Monthly Archives: <span>October 2016</span>

BenefitMall Adds Slawter as Sr. VP in Dallas

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 …

BrickStreet Mutual, Motorists Mutual Pursue Joint Venture

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 …

Judge in Washington Finds Railway Could Be Liable if Spills Proven

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 …

New Jersey Transit Hiring Consultant to Address Safety Concerns

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 …

The Hartford Reports 15% Higher Q3 Profit; Strong Commercial Lines Performance

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 …

Western Growers Hires Luis to Help Expand in California’s Central Valley

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. …

The Hartford Names Bergbauer Head of Middle Market International

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 …

Arson Suspected in Several Recent Connecticut Fires

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. …

Missouri-Based Wallace & Associates Adds Brown as Property/Casualty Producer

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 …

IBM Sees Advantage in Client Owning Watson-Generated Knowledge

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, …