Monthly Archives: <span>August 2012</span>

Atlas Taps Daschle As Senior Network Administrator

San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services named Lance Daschle as senior network administrator. Daschle will oversee Atlas’ IT infrastructure. Prior to Atlas, he was the head system administrator for a large company datacenter. He also worked as a consultant …

The Most Important Thing You Do for Your Marketing Efforts in the Next 3 Months

MyNewMarkets.com is changing the way agents find products listed by markets on the site. We’re making the move over to tags instead of having companies choose specific categories. If you’ve not yet listed your products as an MGA, wholesale broker …

N.Y. Businessman Charged With $10M Insurance Fraud Scheme

A businessman who owned fleets of commercial vehicles in New York is accused of defrauding insurers of at least $10 million.The defendant, Scott Sanders, is charged with submitting fraudulent insurance applications to get lower rates. He was arrested and arraigned …

AIR Worldwide Now Offering Builder’s Risk Capability

AIR Worldwide (AIR) has expanded its offerings for commercial insurers with a capability for determining losses from natural catastrophes to buildings under construction. CLASIC/2Version 14.0 introduces the ability to model builder’s risk policies for the AIR earthquake and hurricane models …

Muslim Woman To Sue Disneyland Employer

A former Disneyland employee who says she was forbidden to wear a Muslim head scarf at work plans to sue the Walt Disney Co. for discrimination. The federal suit is expected to be filed Monday in Los Angeles on behalf …

New Mexico Man Sues Security Firm Over Pepper Spraying

A man has sued a security company after one of its guards pepper-sprayed him last month on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reported that 26-year-old Justin LeVan filed a lawsuit on July 31 against security …

Haller Joints Yates

Jessica Haller has joined Tustin, Calif.-based managing general agent Yates. Haller will work in Yates Tustin office. Haller spent the last few years at a national wholesale MGA/brokerage. She specializes in commercial transportation.

Ohio Manufacturer Fined for Safety Violations, Amputation Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hebco Products Inc. in Bucyrus, Ohio, with 14 safety violations, including two repeat violations for failing to guard machines to prevent amputation injuries as well as document and …

ACE USA Names EVP for Medical Risk, Life Sciences Unit in N.J.

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has appointed Caroline Clouser as executive vice president of the medical risk and life sciences business. She will be based in New Jersey. In this expanded role, Clouser will …

S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Cited for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to trenching and excavation hazards at a job site in Hurst …