Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has hired Erick Schmitt as regional sales executive for Texas and Oklahoma. He is based in Dallas. Schmitt brings nearly 16 years of industry experience to his new executive role at Distinguished Programs. …
Proposed legislation in the Ohio House would lift caps on pain-and-suffering awards in lawsuits brought by rape victims. The bill introduced this month by two Democratic lawmakers stems from a 2016 Ohio Supreme Court ruling that threw out a $3.6 …
Grange Insurance in Columbus, Ohio, has named Priscilla Hammonds as assistant vice president, Diversity & Inclusion and Community Relations. Hammonds has served as assistant vice president, Diversity & Inclusion since joining Grange in 2015. She adds the community relations role …
NFP has named Michael Ongkiko managing director of its Utah Office. Ongkiko will lead the Utah office and be responsible for developing new business opportunities, expanding relationships and growing the NFP service capabilities in the greater Utah market. Ongkiko will …
The coronavirus has not only sickened tens of thousands of people, killed several hundred, and disrupted life for millions, but has also sharply impacted the second-largest economy in the world. Many Chinese companies have suspended operations, and international companies like …
Cooper & McCloskey Inc. Insurance Brokers has opened a new office in Walnut Creek, Calif., and has moved Jessi Yap into a full-time post in that office. Yap rejoined the firm in October on a limited bases, but has increased …
Georgia senators voted Monday to let people build homes that could be flooded by dams without raising safety standards for the upstream dam. The state Senate voted 47-6 to pass Senate Bill 319, sending it to the House for more …
AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Superior Benefits, Inc. of Tampa, Fla., a national employee benefits agency with $1.5 million in annualized revenues. Superior Benefits staff will remain under the operational leadership of Joe Stagliano. stated AssuredPartners President and COO Tom Riley …
President Donald Trump has increased the federal share of costs to help West Virginia recover from floods that ravaged the state in June 2016. Gov. Jim Justice’s office said Friday that Trump approved his request to increase the federal share …
Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional public …
