West Virginia will receive $5.9 million from the federal government to help fight drug addiction. U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The …
Nancy G. Atkins has been appointed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KYDOI), in the wake of Brian Maynard’s decision in April to vacate the post. Maynard stepped down as commissioner of KYDOI effective April 30, to return to …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the following company to participate in the July Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) take-out period. For the June 20, 2017, Commercial Residential Take-Out period: Weston Insurance Company – approved to remove …
Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it through the Senate before the 2017 legislative session ended. This is the fifth consecutive year that a bill on curbing …
Chubb has appointed Ana Robic to chief operating officer, North America Personal Risk Services. In her new role, she will be responsible for strategies and activities relating to profitable growth for Chubb’s high-net-worth personal insurance division, including sales and distribution, …
A federal jury in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 18 determined that thousands of agents with Madison, Wisconsin-based (AmFam) are employees, not independent contractors. The insurer stands by its classification practice and says it will fight the advisory verdict, however. According …
How do you incorporate a sustainable and cohesive enterprise risk management system across a company that has nearly 100,000 employees, 70 manufacturing and technology research centers located in 170 countries around the world, and $21 billion in annual sales? It’s …
Michigan traffic deaths rose by 10 percent last year, according to state safety officials. According to the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, 2016 was the second-consecutive year to show a 10 percent increase in traffic fatalities. Michigan State Police …
A state agency says 43 people were killed on the job in Michigan last year, and that’s the state’s highest number of workplace fatalities in a decade. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration says about half of last year’s …
Farmington Hills, Mic.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. hired Jayashree Ishwar as chief underwriting officer. Ishwar will be accountable for corporate underwriting, loss control, advanced analytics and product divisions, and is the newest member of the company’s strategic leadership team. Prior …
