Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. has named Ronnie O’Dell corporate development director. O’Dell will focus on expanding PacificComp’s presence in the California workers’ compensation marketplace. He will be based in the Pacific Compensation’s Agoura Hills, Calif. office. O’Dell has more than …
Mark Atkins has joined OneBeacon Surety Group as vice president overseeing the Northwest region. Atkins will service Alaska, Northern California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Atkins has more than 15 years of financial services experience, the most recent …
Isidro Santillan, 54, has been sentenced to three years in state prison and agreed to pay more than $133,000 in restitution to multiple victims. For more than two years Santillan reportedly embezzled more than $100,000 from clients, pocketed premium money …
PMC Insurance Group has named Tim Viccari regional vice president in the West region. Viccari will be responsible for growth in the region focusing on agency development, market relationships and overseeing the firm’s new business underwriting team. He comes to …
The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) is urging the New York state government to stop its practice of diverting assessments levied on New York-domiciled insurers to fund non-insurance programs and operations. NYIA said this month marks the five years since …
Florida’s insurance regulator’s tenure could be coming to an end after more than a decade as the newly re-elected governor looks to shake up his administration by replacing the heads of state agencies. Rumors have been circulating that Insurance Commissioner …
Allied Insurance Brokers, a retail property/casualty insurance broker in Pittsburgh, has promoted Jeff McGeary to president. McGeary will also be responsible for Allied’s underwriting and wholesale division known as Ascinsure Specialty Risk. McGeary has been with Allied for over 25 …
Nearly a decade after Missouri last limited some civil lawsuit awards, Republican lawmakers are organizing to reinstate caps overturned by the state’s highest court. Businesses can now face lawsuits with unlimited punitive damages in civil injury lawsuits after the Missouri …
A state group says a steep increase in earthquakes in south-central Kansas likely is caused by the disposal of waste water from an oil and gas extraction process often called fracking. The state recorded more than 120 earthquakes last year, …
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a 4.1 magnitude earthquake near Cherokee in north-central Oklahoma. The USGS reports the quake occurred at 4:19 a.m. on Jan. 21 about nine miles east of Cherokee in Alfalfa County — about 95 miles …
