Insurance Office of America has named Michael Oliver to its Western region team as a commercial insurance risk manager. He works out of Las Vegas, Nev. He was previously a commercial producer at NFP Property & Casualty Services Inc. IOA …
The gas explosion that killed one person and injured 25 others in North Carolina also damaged a building that houses a rarely seen but world famous collection of Porsches. The Ingram Collection is housed next to the building in Durham …
An Oklahoma judge has ruled that he, not a jury, will decide the state’s case against several drug manufacturers for their alleged role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis. The attorney general’s office says Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman …
AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Illinois, has hired Alexis Hutt as an account executive and Ana Reyes as a sales agent. Hutt will assist agents in procuring new business, as well as serving existing clients, while maintaining accuracy and …
Georgia’s governor and other state leaders are blasting Congress over its failure to approve a package of disaster relief measures. The $14 billion aid package is desperately needed by farmers and others who suffered losses when Hurricane Michael swept across …
Insurance companies owned by a big-money donor accused of trying to bribe North Carolina’s top insurance regulator for easy treatment are on the sales block and under review by at least one rating agency. Entrepreneur Greg Lindberg was indicted earlier …
The University of Akron in Ohio is suing several companies over the condition of railings in the school’s stadium, saying shoddy construction and design led to $1 million in needed repairs. The university lawsuit included photographs that show railings at …
The costs of a massive fire and chemical spill at a Houston petrochemical facility in March have begun trickling out, with a local official on Monday estimating emergency response costs at $800,000 for the first two weeks of the disaster …
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Arkansas-based Walker Brothers Insurance Inc. (WBI), effective April 1, 2019. Formed in 1932, WBI is a full-service retail agency primarily focused on commercial property/casualty insurance for small to medium sized businesses. WBI’s employees, …
The owner of a Mansfield, Ohio, freight hauling and trucking company convicted on four felony charges related to workers’ compensation fraud, has been ordered to pay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) $144,400 in restitution. The BWC reported that …
