Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dispute Over Insurance Management Heads to Hearing in New Hampshire
May 1 2012 // A long-running dispute over how a nonprofit organization manages health insurance for 80,000 state workers and retirees in New Hampshire communities is finally up for a hearing. The Local Government Center, which provides...
Disaster Assistance Approved for Oklahoma Woodward County
Apr 30 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin says the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved disaster assistance for Woodward County following a deadly tornado outbreak. Fallin said that the SBA will provide low-interest disaster loans for...
Leavitt Names Russ Senior Executive Vice President
Apr 25 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif-based Leavitt Group named Mark Russ senior executive vice president and managing co-owner of the Leavitt Group’s Los Angeles office. Russ has been in the insurance industry for more than 30...
Hastings Mutual CEO and President Wallace Retiring
Apr 25 2012 // Hastings, Mich.-based property/casualty insurance carrier Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer and President Bill Wallace. Wallace has served as CEO of Hastings Mutual for 14...
Ex-W.Va. Nonprofit Director Wins Federal Appeal Against Insurer
Apr 18 2012 // A federal appeals court says an insurance company should have represented a former director of a West Virginia nonprofit organization in a civil lawsuit. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., sided with...
Charlotte Insurance Professionals Form Group to Support Local Charities
Apr 12 2012 // Insurance firms and professionals in the Charlotte, North Carolina area have banded together to form a nonprofit organization to provide financial support to charities in their community. According to organizers, more than...
California Workers’ Comp Reform Taking Shape – Again
Apr 10 2012 // At a recent joint hearing in Sacramento on workers’ compensation in California with the Assembly and Senate, statistic after statistic flew out of the mouths of speaker after speaker during the nearly four-hour...
Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces Promotions
Mar 26 2012 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced promotions for three marketing executives. Brian O'Reilly Brian O’Reilly has been promoted from senior vice president of marketing to senior vice president of the eastern...
Griffith Foundation Awards Nearly $32K in Scholarships
Mar 13 2012 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, has awarded $31,700 in scholarships to 26 students at seven colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management,...
Louisiana Ranks 4th in Train-Vehicle Crashes, Injuries
Mar 7 2012 // Louisiana recorded fewer vehicle-train collisions and fatalities last year, but the number of related injuries rose slightly. That’s according to preliminary 2011 data from the Federal Railroad...
What Insureds Should Know About Avoiding Cyber Liability Exposures
Mar 5 2012 // In today’s business world, digital information is fundamental to everyday operations. Whether it’s financial applications, email communications, supply chain management, content management, sales order...
Creator of Consumer Watchdog Attack Site Says More Attacks to Come
Feb 16 2012 // The owner of a website that launched an attack last week against a consumer group that often does battle with the insurance industry is now calling the attacks and information he put on the site “just the tip of the...
Kulchin Ross Insurance Services Inc. Formed in Southern California
Feb 13 2012 // William Kulchin and Derek Ross have formed Kulchin Ross Insurance Services Inc., a new retail agency based in Tarzana, Calif. that provides all lines of insurance coverage across the U.S. The agency comes with the existing...
Nonprofits Show Job Growth Despite Decade of Turmoil
Feb 6 2012 // Defying two recessions, the nonprofit sector posted a remarkable 10-year record of job growth, achieving an average annual growth rate of 2.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, while for-profit jobs declined by an average of minus...
Disaster Loan Deadline Nears For November Nevada Fire
Jan 27 2012 // The deadline is nearing for Nevada residents and businesses affected by November’s brush fire in Reno to apply for Small Business Administration disaster loans. The Caughlin Fire burned more than 3 square miles and...
Philadelphia Insurance Announces Three Promotions
Jan 11 2012 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced three promotions: Sean Sweeney to president and chief operating officer; Robert O’Leary to executive vice president and chief marketing officer; and John Glomb to executive...
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Jan 9 2012 // Verne Cadwell has been named vice president of the crop hail division at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. located in Grinnell, Iowa. Cadwell’s promotion follows a 12-year career at Grinnell Mutual, where he has served...
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Jan 9 2012 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service elected Lyndell Haigood, regional vice president of State Auto Insurance, as chairman of the board; David Lacefield, executive vice president, National Lloyds Insurance, as vice...
P/C Insurance Isn’t Innovative? Don’t Believe It
Dec 16 2011 // There’s more innovation in property/casualty insurance than people think. A new Swiss Re report explores why the industry is not known for its innovation and concludes it’s because much of the innovation is...
Top 20 Most Searched Markets from MyNewMarkets.com
Dec 16 2011 // Workers’ compensation was one of the most popular markets to look for in 2011. Rates in this segment firmed overall throughout the year though some states still saw some slight decreases. While carriers are still...
