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Commercial Property Insurance Market Proving More Stable, Capitalized: USI

Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Mid-Year Addendum. “Large rate increases from 2023 have …

CNA’s Worman to Take CEO Reins From Robusto in 2025

CNA Financial Corp. said it is promoting Doug Worman, currently executive vice president and global head of underwriting, to president and chief executive officer starting in 2025. Current CEO Dino E. Robusto will transition to a role of executive chairman …

Mississippi Judge Affirms Settlement After 62-year-old Died in Police Encounter

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s capital city and the family of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for a murder suspect. …

Only a Third of $2.7M Stolen in Miss. County Hacking Scam Has Been Returned

CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Madison County has recovered an estimated $900,000 after an investigation found that the county was defrauded out of millions of tax dollars, authorities said Monday. Sheriff Randy Tucker updated the Board of Supervisors on Monday about …

Surgeons Can’t Slip Out of GEICO’s Latest RICO Fraud Lawsuit in NC, Judge Says

GEICO Insurance companies have continued their campaign against alleged auto insurance fraud actors, including some well-known physicians and medical clinics. And a federal judge ruled this week that two of those practitioners cannot escape a $2.8 million lawsuit in North …

People Moves: PCF Insurance Services Names Gray Chief Financial Officer

PCF Insurance Services named Brandon Gray chief financial officer. Gray, who joined PCF in March 2023, previously served as the company’s senior vice president and treasurer. His promotion to CFO follows Felix Morgan’s December 2023 appointment to CEO from his …

PacifiCorp to Pay $178M in Latest Settlement Over Deadly 2020 Oregon Blazes

Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. In other cases that have …

Private Equity Firm Invests in Injured Worker Case Manager Allegiant Medical Care

Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Allegiant Managed Care, a nurse case management company providing services within workers’ compensation and other property/casualty insurance lines. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Pittsburgh, Allegiant Managed Care …

State Work-Release Prisoner Killed in Blast While Welding Fuel Tank

A state prisoner on a work-release program was killed in a fuel tank explosion while he was working as a welder for an employer in Rockport, the Maine Department of Corrections said last Saturday. Sean Rancourt was welding the diesel …

The Nitsche Group Announces Relocation of Round Rock Office

The Nitsche Group has announced the relocation of its Round Rock office. The office, previously at 893 North IH 35, Suite 120, Round Rock, is now located at 551 S. I-35 Frontage RD., Suite 320, Round Rock, TX, 78664, just …

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