British health authorities have alerted the U.N. of a new respiratory virus that resembles SARS in a severely ill patient who recently traveled to Saudi Arabia, where another man died of a similar illness earlier this year. The man in …
W. R. Berkley Corporation announced that Alejandro Jiménez has been promoted to presidente ejectutivo of W. R. Berkley Insurance (Europe), Limited Sucursal en España , reporting directly to Stuart Wright, CEO of W. R. Berkley Insurance (Europe), Limited (WRBIEL). The …
Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Scott Boore vice president in the employee benefits and risk services groups in its Northern California office. Boore has more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, primarily working …
A Watertown, S.D., insurance company has been placed into liquidation by state insurance regulators. A liquidation order issued by the South Dakota Division of Insurance for Northern Plains Insurance Co. was approved on Sept. 18 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge …
National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance, will add workers’ compensation to its traditional insurance program for best-in-class passenger transportation operations on Oct. 1, 2012. Previously, this coverage option was only widely available to customers selecting an alternative …
Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition, according to a lawsuit filed by the …
A New York court last week granted a new injunction in the ongoing legal fight between Aon and Alliant Insurance Services over alleged poaching of senior executives. The Supreme Court of the State of New York enjoined Peter Arkley — …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Westlake Vinyls Co. LP in Geismar, La., for 10 serious safety and health violations, primarily related to OSHA’s process safety management standards. Proposed penalties total $67,000. OSHA’s Baton …
NAS Insurance Services Inc. has launched an insurance coverage that pays companies for lost revenue in the event of a cyber breach. The new coverage, called BrandGuard, is a component of NetGuard Plus Cyber Liability insurance. It is designed to …
A Cincinnati, Ohio-area insurance agent has been sentenced for theft from Hamilton County residents, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced. Former Ohio insurance agent Cecil Young, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to four years on community control with an 18-month suspended …
