Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IICF’s Blazing the Trail Benefit Raises $510,000 for Regional Nonprofits
Sep 30 2022 // Chicago Apprentice Network founders honored at celebration of insurance industry philanthropy CHICAGO, IL (September 30, 2022) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique...
Potential Pitfalls for Nonprofit Organizations
Aug 15 2022 // Nonprofit organizations and not-for-profit organizations have similar insurance needs to other commercial entities, but they also have some insurance needs that are more complicated than other commercial entities because...
Nonprofit’s Lawsuit Seeks Access to Baltimore Police Records
Jul 6 2022 // A lawsuit recently filed by a Baltimore nonprofit alleges the city department that handles police records is improperly shielding police misconduct documents. The suit brought by the transparency advocacy group Open...
Markets/Coverages: Hub Targets Nonprofits; Ryan Tackles Auto Excess With Axsal; Trisura and HSB Back At-Bay Cyber
May 20 2022 // Hub Launches Nonprofit Specialty Practice Insurance broker Hub International, with decades of experience in the sector, has launched a nonprofit specialty practice to serve the risk management, insurance and human capital...
Judge Rejects New York’s Bid to Dissolve NRA But Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
Mar 4 2022 // A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of...
Earthquakes in Texas Doubled in 2021. Scientists Cite Years of Oil Companies Injecting Sludgy Water Underground.
Feb 9 2022 // MIDLAND — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third compared the experience to getting off of a...
IICF Northeast Benefit Event Raises Nearly $1.3M to Support Non-Profits
Dec 13 2021 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) raised nearly $1.3 million at its 15th Anniversary Northeast Division Benefit Event on December 7 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. IICF is a nonprofit...
Georgia Nonprofit Alleges Improper Credit Card Usage From Former CFO
Sep 14 2021 // A Georgia nonprofit may not be able to press criminal charges against an executive accused of improper credit card charges because of an earlier agreement. The Telegraph of Macon reports that Goodwill Industries of Middle...
Massachusetts Woman Gets Six Years in Prison for Embezzling from Nonprofits
Jun 30 2021 // A Massachusetts woman who embezzled about $1.4 million from two nonprofits where she worked has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors said. In addition, Nicole Lescarbeau was also sentenced last week...
OSHA Announces $21M in Workplace Safety Grants for Nonprofits
Jun 28 2021 // The Department of Labor announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants for non-profit organizations. The first availability will provide $10...
Former Employee at W. Virginia Nonprofit Charged with Stealing $4.7M
Apr 13 2021 // A former employee of a West Virginia nonprofit organization has been accused of embezzling more than $4.7 million in federal funds, according to court documents. Ruth Marie Phillips, 68, of Chesapeake, Ohio, was charged...
IICF Hosts Virtual Insurance Industry Gala to Benefit Regional Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
Feb 18 2021 // IICF Southeast Division event will help support more than 20 nonprofits DALLAS (Feb. 1, 2021) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and...
How One MGA Is Helping Nonprofits Manage a Tough COVID-19 Year
Dec 21 2020 // When he started building Convelo Insurance Group, founder and CEO Josh Lamberg likely never imagined that the managing general agency (MGA) would be just about two years old when a pandemic hit. “This is the most...
Mobile Home Owner Files Lawsuit Stemming from Maine Blast
Nov 19 2020 // The owner of a mobile home park and other residences has filed a lawsuit against companies and a nonprofit group connected to the 2019 fatal propane explosion in Maine. The Farmington explosion killed fire Capt. Michael...
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Hires Mancebo as a Partner in New York City
Nov 17 2020 // Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), a national law firm serving the business and insurance communities and headquartered in Woodbury, N.Y., has hired John Mancebo as a partner in its New York City office. Mancebo, who...
Risk Placement Services Launches Online Commercial Crime Product
Nov 16 2020 // E&S wholesale broker and managing general agency Risk Placement Services has launched a commercial crime insurance product to cover losses resulting from fraud committed by internal and external parties. Available to...
Nonprofits The Institutes, Insurance Information Institute to Affiliate Nov. 16
Nov 12 2020 // The insurance education and research nonprofit The Institutes said it will finalize its affiliation with its fellow nonprofit Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) on November 16, 2020. According to the announcement,...
Risk Strategies Acquires LaRocca & Associates of Florida
Oct 28 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired LaRocca & Associates, Inc., a specialty brokerage with expertise in health and welfare benefits across several...
Lloyd’s Approves Syndicate-in-a-Box, Picnic Syndicate 2460, to Support Mutuals
Oct 22 2020 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced the Council of Lloyd’s granted in-principle approval for the launch of Picnic Syndicate PIC 2460, a syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB). Picnic will commence...
USI Insurance Services to Acquire Findley of Tennessee
Oct 22 2020 // USI Insurance Services has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based Findley, Inc. Subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close...
