Monthly Archives: <span>January 2018</span>

QBE North America Appoints Franzetti as Chief Operating Officer

QBE North America has named Daniel Franzetti as chief operating officer. Franzetti continues his role as chief claims officer for QBE North America. He will add to these claims responsibilities by overseeing all North American operations, systems, architecture, communications and …

Suit Against Company in Deadly Tennessee School Bus Crash Settled for $323k

The company in a deadly November 2016 school bus crash in Tennessee has settled a lawsuit for $323,000 on behalf of a 9-year-old boy injured in the wreck. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Durham School Services will pay …

Film Company Fined For Death of ‘The Walking Dead’ Stuntman in Georgia

A film company faces a citation and fine after a stuntman for “The Walking Dead” fell to his death last year during filming on the hit show’s Georgia set, federal authorities said Friday. John Bernecker, 33, died July 12 from …

North Carolina Insurance Regulator Denies 18.7% Homeowners Rate Increase

The Commissioner of Insurance for North Carolina says a recent rate increase of 18.7 percent proposed by North Carolina insurers is unwarranted and has set a hearing date for later this year to resolve the matter. “We are not in …

Minnesota Chiropractor, Runners Convicted in Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

An Edina, Minnesota, chiropractor and his recruiters have been found guilty of auto insurance fraud, the Minnesota Department of Commerce announced in late December 2017. Federal prosecutors reported that Adam John Burke, a chiropractor, and patient recruiters Abdirahin Khalif Ibrahim …

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Grinnell, Iowa-based property and casualty insurer/reinsurer, Grinnell Mutual, named Dave Wingert, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to serve as acting president. Larry Jansen retired on Dec. 15, 2017, after a 38-year run with the company, including the last …

Zurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class

In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to offer an apprenticeship in insurance program and now its first group of employee-students have graduated with a job at the company and an …

California Company Has Marijuana License, But Its Workers Still Arrested

The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver pot only to have state police arrest two employees who were trying to do just that with nearly …

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Encino, Calif.-based Answer Financial has named Kevin Smith director of business development. Smith will report to Tom Capp, senior vice president of business development. Smith has more than 25 years of experience within the banking and financial services industry, with …

California Reports 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries Down

The California Department of Industrial Relations is reporting that 376 Californians died on the job in 2016, down slightly from the 388 deaths in 2015. A review of the past 12 years indicates that workplace fatalities in California remain below …