American Financial Group Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Brian S. Hertzman to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Hertzman joined AFG in 1991 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within the company’s finance and accounting areas …
A firefighter was killed and another injured Monday battling a wildfire in the Northern California forest, authorities said. The firefighter was killed in Mendocino National Forest north of San Francisco, where a wildfire that started on Aug. 17 was 20% …
A study shows California’s stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus seems to have reduced wildlife collisions, as decreased traffic resulted in fewer collisions with mountain lions, deer and other large animals. A study by the Road Ecology Center at …
Olivia Troye, who most recently served as the homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, has joined the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) as the association’s vice president of Strategy, Policy and Plans. Prior to serving the …
Global advisory and brokerage company Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Jeff Van Kley as senior director within its Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Van Kley will be responsible for driving revenue and fostering client relationships. He will also …
While few, if any, organizations saw the coronavirus pandemic and all of its death and disruption coming, some were better positioned to deal with it than others. According to risk expert Jim Wetekamp, some organizations were better prepared to respond …
Hippo, an insurtech managing general agent focused on home insurance, has completed its acquisition of Spinnaker Insurance Co., with an expansion into additional states next on its plate. The deal, first announced in June, follows a multi-year partnership between the …
Two construction workers have died after an accident at the future site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia. Suffolk city officials say the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Northgate Commerce Parkway. News outlets report that there was a structural …
Four people suffered serious burns when a fire pit exploded in the wealthy Hamptons area of New York’s Long Island, police said. The explosion happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at a house in Bridgehampton, the Southampton Town Police Department …
World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), acquired Countywide Insurance Agency of Jefferson Valley, N.Y., on July 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Countywide Insurance Agency provides insurance products for individuals and businesses in New York and Florida. WIA …
