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

14 Arkansas Counties Declared Disaster Areas After Storms, Floods

The Arkansas governor has issued disaster declarations for 14 counties following severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that began late last month. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on March 9 declared the disasters citing damage to private property and public facilities from the …

Selnes Named AVP, Broker Distribution at at Church Mutual

Janet Selnes has been named assistant vice president – broker distribution for Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Selnes joined Church Mutual in 2003 as a regional representative and was promoted to division manager in 2012. Five years later, she …

Oklahoma County Settles Suit Over Killing of Unarmed Black Man for $6M

An Oklahoma county will pay $6 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white former sheriff’s reserve deputy, according to court documents filed on …

AM General Faces Michigan Breach of Contract Suit over $3M in Unpaid Bills

A Michigan company is suing AM General, alleging the vehicle manufacturer owes more than $3 million for contract work at its northern Indiana plant. Michigan-based Allied Industrial Group’s original contract called for $17.4 million in improvements at AM General’s commercial …

Emails Show Atmos Energy Investigated Leaks Before Deadly Dallas House Blast

An email sent by Atmos Energy to Texas regulators reveals company workers were investigating natural gas leaks involving fires at two Dallas homes some 12 hours before an explosion at another home killed a 12-year-old girl. The company did not …

20-Year-Old Oregon Man Sues Dick’s, Walmart Over New Gun Policies

A 20-year-old man from Oregon has filed lawsuits against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, alleging the two retailers discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a rifle this week because of his age. Dick’s and Walmart restricted gun …

Insurer for Oregon City to Pay $800K to Family of Man Killed By Police

The insurance company for the central Oregon city of Bend will pay $800,000 in a settlement agreement with the family of a man shot and killed by a Bend police officer. The Bulletin reports that the city in the agreement …

Slow Recovery from Latest Nor’easter, Third Storm Could Be on Tap

The sun came out across much of the Northeast on Friday as utilities tackled the arduous task of restoring power to hundreds of thousands of customers who lost electricity during the storm that hit the region this week, all with …

NSM Insurance Names American Family’s Castellucci as Chief Operating Officer

NSM Insurance Group, a Conshohocken, Penn.-based insurance program administrator, has hired Marc Castellucci as chief operating officer. Castellucci has spent several years in a variety of claims leadership roles, most recently as the vice president of claims for American Family …

Stone Point Capital Completes Acquisition of Pennsylvania’s Genex Services

Genex Services (Genex), a Wayne, Penn.-based provider of cost containment services to the workers’ compensation, disability and auto industries, announced that funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point) have acquired a majority interest in Genex …