Peoria, Ill.-based specialty insurer, RLI Corp., has promoted Jill Johnson to vice president, Branch Operations. She will continue to maintain oversight responsibility for RLI’s branch operations and product support for RLI’s transactional business. Johnson joined RLI in 1993 as underwriter, …
Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group has promoted Anthony Manzitto to chief operating officer and executive vice president. He was chief underwriting officer. Manzitto will be responsible for underwriting, human resources, office administration, as well as oversight of the operating entities …
San Rafael, Calif- based McNamara Insurance Services Inc. has moved into a larger office and brought on a new team member to start the new year. The firm moved from a 650-square-foot office to a 1,500-square-foot office in San Rafael. …
The New Jersey Insurance Underwriting Association (NJIUA), the state’s residual property insurance plan, said it has received approval from the Department of Banking and Insurance to implement an overall rate increase of 2.7 percent. The increase will go into effect …
Massachusetts residents are still getting hit by last year’s brutal winter. The Boston Globe reports that more homeowners are getting stuck with higher insurance bills following last year’s record-setting snowfall. Filings from the state Division of Insurance indicate that about …
A man who helped authorities uncover a Detroit, Mich.-area doctor who misled people into believing they had cancer has settled a lawsuit against the doctor for about $1.7 million. Dr. Farid Fata was paid millions of dollars by insurance companies …
Victor O. Schinnerer & Company has launched its Cyber Protection Package. Using Schinnerer’s online broker portal, brokers can quote a cyber policy in minutes by answering a few basic questions about their client. The Cyber Protection Package is designed for …
Some Wisconsin companies are cashing in on new opportunities created by the legalization of marijuana in other states. A few Wisconsin firms have actively positioned themselves as suppliers to marijuana growers and processors, seeing the industry as an extension of …
The Texas Surplus Lines Association has selected the law firm of Beatty, Bangle & Strama to replace longtime TSLA attorney Greg Hooser, who has retired. Keith Strama will be the lead attorney from his firm for TSLA. Strama has significant …
The state commission that regulates Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industry on Jan. 4 ordered some injection well operators to reduce wastewater disposal volumes after at least a dozen earthquakes hit an area north of Oklahoma City in less than …
