March 27, 2014
New Benefits, a Dallas-based provider of employee benefits and services, announced that Brian Latkowski joined the company as executive vice president, employee benefits practice leader. Latkowski has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, he …
March 27, 2014
Russ Durst has joined SIA of Northern Ohio (SIANO) as regional vice president. Durst’s primary duty in this role will be to identify and appoint growing independent agencies in the northern Ohio area. SIANO is a master agency for SIAA …
March 27, 2014
A dispute among taxi companies, Chicago officials and rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar is about to welcome one more player: state lawmakers who say the rideshare industry needs to play by the same rules as other transportation …
March 27, 2014
Stephen Nelson and Mary Anne Mayo are still struggling with the destruction from Superstorm Sandy, nearly 18 months after it swept through their Westport, Conn., home, taking their first-floor belongings into the Saugatuck River. The couple, relying on federal flood …
March 27, 2014
LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Amy Callahan to the Northern Calif. sales team. She will be responsible for supporting clients in their insurance efforts including property/casualty and risk management. Callahan, formerly an agent with State Farm Insurance, has more …
March 27, 2014
A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) for the subsidiaries of Safety Insurance Group, Inc.: Safety Insurance Company, Safety Indemnity Insurance Company and Safety Property …
March 27, 2014
Delaware legislature on Tuesday passed HB 104 (“An Act to Amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code Relating to Certificates of Insurance”) that aims to curtail the improper use of certificates of insurance. Delaware Association of Insurance Agents & Brokers …
March 27, 2014
BB&T Insurance Services said it will acquire Woodbury & Co. of Wilmington, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Woodbury & Co. sells commercial property/casualty; employee benefits; individual life and health; personal lines; and professional liability throughout the Carolinas. The agency has …
March 27, 2014
Attorneys have filed a negligence lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority on behalf of a woman injured in the Blue Line train derailment at O’Hare International Airport. The law firm of Corboy and Demetrio filed the lawsuit on March 25 …
March 27, 2014
One of the last U.S. ski resorts to prohibit snowboarding said a lawsuit challenging the ban degrades the U.S. Constitution and should be thrown out. Lawyers for the Alta ski area east of Salt Lake City, Utah said in their …