Jay Kallas has joined Mayer Brown’s Chicago office as counsel and member of the Global Insurance Industry group. Kallas has 17 years of industry experience and formerly was with Drinker Biddle & Reath. He concentrates his practice on structured insurance …
Drought in North Dakota is laying waste to fields of normally bountiful food and hay crops and searing pastures that typically would be home to multitudes of grazing cattle. Some longtime farmers and ranchers say it’s the worst conditions they’ve …
A judge has ruled that an insurance company doesn’t have to pay an Ohio man accused of burning down his house. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports the ruling came on July 14 in southwest Ohio’s Butler County in a civil lawsuit …
Property damage claims from separate June storms in the Omaha, Neb., area could top $400 million. The Omaha World-Herald reports that an estimated 52,000 could be filed from June 16 and June 29 storms. State Farm Insurance, the state’s largest …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Midwest Division has appointed two new members to its executive committee. Sabrina Hart will serve as chair of the board of directors and Emily Hathcoat will serve as vice chair. Also joining the board are …
For the past year, Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy team members across the nation have overwhelmingly embraced the independent insurance brokerage’s Responsible Time Off program. Holmes Murphy said it began a redesigned, more flexible time off practice for exempt employees …
Brent Lombardi has joined National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG) in Kansas City, Mo., as president, effective July 1. Lombardi oversees all NREIG departments: sales, service, loss prevention, claims and quality control. He reports to Tim Norris, co-CEO, NREIG; and …
Authorities say nearly everyone in the Racine County community of Burlington, Wisconsin, is dealing with some type of flood damage. Police Chief Mark Anderson says flooding in the city of about 10,000 is “massive” and “unprecedented.” The city’s four bridges …
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has added Jennifer Varanese as vice president within the company’s Employee Benefits Group in the Columbus, Ohio. Varanese joins Alliant with extensive experience across all facets of employee benefits. She also holds licenses …
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed legislation that the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America says will help improve the legal climate in that state. According to PCI, SS/SCS/HCS/HB339 and 714 is comprehensive insurance tort reform legislation that will help …
