The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced it is replacing the current motor club line of authority on the producer license with a new motor club representative license type, effective Sept. 13. With the change, the initial license fee will drop …
Tom Humphreys, director of the Risk Management and Insurance Center at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, has been appointed to the Michigan Auto Insurance Placement Facility’s board of governors. Humphreys, who holds the CPCU, CLU, ChFC and CIC professional designations, …
Jodee Edwards had a home and auto insurance policy issued by insurer Encompass that excluded coverage for loss “arising out of sexual molestation, corporal punishment, or physical or mental abuse.” Edwards was sued in January 2016 for negligent supervision of …
PMC Insurance Group, a national workers’ compensation specialty wholesaler, has hired Vincent Reh as regional vice president to manage PMC’s Midwest region. In this role, Reh will be charged with underwriting, production and distribution management in this key territory. Reh …
State Auto Financial Corp., based in Columbus, Ohio, has named Kim B. Garland as senior vice president, commercial lines; and Jason E. Berkey as senior vice president, personal lines. Garland joined the company as senior vice president, standard lines, in …
Hylant, based in Toledo, Ohio, has entered into a strategic partnership with Pinkney-Perry Insurance Agency Inc., one of the oldest and largest minority-owned insurance agencies in Ohio, and Camryn Insurance Service LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comer Holdings LLC …
Beazley, a provider of specialist insurance, has appointed Andrew Mehrhoff as head of broker relations – north central region. Mehrhoff will be based in the firm’s Chicago offices and will be responsible for developing new and existing opportunities for Beazley …
Combined Agents of America (CAA) is expanding into Missouri with the addition of Independent Brokers Agency as a partner and voting member. CAA is a privately held agency partner group comprised of independent insurance agencies located throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, …
A.M. Best reported it has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb” of Birmingham, Mich.-based Conifer Insurance Co. (Conifer); the FSR of B+ …
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, officials say the city’s water treatment plant doesn’t function as promised and so are suing the engineering firm that designed it. The Sioux City Journal reports that the city sued Veenstra & Kimm Inc. in Woodbury County …
