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World War II-Era Bomber Crashes; at Least Seven Reported Dead
Oct 4 2019 // A World War II-era B-17 bomber with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, killing seven of them. The four-engine, propeller-driven plane...
J&J to Pay $20.4M to Settle Ohio Counties’ Opioid Claims
Oct 2 2019 // Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will pay $20.4 million to settle claims by two Ohio counties in a lawsuit that accused the drugmaker of contributing to an U.S. opioid addiction epidemic. The company said in a...
Hub Acquires Assets of Colorado-Based Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners
Sep 23 2019 // HUB International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Denver, Colo.-based Inter-Mountain Retirement Partners Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chad J. Larsen, president and CEO Inter-Mountain, will join Hub...
North Carolina Gov Requests Hurricane Dorian Disaster Declaration
Sep 16 2019 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking a federal disaster declaration for 13 counties affected by Hurricane Dorian. Cooper made the request to President Donald Trump’s administration Friday. If approved, money...
Mainda to Lead Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance
Sep 16 2019 // Hodgen Mainda has been appointed commissioner of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance by Governor Bill Lee, effective Oct. 1, 2019. “Hodgen joins my cabinet after an outstanding career as a community...
Mississippi Proposes New Labeling Regulations for Plant-Based Foods
Sep 13 2019 // Mississippi is considering new rules that let companies continue to use food-labeling terms such as “veggie burger” and “vegan bacon,” as long as the terms are prominently displayed so consumers...
ARAG, Morrison Insurance Solutions Launch Coverage for FosterTalk Legal Guardians
Sep 12 2019 // Leading legal expenses insurance provider ARAG plc has developed a product with specialty insurance broker Morrison Insurance Solutions to offer legal advice and protection to special guardians. The product has been...
Lee Appoints Mainda Head of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance
Sep 6 2019 // Hodgen Mainda has been appointed commissioner of Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance by Governor Bill Lee, effective Oct. 1, 2019. “Hodgen joins my cabinet after an outstanding career as a community...
AAA Carolinas to Offer Home Concierge Service for Homeowners Claims
Sep 4 2019 // AAA Carolinas Insurance has partnered with digital marketplace HomeAdvisor to help members repair, replace and recover after they’ve received payment for a homeowners insurance claim. Home Concierge, powered by...
Iowa’s GuideOne Teams Up with Strategos International on Armed Intruder Training
Aug 27 2019 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has formed an alliance with Strategos International, a Kansas City-based organization that will bring training and consulting to its customers in all niches – churches,...
West Bend Mutual Insurance Promotes Dunn, Ertmer, Jacques, Schwalen and Tighe
Aug 20 2019 // West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. in West Bend, Wisconsin, has promoted five company executives. Heather Dunn is now senior vice president, as well as chief financial officer, a position she’s held since 2017. Dunn...
ISO, Intterra, Western Fire Chiefs Partner to Better Understand Wildfire Risk
Aug 19 2019 // ISO and Intterra are partnering with the Western Fire Chiefs Association to explore new ways of analyzing and understanding wildfire risk. Intterra has worked with the WFCA for several years to develop the Fire Data Lab, a...
Feds Grant Oklahoma Tribe Disaster Designation Following Storms
Aug 9 2019 // The Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation has received a federal disaster designation to help it recover from damage caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in May and June. The declaration was announced by the...
ISO, Intterra, Western Fire Chiefs Partner to Better Understand Wildfire Risk
Aug 8 2019 // ISO and Intterra are partnering with the Western Fire Chiefs Association to explore new ways of analyzing and understanding wildfire risk. Intterra has worked with the WFCA for several years to develop the Fire Data Lab, a...
People
Aug 5 2019 // National Linda Dodson The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her...
Challenges Facing the Florida Insurance Market: A Reinsurer’s Perspective
Jul 30 2019 // Hurricanes Irma and Michael served as a reminder that Florida, more than any other state, is at risk of one of the most intense natural perils, namely hurricanes. The existence of a stable insurance market providing its...
Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Gerard B. Tracy Associates
Jul 26 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. Based in Fairfield, Conn.,...
SBA: $10.8M in Disaster Loans Made in Arkansas, so Far
Jul 22 2019 // The U.S. Small Business Administration says $10.8 million in disaster assistance loans have been made in Arkansas. SBA director Tanya Garfield in Sacramento, California, said the loans are to businesses and residents to...
Boeing Creates $50M Crash Victims’ Fund; Hires Feinberg to Oversee
Jul 18 2019 // Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of its 737 MAX planes to provide payments to families of those killed, with veteran U.S. compensation expert Ken...
Texas Files Suit Against Aliera Healthcare Over Non-Licensed Insurance Sales
Jul 17 2019 // A lawsuit has been filed by the State of Texas seeking to stop Georgia-based Aliera Healthcare from selling health insurance in the state and engaging in the business of insurance without a license, the Texas Department of...
