iPeople LLC will launch a new merger and acquisition service for insurance agencies, brokerage firms and managing general agents throughout the United States. iPeople, a Washington, D.C.-based insurance consulting firm, will now assist firms with any details when considering buying, …
Seattle-based SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. has appointed Scott H. Maw senior vice president and chief financial officer. Maw has knowledge of finance, accounting and insurance. He also has experience with publicly traded companies and the investor community. He has spent …
Lisa Humphrey has joined Lockton Companies as vice president in Lockton’s international practice at its Chicago office. Prior to joining Lockton, Humphrey spent nine years as an account executive for Aon both in the U.S. and London where she worked …
South Carolina’s economic recovery could be helped by new limits on lawsuits, claims a business group as state lawmakers consider legislation to do just that. The Senate Judiciary committee is weighing legislation that would broaden 2005 limits placed on medical …
A judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed against a Cape Cod author by the former boyfriend of murdered fashion writer Christa Worthington. Tim Arnold sued author Maria Flook in 2006, claiming in her book about the Worthington case, “Invisible …
Virginia lawmakers have passed bills that would boost the top speed limit in the state from 65 mph to 70. In the Senate, the bill passed on a 29-10 vote. Democratic Senator Creigh (Cree) Deeds of Bath County said the …
Tom Klinedinst III has joined Cincinnati, Ohio-based R. G. McGraw Insurance Agency as marketing and production manager for commercial lines. Klinedinst brings 21 years of experience in commercial lines insurance and specializes in analyzing, designing, implementing and managing insurance and …
California-based Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS) has announced changes in the personnel for the WSS Brokerage Division. In the Pasadena, Calif., office, Philip Tiomico, who has been with WSS since 2008, was promoted to broker. He will be working …
New Jersey-based insurer Selective Insurance Group Inc, posted a fourth-quarter profit of $20.6 million, up from a $14.4 million loss in the year-ago quarter. For the year, earnings were $36.4 million, down from $43.8 million in 2008. “In 2009, our …
Surgery provides better results than nonsurgical treatment for most patients with back pain related to a herniated disk—but not for those receiving workers’ compensation for work-related injuries, according to a new study. There appears to be “no added benefit” of …
