March 27, 2018
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Gary Ivey as Southeast regional CEO. In this role, Ivey will oversee MMA offices in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Tallahassee, Florida. He reports to …
March 27, 2018
It was a no-brainer for former thought-leaders from AIG to set up shop for their new high net worth insurer in the Sunshine State, a state known for beautiful beaches, a growing economy and lots of wealthy individuals. A pull …
March 27, 2018
Georgia is one step closer to joining 15 other states that have already made it illegal to hold a cellphone while driving. By a non-unanimous voice vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill by Republican Rep. John …
March 26, 2018
The California Department of Industrial Relations on Monday issued a progress report on its anti-fraud efforts, including updates on the suspension of 227 medical providers from treating California’s injured workers and the dismissal of 292,000 illegitimate liens with claims valued …
March 26, 2018
The IMA Financial Group Inc. has named Anna Ewing chief operations officer. Ewing will oversee operational integration, business process optimization and human capital management to better align business initiatives within the insurance, wealth management and capital investment platforms of the …
March 26, 2018
Colorado Springs, Colo.-based CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency has named Kate Sipla as an insurance agent. She specializes in commercial insurance and employee benefits. Sipla previously sold software for SocialChorus, HVAC and mechanical services for commercial facilities at ABM, and office equipment …
March 26, 2018
Nearly 500,000 smoke detectors are being recalled by the manufacturer, KIdde. Kidde has voluntarily recalled models PI2010 and PI9010 due to a defect, according to a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPC) in a bulletin. About 452,000 of the units were …
March 26, 2018
Lockton has acquired Jeff Connick and E3 Solutions to grow its employee benefits service offerings in the Mountain West region. Denver, Colo.-based E3 Solutions is an enrollment and benefits administration firm founded in 2014. Connick joins Lockton as a vice …
March 26, 2018
City officials worked around the clock Friday to get things up and running again after a ransomware cyberattack that hobbled the city of Atlanta’s computer network last week. The city’s information security team noticed that something was amiss with the …
March 26, 2018
Ocean International Reinsurance Co. Ltd. has opened a representative office in Mexico to be headed by Rebecca Peña. The office was opened in Feb. 19, 2018, after receiving regulatory approval from Mexico’s National Insurance and Bonding Commission on Sept. 26, …