October 4, 2012
Insurance Noodle, part of Willis North America, has launched its immediate personal lines quoting hub. Expanding on the functionality of the company’s commercial lines quoting hub, the offering allows insurance agents to log-in and complete an online application to get …
October 4, 2012
Authorities in Philadelphia say nine people who allegedly faked injuries in a minor traffic mishap are being charged with insurance fraud. District Attorney Seth Williams says the defendants were riding a Sugarhouse Casino trolley in May when it grazed mirrors …
October 4, 2012
Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance brokerage Bollinger Inc. has acquired The Morville Agency of Newton, N.J. The Morville Agency specializes in insuring New Jersey public entities. The agency’s owner George Morville joins Bollinger as senior vice president in the commercial lines …
October 4, 2012
A superior court jury in central California has awarded a man $10.2 million in damages that resulted from dirt bike collision in 2007 with another vehicle. Attorneys for Stockton resident Daniel Nixon, 50, say he received what they believe to …
October 4, 2012
Insurance broker IMA Inc. has hired Geoff Baker, claims manager, and Maranda Pike, claims advocate, in the company’s Wichita, Kansas claims office. As IMA’s claims manager, Baker will lead the claims department and will strive to improve clients’ long-term profitability …
October 4, 2012
United Heartland, based in New Berlin, Wis., has appointed Rick Hobbs as vice president of Claims and Managed Care. Hobbs joined United Heartland’s executive team and is responsible for creating, implementing, and monitoring the strategic direction and executing operational plans …
October 4, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Halcon Resources Corp. for two willful and seven serious safety violations following a fatality at the company’s work site in Wichita County, Texas. Proposed penalties total $189,000. Halcon …
October 4, 2012
A nonprofit highway industry group says its study found decaying Texas roads are costing motorists more than $23 billion a year. TRIP is sponsored by insurance companies, highway and transit engineers and builders and other groups. The Washington, D.C.-based group …
October 4, 2012
A Hampton Inn & Suites franchise in Colorado has agreed to pay $85,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to non-Hispanic employees who alleged they were fired because the owners believed non-Hispanics are lazy. The franchise in Craig is owned …
October 4, 2012
Clark County commissioners are asking the state of Nevada for disaster relief funds in the aftermath of flash floods that killed two people and caused an estimated $2.6 million in damages to government property. The request that county leaders approved …