October 28, 2016
Dallas-based BenefitMall, which provides employee benefits, human resources and payroll products and services, has appointed Todd Slawter as senior vice president of its benefit sales team. Slawter will be working out of BenefitMall’s headquarters and will be responsible for all …
October 28, 2016
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced they have begun to formalize an affiliation agreement between the two companies. If approved by state regulators and closed as anticipated in July 2017, the affiliation will include more than 1,600 …
October 28, 2016
A federal judge in Seattle has found that BNSF Railway could be held liable in a lawsuit claiming that coal spilled from trains pollutes waterways if environmental groups can show at trial that such discharges actually occurred. Ruling in the …
October 28, 2016
New Jersey Transit is hiring a former Metro-North president to help it meet federal rail safety requirements. The agency will pay Peter Cannito $350 per hour to review Federal Railroad Administration violations uncovered in an audit and help with a …
October 28, 2016
The Hartford reported net income of $438 million in third quarter 2016, an increase of 15 percent from third quarter 2015. Core earnings came in at $413 million in third quarter 2016, an increase of 13 percent from third quarter …
October 28, 2016
Western Growers Insurance Services Inc. has named Matt Luis as a sales executive to help expand property/casualty insurance services in California’s Central Valley region. Luis’ experience will be leveraged to develop and execute insurance initiatives for agribusinesses and food clients. …
October 28, 2016
The Hartford has appointed Alfred Bergbauer as vice president and head of multinational underwriting. Bergbauer will oversee The Hartford’s International Choice portfolio of insurance products for U.S. organizations with global operations and risks that includes a partnership with AXA Corporate …
October 28, 2016
Police and fire investigators say a string of fires in Norwich, Conn., recently appear to be arson and are looking for the person or people responsible. The latest blaze occurred Monday night at the former YMCA building on Main Street. …
October 28, 2016
Wallace & Associates Insurance Agency, based in Jackson, Mo., recently hired Ron Brown as its property/casualty producer. In this position, Brown will handle automobile and home insurance for new and existing accounts, as well as specialize in property management. Founded …
October 28, 2016
IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty sees proprietary data combined with artificial intelligence technology as the competitive advantage for companies going forward. When International Business Machines Corp. works with clients, it trains a unique version of its artificial intelligence technology, …