August 7, 2012
Holborn Corporation, a reinsurance intermediary based in New York, said John Gilbert has stepped down as chairman of the board of directors, a position he has held since 2005. Gilbert — who first joined the firm 50 years ago — …
August 7, 2012
The Arizona Department of Health Services is set to hold a much-anticipated lottery today to select medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. The Arizona Republic reported state officials have decided to move forward with licensing the dispensaries even as 13 …
August 7, 2012
Sheboygan, Wis.-based ACUITY announced that Gen Mervyn has been promoted to services manager of imaging. Mervyn began with ACUITY as a billing CSR in March 2006, having been employed prior to that time as a substitute teacher in the Sheboygan …
August 7, 2012
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has launched a new occupational accident policy with optional contingent liability coverage. Designed for motor carriers, the policy provides occupational accident coverage to drivers under contract with the motor …
August 7, 2012
When tornadoes tore through southern Indiana and other Midwest states in March, killing at least 13 people and nearly demolishing Henryville, Bob Gray and Steve Clingaman knew they were working on a project worth investing in. The Frankfort duo’s creation …
August 7, 2012
Acadian Ambulance Service owes $117 million to a woman left paralyzed and brain-damaged when the ambulance she was in crashed into a sugar-cane truck on the way to a hospital in December 2010, an Iberville Parish, La. jury has found. …
August 7, 2012
Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, named Mark Dull as a client advocate in Willis of Michigan. Willis of Michigan, Inc. includes offices in Farmington Hills and Grand Rapids. Dull will be responsible for providing risk management …
August 7, 2012
Howden Specialty Underwriters (HSU), part of Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Scott Misson to lead its recently opened New York office. He will become a member of the executive team and will report to Bobby Vernon, CEO of the group’s …
August 7, 2012
National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance since 1989, is expanding its tow truck insurance product into the Midwest, North Central and Pacific Northwestern states. The product is offered exclusively through a network of appointed agents/brokers and general …
August 7, 2012
A newly enacted law in Massachusetts will adopt the “Disclosure, Apology, and Offer” approach to help resolve malpractice cases. The healthcare cost control bill — recently passed by the Massachusetts legislature and signed by Gov. Deval Patrick on August 6 …