Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York Firm Unlawfully Fired Workers for Facebook Postings: NLRB
Sep 15 2011 // In the first ruling of its kind, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has found that a Buffalo, N.Y.-based non-profit organization unlawfully discharged five workers after they posted comments on...
Texas Wildfires Evacuees Anxious to Return Home
Sep 11 2011 // After spending nearly a week wondering whether his home had been destroyed in massive wildfires sweeping across Central Texas, George Gaydos got the news Sept. 10: His house had burned down in the blaze. But Gaydos — who...
Discover INSURICA
Sep 5 2011 // Seeking Unexplored Routes to Riches, a Rising Oklahoma Agency Network Finds Its New Corporate Identity, While Doubling Its Size Top 100 Agency Profile Rank: No. 15 Agency Name: INSURICA Insurance Management Network Main...
New Hampshire’s Mitchell to Hear Health Insurance Pools Case
Aug 24 2011 // New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner has named a Sandwich attorney to hear a dispute between a nonprofit organization and New Hampshire regulators over how the nonprofit manages health insurance pools for...
2 Oklahoma Counties Added to Disaster Declaration
Aug 8 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said government entities and certain non-profit organizations in Craig and Nowata counties of Oklahoma may seek reimbursement for expenses they incurred during severe storms,...
Disaster Declarations Expand in Midwest
Aug 1 2011 // President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Minnesota after severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in July. The President also issued a disaster declaration for 25 Kansas counties hit by late-spring floods,...
Federal Court Says Nevada Cannot Block Risk Retention Groups
Jul 26 2011 // The National Risk Retention Association announced yesterday that it commends last week’s decision by the U.S. District Court to permit a risk retention group (RRG) to continue operations in Nevada despite the...
Obama Declares Disaster from April Storms in Pennsylvania
Jul 15 2011 // President Obama has issued a disaster declaration for the severe storms and flooding that struck northeastern Pennsylvania last spring, clearing the way for federal aid. The president said damage from the April 25-28...
Seeds of Change
Jul 4 2011 // How One Woman Is Growing Opportunities for Women in Insurance To a large extent, men still outnumber women in the property/casualty insurance industry. That’s a shame, says Barney & Barney Principal Trindl...
Riesberg Named Colo. Insurance Commissioner
Jul 4 2011 // Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced that Rep. Jim Riesberg will be the state’s new Commissioner of Insurance. He will resign his House seat on June 30 and start work on July 1. Riesberg will replace John J....
Insurance Peddler Versus Valued Partner
Jul 4 2011 // “The only thing my clients and prospects are interested in is the cheapest price.” Certainly this is the most common complaint insurance agents express during soft markets and/or a down economy. And if the...
Seeds of Change: Growing Opportunities for Women in Insurance
Jun 29 2011 // To a large extent, men still outnumber women in the property/casualty insurance industry. That’s a shame, says Barney & Barney Principal Trindl Reeves, who has been recognized for her efforts to promote...
New York’s Schirick Brokerage Merges with Bollinger
Jun 29 2011 // Schirick & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. of Monticello, New York, which specializes in insuring camps, sports and recreation associations and other non-profit organizations, has merged with Bollinger Inc. Ed...
Riesberg Named Colo. Insurance Commissioner
Jun 28 2011 // Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced that Rep. Jim Riesberg will be the state’s new Commissioner of Insurance. He will resign his House seat on June 30 and start work on July 1. Riesberg will replace John J....
Arkansas Court Affirms Insurance Ruling in Bus Crash
Jun 27 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by a lower-court judge that an insurance company is liable for twice the amount it had expected in connection with a fatal Craighead County bus crash. The court ruled on June...
People
Jun 20 2011 // Iowa-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced new executive appointments and the election of four new directors for full terms on its 12-member board. Denver Regional Office Underwriting Manager Jolene Grow was...
People
Jun 20 2011 // Austin, Texas-based Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) announced that Charles R. (Chip) Ott Jr. will assume leadership of TMLT as president and CEO in late July. He will replace current President and CEO Bob R. Fields,...
Travelers Bond & Financial Launches CyberRisk Product
Jun 15 2011 // Travelers has unveiled CyberRisk, a new product from Travelers Bond & Financial Products meant to limit client cyber exposures and managing associated risks. “Cyber risks leave businesses exposed regardless of...
Florida’s NSI Insurance Merges with Royal Marine
Jun 6 2011 // Miami Lakes, Florida-based NSI Insurance Group it has merged with another Miami-based brokerage, Royal Marine Insurance Group. The combined agency will continue to be known as NSI Insurance Group. The executives and staff...
People
Jun 6 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents. Gregg Kamas was promoted to vice president of IMA Financial Group and national practice leader of health...
