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

4 Items to Look at When Choosing Health Benefits

It’s that time of year again. No, not the holiday season, although some of us will be able to gather this year for something close to our normal holiday celebrations. I hope you can. No. It’s time for us to …

Washington Man Faces Theft, Fraud Charges After Filing $65K in Claims

Jaskaran Singh Gill, of Tukwila, Wash., was charged in King County Superior Court in Washington with two counts of first-degree theft, one count of second-degree theft and four counts of filing a false insurance claim after an investigation by Insurance …

Kliethermes to Take Over as CEO of Illinois’ RLI When Michael Retires

Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. says Craig W. Kliethermes, current RLI Insurance Co. president and chief operating officer, will succeed Jonathan E. Michael as RLI’s chief executive officer, upon Michael’s retirement at the end of 2021. Michael has announced that he …

Illinois Fines Continental Indemnity, Applied Underwriters $250K for Unapproved Sales

Two former Berkshire Hathaway companies have been hit with a $250,000 fine by Illinois regulators for selling unapproved workers’ compensation policies to small businesses. The Illinois Department of Insurance says Continental Indemnity Company and Applied Underwriters Inc. also overcharged some …

University of California Reaches $73M Sex Abuse Settlement

The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse. As part of the class-action lawsuit, more than 6,600 patients of Dr. James Heaps could receive …

Bindley Capital, ForeSight Medical Ex-CEO Acquire Workers’ Comp Dental Provider

Bindley Capital Partners and Brian Bell, the founder and former chief executive officer of ForeSight Medical, have acquired a specialty dental firm serving workers’ compensation patients. Based in Tampa, DentalWorks USA manages the care of dental and complex maxillofacial injuries …

Generali Aims to Become Top Player in Asset Management

Italy’s top insurer Generali on Wednesday said it is aiming to become a top player in asset management after confirming its 2021 financial targets despite the pandemic. At an investor day on Wednesday, the insurer said asset management allowed it …

Task of Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Falls to Multiple Federal Agencies

Monitoring Covid-19 vaccines for safety issues will fall to a group of U.S. health agencies that also will have a hand in their rollout, a potential hurdle in persuading skeptics to get the shots, say former government officials who helped …

Three Arrested for Dresden Museum Theft – But Jewelry Is Still Missing

BERLIN – More than 1,500 police carried out a series of searches in Berlin and arrested three people in a massive operation connected to the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection in Dresden last November, authorities said …

Nantucket Rattled by House Explosion That Injured Two

A house exploded on Nantucket, Mass., Thursday, sending two people to the hospital, damaging nearby homes and creating a boom heard miles away. The Nantucket Fire Department reports it is the second time in as many weeks that similar blazes …