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

Marsh & McLennan Agency Names Ivey CEO of Southeast Region

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 …

Ex-AIG Execs Kick-Off New High Net Worth Insurer Vault in Florida

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 …

Georgia Close to Passing Distracted Driving Bill

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 …

Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows 227 Medical Providers Suspended

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 …

IMA Names Ewing Chief Operations Officer in Colorado

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 …

CIA-Leavitt in Colorado Adds Sipla as Agent

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 …

Kidde Recalls 500K Smoke Detectors

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 …

Lockton Acquires Benefits and Enrollment Firm E3 Solutions in Colorado

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 …

Atlanta’s Computer Network Hit by Cyber Attack

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 …

Ocean International Reinsurance Opens Representative Office in Mexico

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, …