business development for Retirement Services, a part …
Atlanta-based Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired Modern Services Insurance Agency, also in Atlanta. Modern Services Insurance Agency specializes in risk management and insurance for non-profit firms, as well as churches and private religious schools. The firm will become part of …
