Deerfield, Illinois-based GCG Financial, a full-service financial services firm and part of the Alera Group, has promoted David Levitz to managing partner and Carla DeMello to president, Employee Benefits. Levitz, who previously served as president, Employee Benefits, will focus on …
Texas-based independent agency, Hotchkiss Insurance, has promoted Heather Etheredge to vice president of human resources. Etheredge will serve on the executive leadership team with a focus on developing and implementing the agency’s strategic organizational plans. Her expanded responsibilities will include …
CRC Group, a nationwide wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has hired the team and purchased the renewal rights for the business of Griffin General Agency Inc., a Houston-based managing general agency (MGA). Led by John Griffin, president, Griffin General …
Key Democratic House Committee chairs asked the Biden administration to require N95 air filtration masks to protect against the spread of Covid-19 at meatpacking plants, prisons and other risky workplaces. The letter sent Monday cited research finding the virus is …
Merlin Underwriting, a Toronto-based managing general agent (MGA), has rebranded as TruStar. TruStar is an independently owned MGA offering specialty insurance across the commercial, professional and financial line segments. Led by CEO Daniel Moses, TruStar wants to innovate the traditional …
The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) has launched a designation program for cyber liability professionals. The Cyber Professional Liability Practitioner (CPLP) designation builds on the organization’s Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation that has been earned by more than 3,000 …
The European Commission said on Tuesday that it was considering emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines as a faster alternative to more rigorous conditional marketing authorisations which have been used so far. The move would mark a big shift in approach …
An officer who made headlines for excessive use of force allegations and a whistleblower lawsuit resigned from the Springfield Police Department at the end of 2020. Ryan Stone and City Manager Nancy Newton signed a separation agreement on Dec. 31 …
Tepco, the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima atomic plant, said it had successfully removed spent uranium fuel from a damaged reactor building in a key step in its clean up of the site after a nuclear disaster a decade ago. …
The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic violation trial while operating. The Sacramento Bee reports Dr. Scott Green appeared Thursday for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held …
