Monthly Archives: <span>November 2023</span>

Takeaways from Our Conversation with Insuring Cannabis Pro About His Son’s CBD Trial

Erich Schutz has been a cannabis insurance specialist since around the time it first became legal, dropping into a competitive business with acumen, knowledge and passion. He even adopted a “cannabis ninja” nickname. Schutz, vice president and cannabis practice leader …

Historic Merger in New York: Bailey Place to Acquire Tanner Ibbotson

Bailey Place Insurance has agreed to acquire Tanner Ibbotson in a merger of two historic Cortland, New York-based independent insurance agencies. Effective April 1, 2024, Tanner Ibbotson’s office on West Road will close. No layoffs are planned and most of …

INSTANDA Adds Keast as VP of Sales in Colorado

INSTANDA, headquartered in London, England, hired Geoff Keast as its new vice president of sales. Before joining INSTANDA, Keast held senior roles with Fiserv and ABnote North America. He spent nearly eight years with Montoux, a cloud-based automation platform for …

Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations

After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company’s employees working about 30 feet above ground on a Menasha apartment complex roof without adequate …

People Moves: Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team; Costero Brokers Taps Marsh’s Olley as Cyber Divisional Director

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Costero Brokers. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team Markel, the insurance operation of Markel Group Inc., has named …

Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes Passes Away at 82

Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes passed away this month at the age of 82. Grimes was appointed as Oklahoma’s Eighth Insurance Commissioner in 1975. He served in the role for 16 years. Grimes was born in the Capitol Hill …

Texas CEO and His 2 Children Among 4 Killed in Highway Crash Before Thanksgiving

ROUND MOUNTAIN, Texas (AP) – The CEO of a construction company and his two young children were among four people killed the day before Thanksgiving in a three- vehicle crash that was still being investigated Monday. Zach Muckleroy, 44, head …

Michigan Joins Four Other States in Requiring 100% Carbon-Free Energy by 2040

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040 in what is a pivotal test of the Democrats’ environmental goals in a state …

CFC Executives Walsh and Newman to Step Down After Lloyd’s Misconduct Probe

CFC, the London-based managing general agent, announced that its founder and group CEO, David Walsh, and Graeme Newman, CEO of CFC Underwriting, will be exiting the company following the completion of an investigation by Lloyd’s into allegations of non-financial misconduct. …

Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit

A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out of millions of dollars, is in federal prison after he was sentenced to 14 years. Phillip Timothy Howard, 62, who …