Boeing Co.’s insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, insurance and aviation sources said. An Ethiopian …
A feud between Kentucky’s top two elected officials – and potential adversaries in this year’s governor’s race – spilled over into the state Supreme Court on Thursday as lawyers argued about who controls the state’s lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors …
Willis Towers Watson has appointed George Haitsch, Linde Hotchkiss and Nicole Johnson to leadership positions in its corporate risk and broking segment for its Western North America region. Hotchkiss will lead regional large account strategy for the West where she …
Tara Houvenagle has been named wholesale distribution executive for the West at Liberty Mutual Insurance. She is based in St. Louis. The wholesale distribution team – in close collaboration with Liberty and Ironshore’s wholesale underwriting units – is focused on …
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services has named Rob Lane executive vice president at Alliant Specialty. Lane will provide client advocacy, strategic consulting, and claims resolution services to Alliant’s industry clients across the United States. He is located in Newport …
High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.S. spring could bring a sudden rise …
Sean Enrique O’Keefe said he started out as a “humanistic attorney,” but he became a mercenary and then a criminal who netted $700,000 a year by sending San Diego workers’ compensation claimants to dirty medical providers. O’Keefe last Wednesday morning …
After reviewing the year-end financial statements of the Florida-based carriers it rates, Ohio-based ratings agency Demotech is warning that many insurers could see underwriting and operating losses in their year-end financial statements and that those insurers should be prepared to …
Police in Tennessee say eight children were taken to hospitals for evaluation after their church bus overturned on a highway during heavy rains. News outlets report the bus with a driver and 11 passengers was returning from a conference in …
A San Antonio woman pleaded guilty to fraud after a Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation found she pocketed money from clients who thought they were buying home policies. Cynthia Olague, a former insurance agent, stole premiums from more than …
