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

UK Insurer Aviva Sells Stake in Italian Life Unit for $475 Million

Aviva Plc is selling its stake in its Italian life insurance joint venture for about 400 million euros ($475 million) as Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc continues her revamp of the firm. The insurer will sell its 80% holding in …

Best Agency to Work For Southeast: Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance

Opportunities for growth, a team-oriented culture and unwavering support during an unprecedented situation are just some of the reasons that employees of Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. nominated their employer as a Best Agency to Work For. The Insurance Journal …

Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby unbearable. But judges ruled the …

Thanksgiving Fowl Play? No Problem. Whole Foods, Progressive Offer ‘Turkey Insurance’

It’s clear that insurance touches many aspects of people’s lives. The holiday season alone can present all kinds of insurance risks. There’s pumpkin patch liability insurance to protect pick-your-own patches against any safety risks. Christmas tree lot insurance shields owners …

States Prepare Second Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for December

A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according to two people briefed on the matter, potentially beating a more widely anticipated lawsuit from a different group of states …

Best Agency to Work For Midwest: DSP Insurance Services

Always do what’s best for the customer. That’s one of the guiding principles at Schaumburg, Ill.-based DSP Insurance Services that employees cited over and over again in 2020 Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For survey as a reason why …

Eberl in Colorado Names Morris Vice President of Sales

Lakewood, Colo.-based Eberl Claims Service has named Phillip Morris vice president of sales. Morris has more than 14 years of sales, marketing, claims-handling and insurance-industry experience. Previous workplaces include ThePowerMBA, Syndicate Claim Services Inc., the Hanover Insurance Group and Allstate …

Best Agency to Work For West: Liberty Company Insurance Brokers

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., offered the perfect Hollywood ending for founder Bill Johnson. Johnson started the brokerage fresh out of college in 1987, then took a break to get into the film industry with …

Best Agency to Work For South Central: INSURICA

With nearly six hundred employees and annual revenues of $115 million, Oklahoma City-based INSURICA may be a large agency with offices around the country but its employees still say that being at work is like being with family, albeit an …

California Electrician Arraigned in $63K Workers’ Comp Scheme

Mark Redheffer, 48, of Fontana, Calif., was arraigned on felony counts of insurance fraud and attempted perjury after allegedly lying and concealing information in a workers’ compensation claim to receive more than $63,000 in temporary disability benefits from his employer, …