J.M. Wilson has hired Ashley Montgomery as assistant underwriter in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Montgomery assists the property/casualty and transportation underwriting departments with setting up and binding policies for issuance, corresponding with company underwriters, and serving independent insurance agents …
Ohioans will be able to get more information about healthcare provider networks from health insurance companies beginning in 2016. The rule taking effect in January will require insurance companies to update their directories of those providers at least every three …
The Missouri Department of Insurance has appointed John Talley as its new Captive Program Manager. Talley has nearly 25 years of insurance regulatory experience and was most recently chief of Captive Insurance Operations for the New Jersey Department of Banking …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced the State Based Systems (SBS) implementation for Wisconsin, making it the 29th state to license SBS. SBS is an electronic filing tool created for NAIC members to increase efficiency in regulatory functions. …
J.M. Wilson has hired Cassie Henderson-Paul as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Arlington Heights, Ill., office. Henderson-Paul assists the property casualty underwriting department with setting up and binding policies for issuance, corresponding with company underwriters, and serving independent insurance agents …
Meteorologists say Kansas saw more tornadoes than normal this year, but all but a few were weak and short-lived. The Wichita Eagle reports there were 108 tornadoes in Kansas by the end of August, 18 more than normal for that …
Ohio’s Transportation Network Company (TNC) bill, Sub. HB 237, is headed to Gov. John Kasich for his signature, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute. The insurance industry trade group sent a letter to the governor in support of the bill …
Legislation advancing in Michigan’s Legislature is aimed at further shielding municipalities from lawsuits filed by people who trip and fall on sidewalks. The legislation, approved 55-51 by the House last week, lets cities defend themselves by saying a sidewalk defect …
A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers, the store’s attorney said. The settlement eliminates what was expected to …
The widow of a former Toledo, Ohio, mayor has filed a workers’ compensation suit saying he suffered an injury while working. Former Mayor D. Michael Collins suffered cardiac arrest while driving home from a press conference in February during a …
