May 12, 2016
Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a Natick, Massachusetts-based independent agency, announced that it has acquired BBS Employee Benefits in Newton, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, BBS Employee Benefits provides design, implementation and administration services for …
May 12, 2016
A Wisconsin state appeals court says police can release full accident reports without violating federal law but must black out information taken directly from driver records in incident reports. The decision stems from a lawsuit the New Richmond News filed …
May 12, 2016
Bad weather moved into the Ohio River Valley on May 10 after a series of powerful storms hit the Plains, including tornadoes that destroyed homes and left two people dead in Oklahoma. National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith said the …
May 12, 2016
Law enforcement officers in Michigan arrested more than 560 motorists for drunken driving during a stepped-up enforcement effort earlier this year. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning on May 4 announced results of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled …
May 12, 2016
Great American Insurance Group and Service Lloyds Insurance Co. announced the acquisition of Service Lloyds’ Texas nonsubscription book of business by Great American. The acquisition was effective April 29, 2016. The subject business represents approximately $5 to $7 million in …
May 12, 2016
The Ohio Insurance Institute reports that an early April storm that caused significant property losses in Ohio and several other states, caused as much as $57.8 million in insured losses in Ohio alone. According to the OII and Property Claim …
May 12, 2016
Chicago-based insurer, CNA, has appointed David Hallstrom to assistant vice president and industry leader, Cyber Insurance. In this role, Hallstrom is responsible for CNA cyber product management. He reports to Katie Wilson, vice president, General Liability and Cyber Underwriting. Hallstrom …
May 12, 2016
Two Oklahoma men accused of burying a pickup truck that was later reported stolen are now charged with insurance fraud. Arrest warrants have been issued for Robert Campbell II, 49, of Langley and Larry Ezell, 25, of Vinita, the Oklahoma …
May 12, 2016
The family of three boys filed a lawsuit against two recreational marijuana businesses after a shooting that left their mother dead and their father charged with murder. The lawsuit claims companies that made a type of marijuana-infused candy and sold …
May 12, 2016
Detectives from the California Department of Insurance arrested more than two dozen people on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud for allegedly staging auto collisions to scam more than four insurance companies out of tens of thousands of dollars. The …