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

Advisen’s Ruggieri Replaces Hooper as North America CEO for Cooper Gay Swett Crawford

Global wholesale and reinsurance broker Cooper, Gay, Swett & Crawford said that Thomas P. Ruggieri will join the company as chief executive officer and president of the North American operations effective Oct. 10. Ruggieri, CEO at Advisen Ltd., replaces Shaun …

Marsh & McLennan Appoints Roberts as Deputy General Counsel

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. has hired Carey S. Roberts as deputy general counsel and corporate secretary. She will report to Peter J. Beshar, executive vice president and general counsel of Marsh & McLennan. Roberts will be responsible for overseeing …

Insurance Issues Loom Large in N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District Race

Democrats see New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District as one of their best chances to pick up a House seat in November’s general election in a race full of early spending on accusatory ads, and in which the insurance business looms …

Hawaii Road Crews Prepping Lava Encroachment

Road crews on Hawaii’s Big Island have begun clearing access roads in case a lava flow from a nearby volcano cuts a main highway. The Hawaii County Civil Defense agency reported Sunday that the lava flow had advanced about 150 …

Attorney for Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Accused of Fraud

An attorney has filed a lawsuit against an Enid, Okla., lawyer, accusing him of fraudulent activities in a case over unpaid legal fees involving former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Enid attorney Stephen Jones told The Oklahoman that the lawsuit …

Indiana City Replacing Flooded Homes with Trees

By the end of next year, a forest planted in Franklin, Ind., to replace dozens of flood-damaged homes will have about twice the number of trees it has now. But residents will have to wait several years before the trees …

Minot to Hire Flood Consultant with $1M in State Funds

Minot, N.D., is getting $1 million in state money to help the city deal with properties left neglected or abandoned after a devastating flood in 2011. Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced that the money from the state Division of Emergency Services …

Wisconsin’s R&R Insurance Services, Snyder Insurance Agency Merge

R&R Insurance Services Inc. announced it the merger of Snyder Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency based in Oconomowoc, Wis. Both are well-established agencies in Waukesha County. R&R Insurance will be celebrating 40 years of service in southeastern Wisconsin next …

Pinnacol Names Gonzales VP of Medical Operations and Healthcare Strategy

Pinnacol Assurance has named Karyn Gonzales as the company’s new vice president of medical operations and healthcare strategy. Gonzales will oversee the performance and delivery of all medical operations, including our established and experienced network of medical providers, SelectNet. She …

North Dakota Farmers Filing Insurance Claims for Wheat Crop

Crop insurance agents in North Dakota say they have begun receiving claims and expect more than the usual number to come in because a lot of wheat still unharvested. The Bismarck Tribune reports that a snowy April and wet May …