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

Family Files $1.27M Wrongful Death Suit Against Oregon Nursing Home

The family of an 86-year-old woman who died following a fall is suing a nursing home for $1.27 million. The Statesman-Journal reported the wrongful death lawsuit, filed this week in Marion County Circuit Court, accuses the staff at Avamere Court …

Montana Hospital Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit after a settlement was reached with the Montana hospital accused of paying some of its physicians at above-market rates in exchange for patient referrals to in-house services. The Daily Inter Lake reported …

Another Cracked Beam Found at $2B San Francisco Transit Terminal

A second beam in San Francisco’s celebrated new $2 billion transit terminal shows signs of cracking, an official said Wednesday, a day after a crack in a nearby support beam shut down the building that opened just last month. The …

Connecticut Flooding Washes Away Roads, Forces Rescues, School Closures

Connecticut was cleaning up after a storm dumped more than eight inches of rain on parts of the state, causing floods that washed away roads and bridges and trapped people in their vehicles. Schools in East Haddam and Lebanon were …

After Blasts, Massachusetts Orders Natural Gas Safety Review

Massachusetts regulators are calling for an outside review of the state’s natural gas distribution system in the wake of gas explosions and fires that affected three communities earlier this month. The Department of Public Utilities said Wednesday it would name …

Mitchell International Enters Merger Agreement with Pennsylvania’s Genex

Mitchell International, a San Diego, Calif.-headquartered provider of technology, connectivity and information to the property and casualty insurance and collision repair industries, and Genex, a provider of clinical solutions to the workers’ compensation, auto and disability insurance markets, have entered …

Frenkel & Company Hires Ferber as a Principal in New York

Frenkel & Company, an EPIC Company, has hired Joseph Ferber as a principal in New York. Ferber will report to Phil Remig, Northeast region senior vice president of Operations and Sales. In his new role, Ferber will be responsible for …

Just Like Many British Homes, UK Insurers’ Shares Are Subsiding This Summer

Just like a lot of British houses this summer, U.K. insurance stocks are sinking. The country’s non-life insurers sector had its steepest drop in more than a year-and-a-half on Friday after its biggest constituent, RSA Insurance Group Plc, warned this …

Everest Insurance Names Presidents of Risk Management Group, Specialty Underwriters

Everest Insurance announced that Mike Karmilowicz has been promoted to president of Everest Specialty Underwriters and Dave Sandler has been promoted to president of its Risk Management Group. Karmilowicz joined Everest Insurance in 2015 from Zurich. He previously also worked …

Insurance Pros’ Guide to How to Dress, Behave, Speak at InsureTech Conference

It’s billed as the “world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators.” So, of course, as an insurance leader and/or innovator you will be one of the 6,000 attendees at the ITCβ€”the InsureTech Connect Conference at MGM Grand in Las …