RT Specialty has added Matt Bernal to its property practice group as a vice president. Bernal is based out of the San Francisco, Calif., office. He has 15 years of property insurance experience. His previous position was with Hiscox, where …
A second small Florida city this month has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers who took over most of its computer operations, an official said Wednesday, while a third Florida city said its data was breached. The attacks …
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Canada-based Enbridge Energy doesn’t need to carry additional insurance for a pipeline project in Dane County, despite the local government’s insistence that it do so in case of an accidental spill. Dane County …
Mark Ray of Borden Insurance Agency in Corpus Christi has been elected to serve as chair of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) for 2019-20. Additionally, Gaylon Brown of TexCap Insurance in Dallas as was elected to serve as …
Texas lawmakers in the recent legislative session passed a bill addressing surprise medical bills injured employees have received after being treated at federal military facilities. Senate Bill 935 requires workers’ compensation insurance reimbursement rates for medical care provided at a …
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Jonathan Lee vice president of catastrophe modeling and business analytics. Lee will be based in the San Diego, Calif., office and oversee the catastrophe management function for Alliant Underwriting Solutions, including portfolio management, modeling …
A downed Pacific Gas & Electric power line is blamed for sparking a wildfire in eastern Monterey County, Calif. this week. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the 2,456-acre blaze that erupted east of King City was …
Provo Mayor Michelle Kafusi has announced 200 electric scooters are coming to the Utah city this August. Kafusi tweeted this week that the city has launched a pilot program with bike sharing program Zagster to bring 200 dockless Spin scooters …
A fast-moving fire roared through several homes in a northern New Jersey neighborhood, injuring six firefighters and displacing nearly 50 residents. The fire in Paterson began around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in a home on Summer Street and quickly spread to …
The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations including mechanical problems and drug-related infractions. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, is being held without bail in Coos County …
