Monthly Archives: <span>April 2014</span>

PartnerOne Names Nuce Senior Underwriter in Colorado

PartnerOne Environmental named Vonnie Nuce as senior underwriter. Nuce will be based in the Denver, Colo. office and will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business for all PartnerOne products. Nuce has more than 25 years of experience in …

Leavitt Group’s Hires Krauser in its Nevada Office

Leavitt Group has hired Ryan Krauser in the agency’s Reno, Nev. office as a business insurance agent. Krauser’s responsibilities include risk management, customer service, policy administration and general new business development. Prior to Leavitt Group, Krauser worked with a startup …

Capacity Coverage Affiliate Invests in Tri-Partners Field Claims Services in N.J.

Capacity Coverage Company of New Jersey Inc. announced that its affiliate company has made a strategic investment in Tri-Partners Field Claims Services in Warren, N.J. Tri-Partners Field Claims Services was previously owned 50/50 by Fleming & Hall Administrators Inc. and …

MMIC Expands into Colorado

Minnesota-based MMIC Insurance, Inc. is now doing business in Colorado. The company offers medical professional liability insurance, health IT services and patient safety options to hospitals and large health systems, long-term care, and allied health care providers. The expansion also …

N.Y.’s Four Seasons Restaurant Sued Over Plan to Move Picasso Painting

New York’s storied Four Seasons restaurant has for decades harbored one of the city’s more unusual artworks: the largest Pablo Picasso painting in the United States. But a plan to move it has touched off a spat as sharply drawn …

NBA Team Owner’s Racist Comments Prompt State Farm ‘Pause’

Virgin America Inc. and CarMax Inc. ended their sponsorships with the Los Angeles Clippers, while State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and Kia Motors Corp. suspended their involvement with the team being investigated by the National Basketball Association over racist comments …

Hiscox Increases U.S. Terrorism Insurance Capacity to $200 Million

Hiscox has increased capacity to $200 million for U.S. domiciled terrorism risks. The additional capacity addresses the increased demand for standalone terrorism coverage caused by the upcoming expiration of the U.S. government terrorism insurance backstop offered by the Terrorism Risk …

7 Injured in Texas Plant Explosion, Fire

An explosion has rocked a plywood manufacturing plant north of Houston, injuring seven workers and causing a fire that took hours to extinguish. The explosion occurred about 6:15 p.m. on April 26 at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Corrigan, Texas, a …

Arkansas, Oklahoma Hit Hard by Weekend Tornadoes

Arkansas, Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest were pounded over the weekend by deadly tornado-producing storms that touched down in seven states. As many as 30 tornadoes have been reported, half of which touched down in Arkansas. The Arkansas Department …

Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out

There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the test required to get one. A …