The insurance company Geico plans to open a claims center in suburban Houston that will employ up to 1,000 people. The company announced that the positions will range from entry-level to what Geico describes as “fast-track management” jobs. The Houston …
Austin-based workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has named Woody Hill its vice president of loss prevention. Hill will oversee the company’s ongoing initiative to deliver strategic workplace safety services that meet each of its 57,000 policyholders’ unique …
Five Star Professional has named local Naperville insurance agent, Thomas D. Evans from Esser Hayes Insurance Group, as a recipient of the 2013 Five Star Home/Auto Insurance Professionals Award. This is the second year Evans has been selected to receive …
A lawsuit filed by a family against a Lake Tahoe ski resort and other companies over the death of a man who fell from a chairlift has been settled, although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Sacramento …
A California woman has pleaded not guilty to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google’s computer-in-an-eyeglass. The device known as Google Glass, not yet widely available to the public, features a thumbnail-size …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, UK-based Hiscox Insurance Company Limited (Hisco) and Hiscox Insurance Company …
Northwest Georgia insurance agent Bruce Thompson has been elected to represent District 14 in the Georgia state Senate. Thompson won about 68 percent of votes in Tuesday’s general election runoff over Cartersville businessman Matt Laughridge. District 14 of the Georgia …
Wells Fargo & Co. promoted Laurie Nordquist to head of the unit providing insurance to individuals and small businesses, replacing Anne Doss, the executive who died in August at age 56. Nordquist, 54, will lead a team at the bank’s …
Greenville, South Carolina is considering a ban on any use of a cellphone in a driver’s hand. The city has created a task force to look at driving safety. Mayor Pro Tem David Sudduth said Monday they determined just a …
Hours after the University of Notre Dame filed a religious challenge to the U.S. health-care overhaul in Indiana federal court, a judge in Washington heard arguments in a lawsuit assailing tax provisions of the statute. The cases underscore the persistent …
