Monthly Archives: <span>September 2020</span>

Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Appoints Neumaier as Chief Information Security Officer

Erie Insurance has appointed Jamie Neumaier as chief information security officer (CISO), effective September 10. He will continue to work from Erie Insurance’s home office in Erie, Penn. Neumaier will report directly to Robert Ingram, executive vice president and chief …

Supertanker, Still on Fire, Towed From Sri Lanka Coast; No Signs of Oil Leak

Sri Lanka began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it began drifting towards land, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday. The fire was still raging …

GEICO Taps Shafner as General Counsel, O’Keefe as Info Chief; Larguet to Operations

Auto insurer GEICO recently named a new officer and promoted two others. Jonathan Shafner was promoted to vice president and general counsel, and John O’Keefe was promoted to vice president and chief information security officer with responsibility for data operations, …

Insurers, Covid-Hit Businesses May Be at Odds Over Interruption Claims for Disasters

As insurers brace for an expensive natural-disaster season because of storms and wildfires ravaging parts of the United States, the novel coronavirus is giving them an odd financial break. Many companies that were damaged or evacuated because of natural catastrophes …

Florida Workers’ Comp Rates Going Down, Again

The downward trend for Florida workers’ compensation rates is set to continue next year thanks to favorable loss experiences from policy years 2017 and 2018. The latest filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposes an average statewide …

MJ Insurance Adds Risk Transfer Specialist Oliger in Indiana

Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has expanded its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management department with the addition of risk transfer specialist, David Oliger. Oliger comes to MJ from AssuredPartners of Indiana, where he served as a surety account manager. In this role, …

Johnson Joins Oklahoma’s First United Insurance as VP, Commercial Producer

First United Insurance in Durant, Oklahoma, has added Erick Johnson as vice president and insurance commercial lines producer. Johnson joins First United with over 17 years of experience in the insurance industry. He previously served as a marketing representative, district …

China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers

China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a push to inoculate high-risk groups to prevent a possible resurgence as economies reopen. China, which has four COVID-19 vaccines in …

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Adds Mortenson as Consulting Actuary in Colorado

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. has added Erick Mortenson as a consulting actuary in the Denver, Colo., area. Mortenson comes from Willis Towers Watson, where he was a senior vice president focused on providing analytics solutions in areas including reinsurance and …

Search for Crew from Capsized Cattle Ship Continues; Records Reveal Ship Defects

A crewman from a cattle ship that capsized enroute from New Zealand to China has died after being pulled unconscious from water by the Japanese coastguard on Friday, while it emerged the vessel had a history of mechanical issues. The …