Employee-owned insurance broker R K Harrison has contracted with Stroz Friedberg, a global digital risk management and investigations firm, to provide complimentary pre-incident cyber consulting services for clients purchasing qualifying cyber liability policies through R K Harrison. Pre-incident services assist …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Commerce, Calif.-based 99 Cent Only Stores Texas Inc. with 19 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Houston distribution center. Proposed penalties total $121,000. The alleged violations …
IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has launched two financial risk products designed for healthcare organizations: Provider Excess Insurance (PEI) and HMO Reinsurance (HMORe). IronHealth’s new products address the ongoing evolution in the healthcare sector as healthcare providers …
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies, enrolled two new agency members in the Northeast region for September.The new members are: Holzer Insurance Group of Latrobe, Penn., and Monument Insurance Agency of …
Agriculture officials are targeting crop-destroying Oriental fruit flies in Southern California’s Santa Clarita Valley. Mature Oriental fruit flies were discovered on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19 in various valley locations 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. County agriculture commissioner …
Hawaii has set minimum standards for health care insurance plans that can be sold in Hawaii under new federal guidelines. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced the minimums at a press conference on Monday. Abercrombie says the minimums will help Hawaii …
Virginia authorities announced a local insurance agent is facing a handful of federal charges related to fraud.Graham Hutson Messer, 32, of Bremo Bluff, Va., was charged in a sealed indictment returned Sept.12, 2012 and unsealed last week following the defendant’s …
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, appointed Robert Stein as U.S. middle market chief broking officer. He is based in New York City. In this new position, Stein will oversee implementation of Aon broking strategies …
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has announced federal mortgage insurance approval that will allow construction to begin on a full-service hospital in New Orleans East — one of the areas devastated by flooding in 2005 when levees failed during Hurricane …
Insurance broker IMA Inc. announced it has promoted Craig Schumacher, Tim Smith and Russ Winn in its Wichita, Kan., office. Schumacher is now director of client services, where he focuses on alternative energy, program practice areas, and building new business. …
