Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance has named Dewey Gantz vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Gantz joined Sentry in 2013 as assistant vice president, and chief accounting executive. He has 20 years of insurance industry experience, including time served …
In justifying a reluctance to purchase cyber insurance coverage for data breaches, many retailers insist they don’t store credit card information after a sale. But experts say the headline-generating data breaches at retailers across the country in the past few …
With a median rate index of 2.35 per $100 of payroll, Illinois has the seventh highest average workers’ comp premium rate of all U.S. states, according to the 2014 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Ranking Study. The national median index rate …
The Ohio Senate is considering a bill that would create one set of statewide regulations for ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft. The lawmakers’ work comes as Uber plans to expand its Ohio workforce by adding 10,000 more drivers …
Hub International Ltd. has named Carla Moradi executive vice president of operations and technology. Moradi will be based in Chicago, Ill. She will lead the implementation of strategic enterprise-wide customer technologies and operations, supporting HUB regional locations throughout the U.S. …
John Paul, president/treasurer of Western Iowa Mutual Insurance in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was presented the Chairman’s Award by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Company’s at its 120th Annual Convention in San Diego. The award was created to recognize leadership, …
In an opinion filed on Sept. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the decisions of two lower courts that an Illinois municipality must pay health insurance premiums for a policeman and his family after the police officer was “catastrophically injured” …
Chicago-based Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, has added Carla Moradi as executive vice president of Operations and Technology. Moradi will lead the implementation of strategic enterprise-wide customer technologies and operations, supporting all HUB regional locations throughout the …
A Douglas County jury has awarded Omaha, Neb., software developer Baldwin Hackett & Meeks Inc. $43.8 million in a lawsuit that accused a rival software firm of violating antitrust laws and breaching a nondisclosure agreement. The recent award was the …
James Kennedy, CEO of the Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, was named the recipient of the 2015 Griffith Insurance Education Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for his career-long dedication to education and support of the foundation. The award presentation took place Sept. …
