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

Woodruff-Sawyer Names Pasek Assistant Vice President in California

Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Josh Pasek assistant vice president in the property/casualty practice of the firm’s Southern California office. Pasek will be responsible for developing strategic risk management programs for clients, with a focus on industrial companies in the …

Report: Number of Qualified Medical Evaluators in California Workers’ Comp Fell

The number of qualified medical evaluators resolve disputes over California workers’ compensation claim issues fell 20 percent between January 2012 and September 2017, according to a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study. However, the CWCI study shows that the impact …

Update: Wisconsin Gov. Signs Health Reinsurance Bill; State Joins ‘Obamacare’ Suit

Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a $200 million measure designed to stabilize the health insurance market under the Affordable Care Act in Wisconsin, after authorizing fellow Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel to take lead on a new multi-state …

Wisconsin’s SECURA Promotes 5 to New Officer Positions

Appleton, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance promoted five leaders to newly created positions: Tamara Bates, regional vice president – Sales; Amy DeHart, vice president – chief actuarial officer; Jennifer Fisher, vice president – Property Claims; Carol Wedig, vice president – Continuous Improvement; …

Chicago Aldermen Back $20M Settlement in Police ‘Code of Silence’ Case

A Chicago City Council committee has recommended paying a total of $20 million to families of two men who were killed when a drunken off-duty police detective slammed into their car nine years ago. The committee backed the settlement after …

6 Months After Storm, Texas Launches Harvey Recovery Funds Tracker

Texas has launched a public online tool to track incoming and outgoing funds for Hurricane Harvey recovery, six months after the storm hit and two months after The Associated Press reported that it did not have one. Gov. Greg Abbott …

Oklahoma Highway Safety Agency: Road Debris Increasing Crash Risk

More accidents are being caused by road debris as traffic volume in Oklahoma City increases, a state agency spokeswoman said. Traffic volume increased in the city by 35 to 40 percent over the last two decades, Oklahoma Department of Transportation …

Oklahoma School District Settles Fraud Lawsuit with Food Distributor Sysco

Public school officials in suburban Oklahoma City have approved a private financial settlement with a food distribution company accused of fraudulently overcharging the district by more than $700,000. Terms of the settlement between Yukon Public Schools and the food distributor, …

California Officials Lacked Good Fire Alert Plan, Report Shows

Officials in a Northern California county were ill-prepared, disorganized and lacked sufficient training when deadly, fast-moving wildfires broke out last October endangering about 100,000 people, according to a report from California emergency managers. Sonoma County officials requested the state review …

Autonomous Car Testing Without Backup Drivers Approved in California

Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology. The regulations are a major step toward getting autonomous vehicles …