OnPoint Underwriting Appoints Nancy Arky SVP Underwriting & Announces New Programs for Sovereign Nations
Denver, Colo. (Feb. 4, 2014) – OnPoint Underwriting, one of the nation’s leading program managers for Sovereign Nations, announced Nancy Arky has been promoted to senior vice president underwriting. Arky joined OnPoint in the spring of 2012 and will continue …
In Florida, Neighbor’s Backyard Could Be a Shooting Range
Near the National Key Deer Refuge in Florida’s Lower Keys, on a sleepy street called Mango Lane, retired sheriff’s deputy Huey Gordon checked the waterway behind neighbor Doug Varrieur’s home for boat traffic. “All clear?” asked Varrieur, an author of …
Arizona’s CopperPoint Names Jones Chief Operating Officer
Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer. CopperPoint is formerly SCF Arizona. Jones will be responsible for executing changes to CopperPoint’s operations in support of long-term strategies while …
Deconstructing Texas Insurance Law: Ewing Confirms Court’s Shift
On Jan. 17, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court in Ewing Construction Company v. Amerisure Insurance Co. issued another surprising and controversial decision in a construction defect coverage case. For many years the Texas Supreme Courts had largely been a model …
Judge Asked to Rule on Who Will Pay Defense Costs in N.D. Spud Suit
The two sides in a lawsuit filed by a prominent North Dakota businessman against his insurance company over defense costs in an alleged potato price fixing scheme are asking a judge to rule without the case going to trial. Ron …
NSM Insurance Group Acquires Professional Underwriters Agency
NSM Insurance Group announced it has acquired Professional Underwriters Agency Inc. (PUA), a managing general agent specializing in professional liability and located in Oak Brook, Ill. PUA was founded more than 30 years ago as a professional liability market for …
California City Spicing Up Suit Against Sriracha Plant
A Los Angeles suburb is spicing up its lawsuit against a hot-sauce manufacturer it claims polluted the air with pungent smells. Stephen Onstot, an attorney representing Irwindale, tells City News Service that the small industrial city east of Los Angeles …
Missouri Cancer Patients Seek Insurance Coverage for Chemo Pills
JoAnn Shaw was first diagnosed with cancer at age 19. Then again at 25. And 37. And 53. Each time, she was treated with intravenous chemotherapy. Today, she wears a wig, talks with a raspy voice and is in danger …
Fisher Joins Michigan Insurance Wholesaler, Grand General Agency
Grandville, Mich.-based Grand General Agency, a Great Lakes regional wholesaler, has welcomed Jamie Fisher to its team. Fisher will be serving the independent agents of Wisconsin and Minnesota as Grand General’s marketing representative. Fisher joins Grand General with a varied …
