The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld an order for the Local Government Center to return $33 million in surplus risk-pool funds to participating cities and towns and restore $17 million it transferred out of its HealthTrust risk pool. The …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Marc Paletta sales manager for its Northern California benefits team. Paletta began his career in underwriting before moving into sales as an account executive. He was promoted to regional sales manager for Northern California. In 2004 …
Jennifer Dumag has joined Hull & Company Inc. in its Stockton, Calif. office as a commercial lines underwriter and broker. Dumag will be responsible for marketing, underwriting and placement of excess and surplus and commercial managing general agent risks. Dumag …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it has released to a litigator what it calls “potentially offensive” emails as part of discovery in a lawsuit against the insurer brought on behalf of the Brownsville Independent School District. The lawsuit …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has named Debbie Walker as director of captive insurance for the state. As head of the insurance department’s new captive insurance section, Walker will be responsible for analyzing captive insurance license applications and overseeing …
The federal crop insurance program is expected to expand in 2014, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official told farmers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention. Tim Hoffmann, director of product administration and standards for the Risk Management …
Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez, a national law firm focusing on workers’ compensation defense, opened an office in Los Angeles and has named Michelle Y. Wu as managing partner in the new office. The Los Angeles office gives ATB …
Vermont officials are warning of flooding potential in Montpelier due to an ice jam on the Winooski River. The Montpelier Emergency Management Team is monitoring a significant rise in water levels of the river’s north branch by Langdon Street. Officials …
Pioneer Programs Insurance Solutions has expanded its specialty program, Contractor’s Choice, to now include excess liability. According to Carole Fleischman, managing director of Pioneer Programs, it can now offer the following form general liability excess product on its current contractors’ …
The Maine Emergency Management Agency says it wants to hear from people who’ve suffered ice storm damage. Maine is collecting information about the damage from the Christmas week storm that knocked out power to more than 160,000 homes and businesses …
