George County, Miss., will officially open two new storm shelters Tuesday in Agricola and Benndale. The county began the construction of the shelters two years ago. The $3.2 million project was paid for with a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant. …
Energi, a provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, has opened a new satellite office in Irving, Texas. The new office is located in The Towers at Williams Square. Energi also plans to open an additional …
Drivers would be barred from talking on their cell phones while in a construction zone under a bill being circulated in the Wisconsin state Legislature. Republican Sen. Jerry Petrowski, of Marathon, emailed the bill on Dec. 6 seeking co-sponsors. The …
Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), a global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, announced two new appointments for its program administrator brand Southern Hospitality Underwriters. Swett & Crawford said Vishal Patel will be joining Southern …
State officials say a data breach could affect as many as 97,000 Utahns who receive benefits through the state Department of Workforce Services. JPMorgan Chase notified the department last week that its servers affecting UCard customers were hacked from July …
USI Insurance Services officially closed its previously announced acquisition of Van Gilder Insurance Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Van Gilder’s name will be changing to USI Colorado. Commenting on the acquisition Michael J. Sicard, president, chief executive …
New research by market research consultancy London-based Finaccord forecasts that the market for professional indemnity insurance across ten European countries – namely, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK – will be worth around €7.5 …
First Niagara Risk Management Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance brokerage, promoted Kim McGillicuddy to senior vice president. McGillicuddy has been serving as enterprise sales leader and is responsible for developing, leading, directing and managing the sales processes, functions and strategies. …
Willis Group Holdings announced that it has appointed Michelle Bishop as client development manager for international private medical insurance. Michelle will work within the UK Employee Benefits practice to help clients with globally mobile employees navigate the international employee benefits …
In an effort to implement greater protections and transparency for drivers who face auto insurance surcharges, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging the state legislature to implement changes to the law that would prevent consumers from paying unwarranted costs. …
