A Kansas House committee has endorsed legislation allowing higher monetary damages in personal injury lawsuits while revising the rules of evidence in such cases. The March 18 voice vote by the Commerce, Labor and Economic Committee sent the Senate-passed measure …
Texas Commissioner of Insurance Julia Rathgeber appointed Lyndell Haigood to serve on the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) for a term to expire in March 2015. The board oversees all TWIA operations and carries out …
The NFL says it has settled a lawsuit with a worker injured by ice and snow that fell from the roof of the Dallas Cowboys stadium during the week before the 2011 Super Bowl. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the …
Brian Cassidy has joined Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance Agency in Reno, Nev. and will specialize in commercial insurance and employee benefits. Cassidy has over 12 years of experience in insurance with a focus on the manufacturing, ski resort, golf course/resort, aerospace, agriculture, …
Red Cross officials have announced the release of a smartphone application they hope will save lives if Colorado and Wyoming experience floods from runoff this spring. Gino Greco, CEO of the Red Cross Colorado & Wyoming Region, says “the floods …
SMP Consulting Group, a premium audit consulting firm based in Bay Shore, N.Y., has appointed Gary A. Sandford to the position of director of premium audit. Sandford previously served as chief auditor and vice president of administration and finance with …
Florida state law enforcement officials announced they arrested a police officer and another man for allegedly conspiring to defraud an insurer by purposely destroying a pleasure boat. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said they arrested Melbourne Police Department Sergeant …
Atlanta-based independent claims adjusting firm Engle Martin & Associates Inc. has acquired Totura & Co., a regional claims adjusting firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Terms were not disclosed. John Quinn, president and CEO of Engle Martin said the deal …
After two years of double-digit percentage increases in advertising spending, GEICO Corp. boosted its ad spend by just over five percent in 2013, according to research by SNL Financial. GEICO, with its Gecko and Maxwell the pig mascots, has been …
Markel Corp. announced that Troy Williams has joined the medical malpractice team as director of Medical Professional Liability. Williams is based in the Deerfield, Illinois office; his responsibilities are countrywide. Williams is an experienced medical malpractice underwriter, having worked at …
